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Offline krv3000

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just a lil tap
« on: September 11, 2014, 04:58:11 PM »
hi all have bin busy with other things but three amigos needs sum taps well 6 of them bin looking at different types but think the plane old taper and spring type will be best suited for it so i mad one as a prototype cut a length of 10 by 10 mm brass bare  i think 28mm long divided it in have drilled a 2.6mm hole in the middle then went threw with the taper reamer that i have then set the tool Post over on the lathe to mack the tap fitting  drilled the top for the handle to go in silver solder that in place all dun need to put in the 4 jaw chuck and drill all the way threw and round off ether end  pics so far 

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Re: just a lil tap
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 05:07:23 PM »
hi well i started on all 6 sum pics

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Re: just a lil tap
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2014, 05:39:04 PM »
hi got a bit more dun but then a cuper and sum choclet interrupted prosedings

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Re: just a lil tap
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2014, 03:34:18 AM »
Well if you must be interrupted, that seems like one of the best reasons to down tools for a while.Great work as usual. Thanks for posting.
John B
Converting good metal into swarf sometimes ending up with something useful. ;-)

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Re: just a lil tap
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2014, 04:15:57 PM »
hi all well ther all dun not finisht with them yet but the hard bit is completed pics