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tapping guide thingy

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jim:

--- Quote from: NickG on September 07, 2009, 06:28:16 AM ---Looks great, esp for larger stuff.

Do you just let the tap pull the quill down as you're tapping? For small taps that can be too strong a spring in it sometimes too. Suppose you could just lightly grip it in the chuck and let it slide in and out of the jaws. That's how I tap at the moment, just grip the tap with the wrench on the round shank and put the protruding bit in the drill chuck lightly nipped to allow it to slide up and down.

Nick

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a good point, i didn't explain it properly :doh: the smaller dia bar in the hex body slides, gives me about 1" of travel . for really small taps i'll just remove the handles.

NickG:
Oh that's good then! :thumbup:

chuck foster:
wow another project to add to my long long long list of things to make  :doh:
does it ever end  ::) :scratch:

chuck  :wave:

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