Havent really posted any build of this yet but after the
SNAP!!! Just the sound one dreads when tapping, this part that worked tickled me to no end, (Yes I have no life), It actually worked. Working on a flywheel for what hopefully will end up as an Elbow Engine.
Been too cold to get into the garage much more than few minutes at a time afore the fingers give out, so figured I'd drill and tap the 2-56 holes needed cause i dont follow plans.
One hole done ok, second one and SNAP. Chilly fingers just do not have the feel, combined with cheap tap and a 0.070 hole.
Thank God for the ALUM. Twenty four hours of stewing and the tap is gone. As I have 4 more of these holes to do I'm just gonna wait for the 0.073 drills and hopefully better taps to arrive.
The ALUM was just the ol McCormick spice type, warm water, below boil, saturated solution? sorta, water temp dropped down to a level of not wanting to keep finger in for long and could see the powder coming out of solution. Close enough. Sure does leave a tad of smut on the part, small price to pay for having mud hands.
First one is my clunky taping gizmo, spot, drill, tap. Its lightly spring loaded so, you get the picture.
Second one is broken tap Blah
Third is tada, all better now
Robert