Dave Cole wrote: > At some point for hand tapping with a cordless drill, buying expensive > taps has diminishing return. If you are doing 5000 holes with > controlled feed in a nice mill then buying really good tooling might > make perfect sense. But I oftentimes break off taps simply because I > jog or twist. Unless a super tap will make me steadier, I don't see > the sense. :-) > Yup, doing it with a heavy cordless drill is pretty difficult, the weight of the drill makes it impossible to feel if ou are applying side force to the tap. Fine for big ones, no way for the small stuff. But, you can make your own sliding tap holder, or do them with a drill press.
The better taps definitely take more abuse without breaking off, too. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
