Not really (speaking as only a jackleg machinist--if I can even claim that), as
we don't give them the same frequency of use as an industrial process would; a
commercial use would give them more wear in a month than almost all of us
hobbyists would in a lifetime.
More likely is breaking them, and I have managed to do that several times,
usually through haste and impatience; if the only the tip of a taper tap is
broken off, one can grind it flush to produce that useful item, a plug or
bottoming tap for blind holes. I have bought extra taps against
urgent need when carelessness would leave me high and dry (only those living
near that increasingly-rare phenomenon, a fully-stocked local
hobby shop, can afford the luxury of not stocking up on essentials).
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> I will get more taps someday. Right now the 0-80 I purchased years ago and
> the pair of 0-80 I inherited from my father have me well stocked. Do taps go
> dull when only used to tap brass, copper, and plastic?
>
> Thorin
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