Erin Burke
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Look what was waiting for me when I got home today.
Now I just have to figure out how to use it. :3:
Now I just have to figure out how to use it. :3:
Tiny box on front porch.
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I have an import of similar type, slicker than goose grease on a marble floor...
That one has a 1/2 - 20 threaded shank you will have to mount that shank in the chuck.
If you buy them new, you can specify a taper shank and get the shank taper adaptor that fits your drill press directly.
Once you have the clutch dialed in, it's dang near impossible to break off a tap.
Instructions
http://www.tapmatic.com/pdfs/2007RxOperatorInst.pdf
That one has a 1/2 - 20 threaded shank you will have to mount that shank in the chuck.
If you buy them new, you can specify a taper shank and get the shank taper adaptor that fits your drill press directly.
Once you have the clutch dialed in, it's dang near impossible to break off a tap.
Instructions
http://www.tapmatic.com/pdfs/2007RxOperatorInst.pdf
Fellhoelter
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You can buy adapters like this to fit most spindles if you are going to make a dedicated machine.
http://www.amazon.com/Morse-Taper-Threaded-Drill-Chuck/dp/B0007Q1Q32
http://www.amazon.com/Morse-Taper-Threaded-Drill-Chuck/dp/B0007Q1Q32
Erin Burke
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I was figuring on just mounting it in a 1/2" collet on my milling machine... or I suppose I could buy an R-8 arbor. Collet should work for now.:thumbup:
Fellhoelter
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Yep, a collet works like a champ.
I set mine up on a dedicated $100 drill press from Harbor Freight.
I prefer that to raising and lowering the knee regularly, and having a plate in the vise for the part to sit on.
I now give almost zero consideration to tapping, because I can walk over at any time and tap holes.
There is another one in the shop though, on an R8 shank for those occasions where it is better to tap in the mill.
Like tapping blind holes for thumb disks.
The counterbore, hole drilling, and tapping all happen in one setup.
More than 9 out of 10 get tapped on the drill press.
Congrats on the score, I don't know how I lived without a TapMatic.
I set mine up on a dedicated $100 drill press from Harbor Freight.
I prefer that to raising and lowering the knee regularly, and having a plate in the vise for the part to sit on.
I now give almost zero consideration to tapping, because I can walk over at any time and tap holes.
There is another one in the shop though, on an R8 shank for those occasions where it is better to tap in the mill.
Like tapping blind holes for thumb disks.
The counterbore, hole drilling, and tapping all happen in one setup.
More than 9 out of 10 get tapped on the drill press.
Congrats on the score, I don't know how I lived without a TapMatic.
Frank Niro
KNIFE MAKER
Do you tap 0x80 threads with those ? Thanks Frank.
Fellhoelter
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You betcha.
Paul Mathews
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EdCaffreyMS
"The Montana Bladesmith"
Even though that box might have been "tiny", it will save you a bunch of time, money, and effort! I've owned a tapping head for a number of years, and before I finally broke down and purchased one, I would usually go through 2-3 taps per folder....breaking them no matter what I did. Now I wear taps out, but have never broken one with the tapping head. It literally takes more time and effort to drill the holes now than it does to tap them.
At first I used mine on the milling machine, but got tired of setting it up and taking to down when I needed the mill for other things. I went to Home Depot and purchased a Ryobi 10" drill press for less than $100, that is now dedicated to tapping operations.....
The tedious part for me when using it on the mill was setting up something for the reversing handle....
When I put it on the drill press, I also built a slotted bar that I clamped to the drill press column for the reversing handle....
They are pricey little things, and new collets for them (for using different sized taps) are just outrageous, but there is just nothing that beats them for building folders, or tapping a lot of small holes!
At first I used mine on the milling machine, but got tired of setting it up and taking to down when I needed the mill for other things. I went to Home Depot and purchased a Ryobi 10" drill press for less than $100, that is now dedicated to tapping operations.....
The tedious part for me when using it on the mill was setting up something for the reversing handle....
When I put it on the drill press, I also built a slotted bar that I clamped to the drill press column for the reversing handle....
They are pricey little things, and new collets for them (for using different sized taps) are just outrageous, but there is just nothing that beats them for building folders, or tapping a lot of small holes!
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