June 10, 200917 yr got to play blacksmith again. 2 inch 4 thd tap. nice knot on the backside of that chunk of old oak I didn't see, cheater time.
June 10, 200917 yr Nice work - there's a whole lot of guys who call themselves machinists but can't make a tap.
June 10, 200917 yr Would love some details on the how. Lathe or file, bridgeport? grinder? Beautiful, is it for wood? Why did you make it, I am curious, no one I ever met needed a 2" tap, are you making a die to go with it? Cliff
June 10, 200917 yr Looks like its to thread chair leg holes Cliff so I suppose a die would be necessary. Can almost get my head around making the tap but a die would be a challenge Really great work. No matter how many things you try to make in this game there is always something else to try.
June 11, 200917 yr Author its for making a wooden vise screw for a historic wood shop, the tap will be used to make the screwbox to cut the thread as well as a nut to make the vise functional.
June 11, 200917 yr Did you single point it or is it a cut down bolt? Either way, you are an inspiration. Thank you.
June 11, 200917 yr Looks like its to thread chair leg holes Cliff so I suppose a die would be necessary. Can almost get my head around making the tap but a die would be a challenge Really great work. No matter how many things you try to make in this game there is always something else to try. The tap would make the die. Not that difficult really.
June 13, 200917 yr Today I cleaned about 1/2 the metal from my forge and stock storage area, man do I have a lot of stuff. I'm making a trip to the recyclers Monday, after reading so many posts here from guys who do not use any junkyard steel, I'm gonna keep the bar stock and some other bits and pieces, but a lot of it is just going out. Ya never seem to remember how much room you have till you get it all arranged, now I have to build a grinding bench.
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