unusual tap drive

unusual tap drive

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21 May 2024 at 13:34 #731785
bernard towers
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Anybody come across this type of tap drive? The ones ive seen seem to be UNF and UNC. The diameters on the drive spigot are in 64ths!!!
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21 May 2024 at 14:45 #731803
Speedy Builder5
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They could be useful if you could put long extenders on to them perhaps ?
21 May 2024 at 15:00 #731814
DC31k
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On 21 May 2024 at 14:45 Speedy Builder5 Said:

They could be useful if you could put long extenders on to them perhaps ?

You could be on the right lines.

They look similar to some styles of nut tap, used in a nut tapping machine for bulk nut production.

See, for example:

Nut Taps Type R
21 May 2024 at 15:23 #731820
bernard towers
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I have done this so far as they are too good a quality to throw away. more of them may be available in the future!!!!
21 May 2024 at 18:33 #731849
Robert Atkinson 2
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I think DC31k is spot on.

If production taps they will be high quality and hard wearing.
21 May 2024 at 20:58 #731863
Oldiron
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I have several of those which came in an auction job lot and made a holder very similar to Bernard’s.
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