I too am with the clive hartland school of logic obviously but clearly the census is that i am wrong and i'm not about to argue against it as i did find that before the tap broke, as chris evans said from working in his die making game, when it starts to bind on the back up movement, chuck that little so and so away, good for neither man or beast at that point.
As for the "never broken a tap", was that all the times you were counting or just the selective memory kicking in. (it's also said as though it's never about to happen, i would touch wood, or metal if you prefer) I also notice the brand thing too, I use presto taps too! nothing more annoying than breaking a premium tap.
So theres a good likelihood i've been trying to remove too much material with a 0.7 pitch.
Speaking of breaking taps, i've broken tap wrenches too, i dont use the cast body ones subsequently! Strangely the same rule doesnt apply to die holders. Maybe it's got something to do with not even a brute like me can break a piece of metal thick as a die.
Thanks,
Michael W
Edited By Michael Walters on 22/03/2016 08:33:50