Home Made Tapping Jig

[cnc-me]

Anybody else tried the cordless drill method?

When I can't use this jig, I use my Milwaukee cordless.
General Hardware tee handle tap handles, are nice, and reasonably priced
too, sure beats the tee handles that come with Craftsman T&D sets.

 

[brownfoot]

yeah, when we (when working for Vermont American) finally got done "cost reducing" and not heat treating the Craftsman T-handles they were marginally useful
the only one that is somewhat useful in the Craftsman line was the largest size that had a 3/8" square broached in the end, any 3/8 socket set extensions and handles could be used
worked good if you needed a long tap wrench
that one may be obsoleted now that they are all made overseas

 

[eyeboltman]

Great job I wish i made after tapping taps on a angle many times , !!! I am a machinist .Snap On list price , $ 6896.37 Great job . Need fine taps Email me .Thanks eyeboltman.

 

[cnc-me]

the only one that is somewhat useful in the Craftsman line was the largest size that had a 3/8" square broached in the end, any 3/8 socket set extensions and handles could be used
worked good if you needed a long tap wrench

Yes, that one was quite handy,if only the fingers that held the tap were better.
After years of hanging on to this tool, I finally had to ****** it to the trash can.

 

[55dude]

great setup! ever consider puting a magnet under the deck to collect the tapping renants.

 

[brownfoot]

will look if you would like another, I consider them use-up/throw-away tools........like a pencil, or taps for that matter

 

[mdbeck1]

Oh, I forgot to mention that the finish is a paint called Hammerite.
It might be a while before their are any "blueprints" on this.
So many ideas, so little time.
-John

So how about taking some of the same pics with a ruler or two laid on it so some of us less skilled people can get a better idea of the scale?

BTW: Looks great. I'd probably use it a lot if I had one. Until then I'll probably keep breaking taps.

 

[ironheadtom]

Great job on that jig !

 

[cnc-me]

Great job on that jig !

Thank You.
That spool you're making looks nice also.

 

[muibubbles]

ive never seen or hear of one of these.. this is simply amazing. i want one!!! this would be SUPER useful...

 

[NASTYZEN]

CNC-ME, beautifully mastered Sir!
That is one sweet machine.
I've been considering one of those for some time. I use a cordless bosh drill......
Since I tend to do batches of hundreds of parts at a time lately, I have been looking at the type of tapping head that mounts on a drill press. They auto reverse where you set it. Great for production.But kind of pricy.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[lilredex]

If you do not have the facilities (or talent) to re-create cnc-me's masterpiece have a look here for an alternative that could also be drill press friendly, scroll down a bit to "Tap and Die Holders" ..............

http://members.shaw.ca/aldobler/

 

[bad_idea]

that is a nice tapping jig. i recently found out you can run taps with a mag base drill. for whatever reason that simple fact eluded me. i have a milwaukee mag base with the 2 speed transmission on the motor. with it in low gear and set around '4' the tap is turning at maybe 25 rpm or so (geussing). i do believe it accepts a tap up to 7/8" iirc.

 

[cnc-me]

CNC-ME, beautifully mastered Sir!
That is one sweet machine.
I've been considering one of those for some time. I use a cordless bosh drill......
Since I tend to do batches of hundreds of parts at a time lately, I have been looking at the type of tapping head that mounts on a drill press. They auto reverse where you set it. Great for production.But kind of pricy.
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, I have a new Enco tapping head from 1999 still in
the UPS box that it came in. Never used, bought it for a production
job that I used the hand tapper on. Right after I got the Enco, the
company I was working for went out of business.
I use my Milwaukee cordless to tap holes with as well. so far Milwaukee
switches seem to be pretty hearty as I have not replaced one yet.
Put in a set of brushes though......
If you are doing that many parts, I would think the tapping head would
pay off rather quickly. Unless, the parts are big and bulky, then you might
be better off with your Bosch cordless.