ENCO (www.use-enco.com) is a good source for machine tools like taps. and
these taps often go very cheaply on e-bay.


"Tom Storey" wrote in message
news:VgmTg.73166$R63.16154@pd7urf1no...
sorry about the mis-info. I guess I read more into a conversation than was
there

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"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:34:32 -0700, mac davis wrote:

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:26:01 GMT, "Tom Storey"
wrote:

I tried to order a 1 1/4 x 8 tap from JR Beal a few months ago and was
told
the ones they had were flawed. I think a few on this ng had the same
response. I checked again a couple of weeks ago and JR sent me one of
the
new taps for a user trial. Works great, just like advertised and
apparently
they now have all the popular sizes in quantity.

No affiliation, just a happy customer

Damn, I hope you're right about the "they now have all the popular sizes
in
quantity"....
I've had a 1-8 spindle tap on backorder for months and I'm moving on
October
12...


Mac

Follow up for those interested:
I exchanged emails with J.R. at Beall and found that while he had a good
supply
of the 1 1/4" x 8 taps, the other sizes were not available..
He hoped to have them within a month..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm





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