If cost is an issue, Granger is seldom the proper place to shop.

KBC tools (http://www.kbctools.com/usa/main.cfm) has one on page 104 of
their catalog for $44.00. This is a company I buy from all the time --
their St Louis area branch is about 1 1/4 miles from my house.

Bill

Test Tickle wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:13:51 -0600, "Paul Gilbert"
wrote:

in the winter 2007 Woodturning Design there is an article on turning Xmax
ornaments. This guy made what was essentially a face plate by tapping a
thread in a wood circle.

Now I can think of a myriad of useful reasons to make wooden face plates.
However my Powermatic 3520B has a 1.25 x 8tpi head stock. Granger wanted
about $160 for that tap, which seems absurd.

Anyone used MDF to make face plates? Where can I get a 1.25" x 8 tpi tap
for less than the national debt?

Try http://www.wttool.com/ They have at least one as inexpensive as
$43, but may have another version even cheaper. For wood, I wouldn't
worry about the quality of the tap, but if I were doing steel, I'd
want better quality.

tt