Mechanical Magic wrote:
Yes, normal taps work fine in Aluminum. Check to make sure you
grabbed the correct drill size, always measure tap drills before
using.

I try not to machine when in a hurry or frustrated. Instead of making it
work, I just unshipped the collet, put away the clamps and cleaned up my
mill.

I see that Windex is supposed to be a good tapping fluid for aluminum...
Was looking on the web to see who handles Tapmagic in southern
Wisconsin... When Beloit Machine Supply closed, there's not much
machinist stuff around local...