Gunner wrote:

On Thu, 22 May 2008 07:20:15 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:

Gunner wrote:
You may wish to reconsider not remoting a stop/forward/rev switch the
first time you try to tap something.........

Gunner

I'll trust power tapping... once I find a nice used CNC with RT
option... until then I hand tap.

Its your machine, use or not use it as you choose.
Shrug
Gunner, who power taps regularly with his Gorton MasterMill and a VFD

A big AMEN to that. I do it on a Bridgeport and wouldn't think
of going back to hand tapping for 80 or 90 % of the threaded holes.
Peice of cake. ( It did scare me the first few times I saw it
being done )
...lew...