Cleaning an old grimy tap with a wire brush
On 2011-07-18, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:05:15 -0500, Ignoramus26063
wrote:
On 2011-07-18, Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote:
On 7/17/2011 8:35 PM, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:37:35 -0500, Ignoramus26063
wrote:
I have a few pipe taps for pipes ranging from 2 inch NPT to 5 inch
NPT. They are big, very heavy, and grimy, slightly rusted and very
dirty.
Boy, Tom Gardner couldn't stand to see you abuse a wire brush this
way!
With a little care and common sence, I don't see why not. That is run
the brush away from the cutting edge.
My question is, can I clean them with a motor mounted wire brush, or
will it be somehow deleterious to the cutting edges.
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Exactly! Besides, I would think the corrosion has already damaged the
cutting edges to some extent.
Hm...
I am thinking, I should take all these taps to a tool grinding outfit
in Addison and have them resharpened, prior to placing on ebay.
Do they chemically sharpen taps as they do files?
I sure hope not
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