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Lathe Spindle Taps
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 -- Tom in Qualicum Beach, BC |
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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 https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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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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Strange, when I got mine at MSC several years ago they had no problems.
Bought the cheapest one they had and it still works great. But then they are metal taps but still do excellent in wood. Maybe they should order from MSC. -- Art Ransom Lancaster , Texas www.turningaround.org "mac davis" wrote in message ... 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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If you don't mind me asking, when would you use the tap?
For threading a blank on to the spindle shaft for bowl turning, maybe? Better than a chuck? Thanks.. "Art Ransom" wrote in message . .. Strange, when I got mine at MSC several years ago they had no problems. Bought the cheapest one they had and it still works great. But then they are metal taps but still do excellent in wood. Maybe they should order from MSC. -- Art Ransom Lancaster , Texas www.turningaround.org "mac davis" wrote in message ... 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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Jim
I use taps to clean the threads of face plates and such, but mostly to make jigs, glue blocks, and wood faceplates that do not tie up a metal faceplate. For an idea see http://aroundthewoods.com/gblock.shtml ______ God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS, Canada www.aroundthewoods.com "Jim Hall" wrote in message news:6nFUg.2822$ef2.2659@fed1read09... If you don't mind me asking, when would you use the tap? For threading a blank on to the spindle shaft for bowl turning, maybe? Better than a chuck? Thanks.. "Art Ransom" wrote in message . .. Strange, when I got mine at MSC several years ago they had no problems. Bought the cheapest one they had and it still works great. But then they are metal taps but still do excellent in wood. Maybe they should order from MSC. -- Art Ransom Lancaster , Texas www.turningaround.org "mac davis" wrote in message ... 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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On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 19:52:46 -0700, "Jim Hall" wrote:
If you don't mind me asking, when would you use the tap? For threading a blank on to the spindle shaft for bowl turning, maybe? Better than a chuck? Thanks.. I use a lot of vacuum chucks and get tired of gluing a nut in each one... I'm also looking for an economical way to make chucks so that folks could buy them when starting into vacuum chucking without having to pay big bucks for them.. Also, for scrap blocks, jigs, etc... Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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sorry about the mis-info. I guess I read more into a conversation than was
there  -- Remove the 'p' from 'shaw' to e-mail me. "mac davis" wrote in message ... 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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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 -- Remove the 'p' from 'shaw' to e-mail me. "mac davis" wrote in message ... 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 -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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