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sschefer
07-16-2010, 10:50 AM
Came across this video on YouTube. Thought you might get a kick out of it. He gets the job done and I think it probably worked O.K. but he certainly wasn't prepared to do this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdB4xnjwSns&feature=player_embedded
HStream1
07-16-2010, 11:25 AM
Came across this video on YouTube. Thought you might get a kick out of it. He gets the job done and I think it probably worked O.K. but he certainly wasn't prepared to do this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdB4xnjwSns&feature=player_embedded

Thats obvious. He also used the wrong Heli Coil insert for a stud installation :rolleyes:.
gregpro50
07-16-2010, 02:03 PM
That was like watching a monkey make love to a football.
HStream1
07-16-2010, 02:41 PM
That was like watching a monkey make love to a football.

LOL. OH you were so nice with that one :D. You didn't use the ---- word. :thumbsup:
Forkin' Crazy
07-16-2010, 02:52 PM
You can also use a piece of hose as a depth gauge.

The vacuum used to remove shavings? I think compressed air is better.

If you want to catch the shavings from the tap, you can smear some grease in the flutes. I also go half turn forward and then back off a quarter on some metals. It seems to release the shavings a bit better. I don’t seem him using any cutting fluid either. ;)
HStream1
07-16-2010, 05:43 PM
You can also use a piece of hose as a depth gauge.

The vacuum used to remove shavings? I think compressed air is better.

If you want to catch the shavings from the tap, you can smear some grease in the flutes. I also go half turn forward and then back off a quarter on some metals. It seems to release the shavings a bit better. I don’t seem him using any cutting fluid either. ;)

:iagree:No tap magic, tap life etc. not even any type of lubrication what so ever :rolleyes:.
sschefer
07-16-2010, 06:58 PM
High quality taps go in all in one shot and produce a better thread (no tears) without using the old chip breaking techniques. I got scolded by a distributor a couple of years ago for using the 1/4 in 1/4 back technique. That wasn't one of them..

I recognized the first tap handle as one that I have in my emergency kit from Harbor Freight. I don't know where he got that fancy single handled one with the finger tip adjuster. :eek:

Did ya'll notice the great job he did making sure the tap started straight and true... LOL.. The first two threads were crossed from the git go...:confused:

He's gotta be doing it right, it's a "how to" video, maybe I should copy it and repost it as a "How Not To" video.:D