Form tap or cut tap 1/2-13 in 12L14?

That is the b*tch of usenet, no way to edit now. In the civilized days we could fix our mistakes. to some degree.

Wes

-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:06:46 -0400, Wes wrote the following:

Civilized days, as in "300baud BBS" days, Wes?

-- Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711

Even 1200 baud.

Wes

-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

I use thread forming taps all the time, especially in aluminum, because they don't tend to go off angle if you are not using a fixture to keep the tap perpendicular to the work. If tapping holes in something large, this can be a big advantage.

Joe Gwinn

When we tap holes in a complex part we use cutting taps because they can be sparked out.

DanP