tapping copper pipe

Try a roll thread tap, they have no flutes and displace the material, work ace in soft stuff like copper and with no flutes they don't dig in and snatch.

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John Stevenson Nottingham, England.

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And lubricating with milk is the recommendation for copper I believe, preferably just after lubricating the mechanic with Scotch. Mike

ISTR milk recommended as 2nd choice after turpentine - not turps substitute or white spirit - the real stuff. But clean well afterwards or it will leave a gummy deposit.

"Any suggestions for tapping copper pipe? I'm making a dog's ear of i

and could do with some help. 4mm od."

Hang it from the ceiling with some No 4 twine and use a small, resonan hammer.

If you cluster several bits of copper pipe around a central bit of thi walled ali tube and let the wind blow it's self-tapping.

Ok , its late!

Thanks

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