On or around Tue, 15 May 2007 16:41:16 -0500, anotherid enlightened us thusly:
there's a reason for reversing though, as you may or may not know. reversing cuts the swarf into little pieces which drop clear, if you're lucky.
Not the ones I have! I bought 8mm 1/2/3 taps (taper, second and plug from Chronos and all three taps have a pointy end. The amount of ful thread differs so I can tell which is which, but no. 3 has a pointe end just like the other two. On the other hand the set of 10mm 1/2/3 bought from them all have flat ends, just like the RS 12mm set.
Brenda
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Some Tap grinders use a female centre, some use a male centre. It's not a major problem to grind the point off, if you aren't likely to be re-sharpening the taps.
Mark Rand RTFM
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On the tap's shaft, there is one ring for pre two rings for intermediate and no ring for final cutting.
Nick
"Austin Shackles" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...
Did you mean Soluble Oil used neat or Neat Cutting oil in solution?
Steve
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