i need a hole tapping!

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i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 10 Feb 2011 05:45 pm

HI guys and gals, Ive been trying to get a thread insert (not volvo related!) retapped to a suitable size, ive been round the machine shops in selby and the college were i spent alot of years and no one seems to have anything the right size,

Im looking to get a 3/4x16tpi hole, re drilled and tapped to 1" bsf (10tpi)

can anyone help on here? I cant afford to buy a set of taps that ill only use once!I know a few people on here have a good source of engineering bits so if they could help out id be very grateful!

its the internal thread on this collar here,

thanks!

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by Chris_C » 10 Feb 2011 06:40 pm

£8 in carbon from Tracey bud!

http://www.tracytools.com/index.php?rou ... uct_id=207

Might be the cheapest way. If its's a through hole you'll get away with just the taper ;)
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 10 Feb 2011 07:56 pm

aye id looked at tracey tools, the hole is indeed through but 40mm deep/thick.

being a tight fisted yorkshire man im loathed to spend money ive not got on a tap ill use once!

do you know anyything about the strength of duel threads - ie lh and rh in the same thread? some people use them on their lathes, just doesnt seem a good idea to me!

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by Chris_C » 11 Feb 2011 10:52 am

Fraid I don't bud... but there is a lot of meat in a 10tpi. What is the application?
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by volvosneverdie » 11 Feb 2011 11:15 am

The title of this thread sounds like a plea from Graham Norton............. That is all.
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 11 Feb 2011 12:40 pm

I was waiting for a VND reply! :mrgreen:

its part of my new lathe, its a spindle thread adaptor.

external (m33x3.5) goes into the chuck.
the internal thread, currently 3/4x16tpi, needs to be 1" bsf to match the spindle thread on the lathe.

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by Chris_C » 11 Feb 2011 02:24 pm

Makes sense, the headstock spindle on my metal lathe is 1" BSP too, hence why I know the price. Not bought one yet though, but I need to do a faceplate for my 4-jaw.

Not something you want to come flying off then ;)
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 11 Feb 2011 05:45 pm

its bsf, not bsp!

im proably going to end up buying a tap, hopfully ill get away with 1st and second tap. cant afford all 3!

new lathe -
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definatly dont want it coming off! top speed 2.9k rpm also could to with a LH threaded one aswell!

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by Chris_C » 11 Feb 2011 06:29 pm

I meant BSF.... silly standards.

All things useful in life can be dealt with in either metric, or Whitworth. Mine is an early one of these http://lathes.co.uk/ideal/ infact, the first picture pretty much sums it up. Old skool awesomes
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 11 Feb 2011 06:45 pm

nice lathe man, looks useful!
this is mine
http://www.lathes.co.uk/harrisonwood/page2.html

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 12 Feb 2011 06:40 pm

Well i gave in and spent up!

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sending me a LH insert aswell :p

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by macplaxton » 13 Feb 2011 02:22 am

pyro wrote:Well i gave in and spent up!
Well at least your keeping your money floating round the county :lol:
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 13 Feb 2011 12:01 pm

haha yeah, id been saving up for ages with odds and sods of cash i have for the lathe and was hoping to get on and play with it.

Then i saw i had got my dole money (not somthing im proud of but....) and went to scarboro.

going to see me old gear and recoup some money!

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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by sven360 » 13 Feb 2011 12:25 pm

Quiet on the arb front,Ben?

Are you lads with those huge lathes tryin' to compensate for something?
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Re: i need a hole tapping!

Post by pyro » 13 Feb 2011 03:44 pm

Just no jobs going at all. applied for 30 odd and ive had 1 interview with East riding council.

No compensation is needed!

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