Brilliant Tapping Trick on the Lathe

I read about this in Model Engineer's Workshop magazine and thought I'd give it a try. Using a Rawlplug De-Speeder in the tailstock of the lathe to tap into mild steel, brass or aluminium. Brilliant. No more broken taps.
Many thanks to Sleykin who explained that these were designed to allow you to use a power drill to drive in screws when power drills only had one speed.
Music by Kevin MacLeod.

[@JimmysCanal]

Very nice tool my friend, no more broken taps for sure! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers
Dimitris

[@Ukenick]

Thank you my friend.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very interesting. Clever plan.

[@geoffankrett7012]

Brilliant video. I've just picked one up after seeing you're video.

[@danielabbey7726]

This is an excellent idea! Sorry to have missed your video last week.

[@Ukenick]

Thank you Daniel

[@fearlyenrage]

info: that thing works really great when the stopping force is not to big so when you are able to grab the De-speeder and hold up against the momentum of the lathe it works but after M12 it gets really hard to get a hold of.
Thy for sharing this manificent idea =)

[@brainfornothing]

I'm here thanks to @JimmysCanal. Very nice trick. Thanks for sharing !

[@Ukenick]

Thanks so much for visiting. He is a great guy.

[@bobmurphy9380]

Great idea, I bought one on ebay this week and it works just fine.

[@Ukenick]

I'm so glad. I use it all the time. Thanks for getting in touch.

[@abdelmajeedabdallah1397]

Thank you very much to your video
Very good lesson
Thank you again

[@Ukenick]

Glad you liked it!

[@ypaulbrown]

Brilliant, new subscriber from Florida, USA.....cheers, Paul

[@Ukenick]

Thanks so much. Very much appreciated.

[@ypaulbrown]

@@Ukenick you video was an inspiration, the Rawlplug does not seem available here in the USA, but a few other brands are, they seem to be 1:7 gear ration, Rigid and Sears [department store] brands...

[@mikekerezsi9672]

Nice work

[@Ukenick]

Thanks Mike

[@marcoam2610]

Is it the same as those „Tapmatic“ threading attachments?

[@Ukenick]

I'm so sorry but have no idea.

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

looks like a nice thing to have around in general. Don't look like they turn up often on ebay though.

[@Ukenick]

They do come up though. You just have to make sure it is a saved search. Good luck with it.

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

@@Ukenick Finally found one, mint condition, in the box for £2 at a car boot this weekend. It was so long ago that I saw this video that I had to find it again to find out why I bought the despeeder : ). Thanks foor the tip.

[@Ukenick]

@@danceswithaardvarks3284 🤣🤣 that’s brilliant. I have done that too. Seen something I knew I needed but couldn’t remember what the hell I was going to do with it. £2 is a real bargain. Well done mate 👍

[@craigtate5930]

I have seen Joe piezinsky use something like this. Think he built his version. But it gave me an idea . Sure would be nice to have something like this for a mill or drillpress. Then it dawned on me, I bet I could setup a small planetary gearset in a similar configuration. The spindle drives the chuck only when the outer gear is held fast. Otherwise it just freewheels through the gears once released

[@Ukenick]

That’s a great idea Craig. Would make a great vid by the way😜

[@craigtate5930]

@@Ukenick I have certainly thought about making a video to that account. But I just got into a couple of residential projects that are going to severely limit my garage time for the next few months

[@VastCNC]

Think that maneuver could be done on a mill or drill press?

[@Ukenick]

Chris Polk to be honest I am sure it can work in a mill but I would trust a drill press because of the inevitable run off. A lathe and mill are for more accurate