I am reminded of the videos we watched in school as a kid. The narrator sounds like it could be the same guy - or at least father/son. Nostalgic and instructional. Thanks for the memories and the new knowledge.
The manufacturer recommends them for cutting new threads and they work very well for that. all of the cutting dies I have ownd that were designed for hand use were shaped with the hex or a rond shape that fit the die handles. I also own a set of cleanup dies and they look more like a large wheen lug nut.
There are spoecial "bottoming taps" that cut threads all the way to the bottom. Usually you start the threading with a normal tapered tap, then change to the bottoming tap to finish the threads. the tapered tap just makes it easier to get the threads started.
I'm glad I watched this. Most people just thread these small ones by just keeping turning but when I use my 1/2" dice I always go back to break the chips. So, here it's the same making your tools stay better for a longer period of time. Ty
I know people use just about any kind of oil they can find to help tapping and it might actually help a little but true tap oil is the real key here. Even if you have to order it in, it;s not expensive and goes a long way if you use it sparingly as you should anyway.
Thanks for this, I have 240 holes to tap and wanted to make sure I was doing it right. Your tutorial was clear, concise and easy to follow - Nicely done!! :-)
I read someplace that Elvis was a roller skate car hop in Michigan now.... That proceedure you read about might be right for a special type of thread but for most common threads the one tap does the job.
Please realize that a metric size tap will be one of three different thread pitches to accomidate the three different metric screw types "coarse, fine and extra fine" these are not interchangeble and you need to be aware of which you have. I just made a drill tap for a 4mm screw using a tap set from ebay, It tapped well enough but the 4mm screw I had did'nt screw in correctly i.e. it would thread in about 1&1/2 turns and stop which is the signal that you have the wrong thread and forcing will result in stripping the screw or worse your tap! I had to go to a hardware store and search for a screw with the correct thread pitch which was extra fine but to make matters more confusing there were some screws marked 0.7 that would fit and others marked 0.7 that would'nt so you really have to try several screws to find cinderellas slipper.
This by far is the best video for my situation. Lots of well stated information packed in a short video. I am retaping a drain hole in a water pump. It rusted smooth so I need to go one size up from 1/4 to 3/8 npt. I got a npt tap, a 37/64 drill bit, and the 3\8 plug. I don't have a tap wrench but I do have a ratchet that fits. Thank you for the information!
Exactly what type of tap is needed for 1 1/2" cast iron pipe ?? Some of the threads were damaged while removing the nipple from the drain. Your experience is appreciated.
Thank you for this video. Your clear and comprehensive explanation of how to use a plug style tap demonstrates a caring for the trade and the people interested in learning it.
i had a big issue with my intake manifold. didnt know how to fix it after watching this video ti was easy, very helpful. keep the tips coming. thank you.
I wonder what a quality brand of taps would be ? I need to tap some 1/4” holes in 1/4” mild steel . Whether or not 1/4” thick steel is going to have any strength being that this is another question. I may have to weld a bolt on . This will be done on bumper plate racks for my home gym
Thank you for this information. I have a problem with a broken bolt that I'm drilling out. it's on the transmission where the tail shaft goes. Transmission is still in the car and it's the upper right bolt. Very tight area. I don't think I'll be able to use the tap/die with the big handle in this tight area. Any other ideas for rethreading this? Or another way to use the tool without the wide handle?
I have a tap & die set & when I used it, my tap was ground down by the metal. I don't know if my set works on certain metals. (it didn't say) Do I have to find a stronger tap?
how do you match the bolt thread size , with the tap ? i need to tap the holes on a flywheel , for the flywheel puller bolts , so i can remove the flywheel , to fix a broken flywheel key . the bolt holes are not threaded . why i don't know , there just not . the mower engine is ENGINE MODEL NUMBER 08P502-0111-F1, if you can tell me what tap size to use , that would help big time .
This was a great instructional for a new metal worker such as me. I only have cheap hardenened steel taps but they are making nice cuts.....I would like to buy a better set, but tools are expensive as you know. I will eventually buy carbide taps when I can afford such tools, until then I will plod on. Thank you for the great video :-)
These days I only use "Gun taps" They are actually designed for machine tapping and are more difficult to keep square.However, there is no need to keep backing off to break the chips because they are pushed down the hole by the tap, regardless of the depth of the thread.I've actually thrown away brand new conventional taps when replaced with gun taps. There is absolutely no comparison between the two. It will change your tapping world!
AlphaRhythm Yes, but what holds it still, you turn it on any regular drill press and the motor turns with it, you tighten it a little i'd amagine but not much.
OK so 99.9% of all taps, YES, bottom taps have at least 1 or 2 tapered threads at the nose. Tapered threads are no good when your dealing with a shallow blind hole. I used a regular bottom tap as far as I could then I used a cutting wheel and cut the tapered end off of the tap. It handled the heat of the cutting wheel fine. I the ran the tap back in the hole without the tapper, to achieve a perfect 1/2-20 thread in a 3/4 inch deep blind hole. Thank you.
Can you use any spray lubricant or something, I don't have the Tap oil, I think it's engine oil, I use it to lube my bike chain? So would it help the tap to cut? Thanks
I'm dealing with a blind hole that is only 1/2 inch deep. I really need the threads to go to the bottom of the hole. Most all the bottom taps I can find are tapered making it impossible to thread the bottom of the hole. Any suggestions?
If it's imperative to get the most threads possible from the hole, you may have luck with a bottoming form tap. A drill diameter is required for this, but it may do the trick. Otherwise, you'd need to get the help of an experienced CNC operator, who could use a thread mill, which can usually get about 95% of a blind hole
Go to Fastenal, they sell lady handed threaded nuts and bolts. Tapping a stripped but will not give you much of a result because the material inside is compromised or lost, which would mean you would have to tap it to a larger diameter. If tapped larger then it obviously wouldn't fit the bolt threads it is meant to go onto. Hope that helps
NewMetalworker says to reverse the direction of the tap in the hole every so often to break the chip and that's what I do. HOWEVER, I watch people power threading all the time without reversing to break the chip. WILL SOMEONE, ANYONE please explain to me how they get by doing this without breaking the tap?
Duncan Gallagher rule of thumb - tap size minus its coarseness. I assume You are talking about standart m4 thread, (m4 x 0,7). So 4 minus 0.7. Thats 3.3 mm. :)
it's the same, just a different way to identify metric. the 0.7mm is in reference to the thread type, metric has 3 types coarse, fine and extra fine so if you tap and find your screw is resisting after a couple turns don't force it in, get the correct pitch screw that allows it to turn smoothly. Of course one screw labeled 0.7 might fit and another might not so you have to try several.
Excellent and please don't take this as an insult but your accent reminds me of the neighborhood I grew up in in Winona, MN. I lived below, what they called, "the hog line" (mainly because of the slaughter house and the many Polish folks that lived down there (and, "yes", I am proud to say I was one of them (or should I say "dem.") Keep up the great videos!
Those are chaser dies, designed to clean up old thread, as shown in this video. If you try to cut a totally new thread, you can easily breake those dies. It's a common mistake made by self DIY guys.
Went from zero knowledge about what a tap and die set was to basically understanding the process in just a few short minutes. Great job!
This guy sounds like a shop/vocational teacher/instructor . Great job guy.
यह मशीन कहा मिलेगी भाई
I am reminded of the videos we watched in school as a kid. The narrator sounds like it could be the same guy - or at least father/son. Nostalgic and instructional. Thanks for the memories and the new knowledge.
it is one of the videos that teachers would play
The manufacturer recommends them for cutting new threads and they work very well for that. all of the cutting dies I have ownd that were designed for hand use were shaped with the hex or a rond shape that fit the die handles.
I also own a set of cleanup dies and they look more like a large wheen lug nut.
There are spoecial "bottoming taps" that cut threads all the way to the bottom. Usually you start the threading with a normal tapered tap, then change to the bottoming tap to finish the threads. the tapered tap just makes it easier to get the threads started.
I'm glad I watched this. Most people just thread these small ones by just keeping turning but when I use my 1/2" dice I always go back to break the chips. So, here it's the same making your tools stay better for a longer period of time. Ty
I know people use just about any kind of oil they can find to help tapping and it might actually help a little but true tap oil is the real key here. Even if you have to order it in, it;s not expensive and goes a long way if you use it sparingly as you should anyway.
Thanks for this, I have 240 holes to tap and wanted to make sure I was doing it right. Your tutorial was clear, concise and easy to follow - Nicely done!! :-)
I learned how to tap while working at a fabrication shop when I was 18. He’s spot on and it’s been pretty useful while doing fab or repair work.
Thanks for making this video and not talking down to the audience!
forget about the oil or tapping grease. i always use wd40 spray.1 can does 10 times the work of both at a fraction of the cost and cuts better.
When tapping harder material, break the chips more often, also, Vaseline helps hold the chips in the tap for removal.
Thank you, the vaseline tip makes a lot of sense :-)
I read someplace that Elvis was a roller skate car hop in Michigan now....
That proceedure you read about might be right for a special type of thread but for most common threads the one tap does the job.
Please realize that a metric size tap will be one of three different thread pitches to accomidate the three different metric screw types "coarse, fine and extra fine" these are not interchangeble and you need to be aware of which you have. I just made a drill tap for a 4mm screw using a tap set from ebay, It tapped well enough but the 4mm screw I had did'nt screw in correctly i.e. it would thread in about 1&1/2 turns and stop which is the signal that you have the wrong thread and forcing will result in stripping the screw or worse your tap! I had to go to a hardware store and search for a screw with the correct thread pitch which was extra fine but to make matters more confusing there were some screws marked 0.7 that would fit and others marked 0.7 that would'nt so you really have to try several screws to find cinderellas slipper.
Thanks. Yes it would have been nice if he'd talked about sizing.
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This by far is the best video for my situation. Lots of well stated information packed in a short video. I am retaping a drain hole in a water pump. It rusted smooth so I need to go one size up from 1/4 to 3/8 npt. I got a npt tap, a 37/64 drill bit, and the 3\8 plug. I don't have a tap wrench but I do have a ratchet that fits. Thank you for the information!
Exactly what type of tap is needed for 1 1/2" cast iron pipe ?? Some of the threads were damaged while removing the nipple from the drain. Your experience is appreciated.
Thank you for this video. Your clear and comprehensive explanation of how to use a plug style tap demonstrates a caring for the trade and the people interested in learning it.
Great video well made shots in focus great close ups and intro to cutting with a tap and die!!!
i had a big issue with my intake manifold. didnt know how to fix it after watching this video ti was easy, very helpful. keep the tips coming. thank you.
If I have a 3/4 hole what size tap do I order. I was never clear on that subject.
I wonder what a quality brand of taps would be ? I need to tap some 1/4” holes in 1/4” mild steel . Whether or not 1/4” thick steel is going to have any strength being that this is another question. I may have to weld a bolt on . This will be done on bumper plate racks for my home gym
That voice is completely hypnotic. I think I'd buy a used car from this guy sight unseen
Agree!
I wonder if he supports thaaa Bears.
I have some used cars to sell you than. Sucker born every minute
imgone what a grumpy little bitch you are :)
Thank you for this information. I have a problem with a broken bolt that I'm drilling out. it's on the transmission where the tail shaft goes. Transmission is still in the car and it's the upper right bolt. Very tight area. I don't think I'll be able to use the tap/die with the big handle in this tight area. Any other ideas for rethreading this? Or another way to use the tool without the wide handle?
I have a tap & die set & when I used it, my tap was ground down by the metal. I don't know if my set works on certain metals. (it didn't say) Do I have to find a stronger tap?
Is it ok to pass over the threads multiple times without causing the bolts to become loose from removing too much material?
this guy has a voice made for videos like this!! one of the cleanest and most fluent videos ever lol
how do you match the bolt thread size , with the tap ? i need to tap the holes on a flywheel , for the flywheel puller bolts , so i can remove the flywheel , to fix a broken flywheel key . the bolt holes are not threaded . why i don't know , there just not . the mower engine is ENGINE MODEL NUMBER
08P502-0111-F1, if you can tell me what tap size to use , that would help big time .
thank you for this video. i was trying to see what is the best size for the driller to fit a 8.0 1.25 bolt
What sized tap do I use to put an internal thread in a 1 inch diameter brass pipe nipple for a hot water tank?
This was a great instructional for a new metal worker such as me. I only have cheap hardenened steel taps but they are making nice cuts.....I would like to buy a better set, but tools are expensive as you know. I will eventually buy carbide taps when I can afford such tools, until then I will plod on. Thank you for the great video :-)
its been 5 years how's life??
Do you think that i could make an 10mm long thread on a 16mm diameter steinless steel shaft with a die?I cannot find a lathe for now..
Great pace, tone and great content ... didn't waste any time going through the processes and explaining them thoroughly.
Thank you, perfect without any extraneous nonsense, and 'uhs' and 'ahs' and 'ums' and 'likes'. :-) well spoken.
Or 'so'.
Uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Il rather hear uhhh soo like than watch this video that uses tools that more than half of us regular mechanics don’t have
These days I only use "Gun taps" They are actually designed for machine tapping and are more difficult to keep square.However, there is no need to keep backing off to break the chips because they are pushed down the hole by the tap, regardless of the depth of the thread.I've actually thrown away brand new conventional taps when replaced with gun taps. There is absolutely no comparison between the two. It will change your tapping world!
Usually someone dies and then they play taps.
Oh no you di'nt!! :-)
Love this guys accent.
+Inci Akalin-McGee The universe is random too.
Very Chicago.
Do you know if tap and die sets come with a tap that can retap a 9/16 of a inch?
Hi great video, what is the smallest Tap and Die available? and can they be used on plastics down to a M2 or M1.4 thread ?
Great Video NewMetalWorker!
Awesome vid, quick question, let's say I make a thread right, how do u calculate what torque the bolt should be bolted in next?
the "plug" style tap is an intermediate tap mate
good info, trying to figure out why I cant get screws to go back into my water pump on a Camry, maybe I gotta tap them again.
Thank you, Its always better when you find a video by someone that has experience.
Excellent vid. Clear and concise and easy to follow.
Thanks mate.
im lookin fer a tap and die an some dubya d forteh
Where's the hardware department?
+trollsthatlol1 Forget that...where can a find a hammer?
THATS WHAT I WANT. A DAMN HAMMER.
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I was hoping to learn about what diameter drill/rod for this tap/ die or that
I'm new to using these and need to learn. Thank you for your clear concise video.
Great video. Short, simple, and to the point. Just what I needed.
I'd really like to know how people use a keyless chuck on a drill press, how do they tighten it?
its like a chuck on a cordless drill, you just turn it till it's tight
AlphaRhythm Yes, but what holds it still, you turn it on any regular drill press and the motor turns with it, you tighten it a little i'd amagine but not much.
+SD Customs look it up man
AlphaRhythm LOL, I guess I could do that instead of asking a million questions... sorry about that.
Really enjoyed the video. Where can one get a tap & die to create a 1 mm hole?
A really good video with excellent lighting on the demonstration.
Man this guy should go check out hank hill he would be a fan
@1:26, is it "chunocky has threads all the way to the bottom of the hole"? Think I missed the key words. Thanks.
OK so 99.9% of all taps, YES, bottom taps have at least 1 or 2 tapered threads at the nose. Tapered threads are no good when your dealing with a shallow blind hole. I used a regular bottom tap as far as I could then I used a cutting wheel and cut the tapered end off of the tap. It handled the heat of the cutting wheel fine. I the ran the tap back in the hole without the tapper, to achieve a perfect 1/2-20 thread in a 3/4 inch deep blind hole. Thank you.
Incredibly insightful and straight shooting. I will be applying this very soon
Wow, That has to be one of the best instructional videos on TH-cam! Thanks!
Can you use any spray lubricant or something, I don't have the Tap oil, I think it's engine oil, I use it to lube my bike chain?
So would it help the tap to cut? Thanks
I'm dealing with a blind hole that is only 1/2 inch deep. I really need the threads to go to the bottom of the hole. Most all the bottom taps I can find are tapered making it impossible to thread the bottom of the hole. Any suggestions?
I dont understand on the tap, its threads are not at a angle how does it get the angle so the bolt can enter the threaded hole?
+David Moore
They are angled.
If you were to straighten threads it would be shaped like a ramp.
ok thank you
If it's imperative to get the most threads possible from the hole, you may have luck with a bottoming form tap. A drill diameter is required for this, but it may do the trick.
Otherwise, you'd need to get the help of an experienced CNC operator, who could use a thread mill, which can usually get about 95% of a blind hole
I appreciate this. I had to cut a custom nut and bolt for a suspended guitar stand and this was perfect.
Do you know what hammer is?
A hammer!
Lol. Literally watching king of the hill and googled to see what a tap and die is and now I’m here.
@@bre8951 lmao i did the exact same thing just now!!! Hahaha
That's what I want! A damned hammer! Now where in the hell would I go?
King of the Hill brought me here also!
Professionals call them "pursuaders."
great video! tons of info edited together great with very clear close ups of every step
Arent you supposed to use 3 taps ? the taper, the second and the plug tap ?
im just asking, cause i read that somewhere. .
Perfectly executed. Both demo and explanations. Thank you.
I own an old school tap and die set, somewhere. Never used it, now I want to lol.
what size of drill bit should I use to tap a m4 bolt
If I need to tap a 1/2 inch hole what size drill bit do I use
Forty Niners ...probably a half inch
stonecold steve austin voice
Excellent professional easy to understand video. Very impressed. It was very helpful as well. Thank you
Dude sounds like he should say "dontcha know" after every sentence.
Thanks for the clear, instructive video… given me the confidence to have a go!
nothing new to say but still worth saying - thanks for taking the time to post!
I have a nut that has left hand threads and it stripped out how can I fix it?
Go to Fastenal, they sell lady handed threaded nuts and bolts. Tapping a stripped but will not give you much of a result because the material inside is compromised or lost, which would mean you would have to tap it to a larger diameter. If tapped larger then it obviously wouldn't fit the bolt threads it is meant to go onto. Hope that helps
NewMetalworker says to reverse the direction of the tap in the hole every so often to break the chip and that's what I do. HOWEVER, I watch people power threading all the time without reversing to break the chip. WILL SOMEONE, ANYONE please explain to me how they get by doing this without breaking the tap?
I have developed a hankering for the taps and dies
It was the name of the lock what is boz?
I'm trying to buy a tap and die and some WD-40!
Good luck!
Dumbass Buckley. Lol
All pipes are straight
All pipes can't be straight! If they were your store wouldn't be selling those u pipes behind you.
Trying?
Wow good luck man.Seems as if you need it.
What'll happen if u don't drill the hole first before using the tap?
prandomable nothing. It is impossible to just "brute force" your way in with a tap.
Thanks for the post! You just made understanding tap and die by hand as easy as 123... Thank you soon much. It doesn't scare me one bit now...
What brand n type tap handle you use? 😍
This was amazing thank you for being so clear and straightforward. And leaving off the Waffle that you usually get with TH-cam tutorials!
Very clear instructions and straight to the point. Thanks.
what size of drill bit do i use to tap a m4 bolt
Duncan Gallagher rule of thumb - tap size minus its coarseness. I assume You are talking about standart m4 thread, (m4 x 0,7). So 4 minus 0.7. Thats 3.3 mm. :)
@1:25, What is a chunahke? Thanks.
So these taps are screwed in clockwise?
im not sure on this but i think if you want right hand threads you turn it clockwise, and if you want lefthand threads you turn it left
i really like tapping and screwing... we did a lot in the shop class i took...
is m4 - 0.7mm the same as 4mm - 0.7mm ? www.amazon.ca/Metric-Taper-Plug-0-7mm-Pitch/dp/B00ANY5I5A if not, whats the diffrence between these 2?
it's the same, just a different way to identify metric. the 0.7mm is in reference to the thread type, metric has 3 types coarse, fine and extra fine so if you tap and find your screw is resisting after a couple turns don't force it in, get the correct pitch screw that allows it to turn smoothly. Of course one screw labeled 0.7 might fit and another might not so you have to try several.
Excellent and please don't take this as an insult but your accent reminds me of the neighborhood I grew up in in Winona, MN. I lived below, what they called, "the hog line" (mainly because of the slaughter house and the many Polish folks that lived down there (and, "yes", I am proud to say I was one of them (or should I say "dem.") Keep up the great videos!
Not good to use oil or a coolant when your using tap and die sets. Always use a cutting compound or RTD spray as it prolongs the life of the tooling!
I enjoyed your video. You shared a lot of good information.
Best fuckin voice ever
that accent is awesome. Jes.
I like how you get to the point.
how do get tread 6 die in Ghana here
Really great informative video always wondered how this works
excellent tutorial. Trying to figure out how to tap and this vid told me all i need to know!
Those are chaser dies, designed to clean up old thread, as shown in this video. If you try to cut a totally new thread, you can easily breake those dies. It's a common mistake made by self DIY guys.
@NewMetalworker, a mechanic from China~~
Excellent, and to the point instructional video - God bless you.
lovely presentation