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General Category => Tool tips & reviews => Topic started by: z3ddie on May 18, 2015, 09:25:53 AM

Title: Wood Tap
Post by: z3ddie on May 18, 2015, 09:25:53 AM

Hi all, as some will know I am new to turning but have collected some nice tools along the way - Looking at Youtube, especially the American ones, a lot of them make their own wood threaded disposable chucks.  I have been all over this forum looking for which one to get, I have a Record Power DML305 with a 3/4inch headstock.  I have tried Record and Axminster websites to try and find one but can't seem to locate one, so does anyone know where I can get one and how much?  The ability to make my own one use chucks would be useful as I like to make lamps and have a lot of 'work in progress' and remounting them is a bit of pain.  Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: Richard Findley on May 18, 2015, 12:22:34 PM

Hi

A tap is a tap, whether for wood or metal, so as long as you can find one for your headstock, ie 3/4x 16tpi, then thats all you need. A good source for this type of thing is Tracey tools http://www.tracytools.com/taps-and-dies (http://www.tracytools.com/taps-and-dies) What I don't know is whether the thread is unc or Whitworth, although as it is based on a very old English lathe it may be Whitworth...?? But i'm sure someone with some engineering knowledge will be along shortly.

HTH

Richard

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: john taylor on May 18, 2015, 12:38:28 PM

Toolpost do the Beal spindle taps http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Chucks___Accessories/Turning_Accessories/turning_accessories.html#SpindleTap

I have one for my lathe and it one of the best and most useful accessories I have brought.

john

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: z3ddie on May 18, 2015, 01:33:08 PM

Brill John exactly what I want and an added bonus they are only a few miles from me!

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: Bryan Milham on May 18, 2015, 03:50:40 PM

I looked at buying a M33 x 3.5 wood tap to make wooden holdings for my lathe, the price was stupid.

Bought a machine tap. Works fine.

Got mine from RDG Tools - www.rdgtools.co.uk

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: malcy on May 18, 2015, 05:29:07 PM

I too bought a M33 x 3.5 tap for my lathe and sourced it at a local engineering fastening supplier. Malcolm.

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: Eric Harvey on May 19, 2015, 08:10:02 AM

the RDG prices are about the same as the Toolpost prices when you`ve added vat to Toolpost,tracy tools didn`t have 33x3.5 on their list,but a good range anyway.cheers,

Eric.

Title: Re: Wood Tap
Post by: MCB on May 19, 2015, 07:07:29 PM

Quote from: Richard Findley on May 18, 2015, 12:22:34 PM

Hi

A tap is a tap, whether for wood or metal, so as long as you can find one for your headstock, ie 3/4x 16tpi, then thats all you need

What I don't know is whether the thre

HTH

Richard

The 3/4 x 16 tpi thread is UNC.

I have a 3/4 x 16 die that I use to clean the gunk out of the thread before mounting my chuck.

MCB