Thread: Tap Holder

HI, No, I have never seen a Tap Holder like that. I just did a search on the Internet and came up with nothing. Have You trid to Email Frank ?. It seems You can Contact Frank through this Website Gryphon Stringed Instruments - Contact Us . I came across this by clicking on 'My Home Shop' on this Web Page FRETS.COM Machining . That Tap Holder would be very Handy on both a Lathe and a Milling Machine. Frank certainly has some good Tips on his Website. I am considering making the Safety Lifting Grip for a Milling Machine Vice. Let us know how You go with the Tap Holder.

Surely something that simple can be turned up pretty quickly?
We are talking about a simple guide to keep the tap perpendicular to the hole ,are we not.

After reading frank Ford's posts ,I would be inclined to think he made it himself.


Something like this below ? here is a link .
http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=3167.0

Or am I a day late and a dollar short, again?

Even the Tee handle could be left in place if recesses was slotted for the handle.
I have made them for 40mm die holders when running a static thread.There's not a lot of difference..
A nice bit of bright steel would do nicely.

Grahame

No but I one modded mine to fit in the drill or the lathe and a no2 Mt fits into the end of it.
The MT 2 is off an old drill or reamer long since past it useful life .
I knocked the t handle out of the body of the tap wrench , machined a tube that was a nice fit onto the tap wrench cross drilled for the tee handle and knocked the handle back in to hold the tube on .
The mt2 was machined to fit into the tube.
I should have made a new longer handle as some times its a bit of a struggle using it with the larger taps.The hollowed end of the MT 2 was to house a spring to keep some pressure on the tap ,but I haven't found a suitable spring as yet.

Kev

Yes I have one very similar to that Bob. But since you mocked my Indian tap purchase I won't tell you where I bought it

Obviously duty free at Mumbai Airport.

Something like this?

Not as good as Frank's but here's one I've just made. It starts with a blank MT3 arbor with a 1" parallel section at the end. This will fit in my lathe tailstock and my mill.

The barrel is bored to be a close fit on the arbor at one end, the other end is bored 3/4" and cross drilled for a pair of capscrews. The body is cross drilled for a tommy bar.

A series of collars are made to be a very close fit in the 3/4" bore, each of these collars is drilled and reamed to fit the various tap shanks I have. The capscrews bear on the square on the end of the tap to stop it rotating in the body.

So far I've used it for taps from 4mm up to 3/4" in steel (albeit with a longer tommy bar for the 3/4" job).

Attachment 168879Attachment 168880Attachment 168881

I must get around to make a tailstock die holder. However that tap holder I have is from CDCO Bob, I can't link directly to it because of the way he's set up the pages, but search for item numbers 7001 and the one I photographed was 7002. They do the job very well, but like most crappy tap holders the jaws of the collet loosen in use.

CDCO Machinery Corp.

Pete

You blokes have all beaten me to the draw here. And I was thinking this was going to be one of those dead loss, no response threads. I photographed a couple of holders that I deemed worthy of modification. Maybe I won't bother. I do need to pursue the taistock die holder. So far I've been using the tailstock quill to align the die holder. The trouble is that the die wobbles in the not too flash P & N die holder.

BT

BT

I've made a tailstock die holder but don't have photos at the moment. Essentially it's the same concept as my tap holder but the end of the jig is bored to take the die(s) which are secured by cap-screws with points ground in the end. Works a treat. I can post photos if you want but the pictures of the tap holder a couple of posts ago should give you the idea.

Rgds - Gavin

I wouldn't mind seeing your photos Gavin. The making of these holders is something I should have addressed years ago.

Bob.

I have a die holder as well mine is bored on both ends to fit the 1" dies on one and the 19/32 "on the other .It also fits onto a MT 2 taper with a 3" long shaft that slips down the center of the die holder
All my BA dies are 19/32" .So that end does get used at times .

Kev.

Not long ago I came across a web page about how to make a self-centering 4 jaw tap chuck. It was clever and simple. I don't seem to have bookmarked it and can't find it again. Anyone?

Bryan,
Was it this one?

Improved chuck for taps - mikesworkshop

Stuart