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31st Jan 2019, 12:38 PM #1Most Valued Member
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tap wrench
I asked about making one of these sometime back...thought it was time that I got off my backside and did something about it
I am happy with the way it turned out.
MrPete222 tip 393 video helped me out the calcs for milling the slot...worked a treat
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31st Jan 2019, 02:32 PM #2Senior Member
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Nice one.
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31st Jan 2019, 04:41 PM #3Most Valued Member
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Good work. Nice knurling too.
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31st Jan 2019, 08:18 PM #4
Hi Eskimo,
Very nicely done ! I've not seen one made quite like that.
I do agree with Simon, the knurling looks really good, a nice sharp pattern.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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31st Jan 2019, 08:38 PM #5Most Valued Member
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5th Feb 2019, 10:37 AM #6Senior Member
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Lovely work.
What material did you use?
I really need to consider making one, or buying a decent wrench. I've broken and cracked the cheap crappy ones I've had and they hold terribly and are made from cheese.
Thanks.
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6th Feb 2019, 08:44 AM #7Most Valued Member
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6th Feb 2019, 09:54 PM #8
As soon as I seen your picture I thought of This old Tony
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7th Feb 2019, 04:13 PM #9Most Valued Member
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And another...this time my version of a starret 174
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Yes you can see the end mill marks...but I intend to harden and grit blast and parkerise...so hopefully they should disappear....with a bit of luck
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7th Feb 2019, 09:58 PM #10
Hi Eskimo,
Looks good ! Should be even nicer when you have treated it.
I have a Starret one, its many years old. I keep meaning to remove the screw and put a hardened tip on it. Mine has mushroomed badly and will need to be filed to get the screw out. Another round toit I'm afraid, its somewhere in thereBest Regards:
Baron J.
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8th Feb 2019, 09:13 AM #11Most Valued Member
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8th Feb 2019, 09:03 PM #12
Hi Eskimo,
Yes I really ought to pull it out of its hiding place and do something like that. I do think that its a weakness of this type of tap wrench. I used to have one that came in a box of taps & dies, the screw handle was made from monkey metal and broke off the first time I used it. I sawed it in half to release the tap before throwing it in the scrap bin.
I currently use a similar one with a sliding "V" block.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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27th Feb 2019, 08:13 PM #13Most Valued Member
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My version of the Starret
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Not finished ....have to do plunger and spring and bore and cut V in centre bit...etc
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28th Feb 2019, 07:43 AM #14
Hi Eskimo,
That looks posh even unfinished I'm going to have to keep an eye on this oneBest Regards:
Baron J.
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28th Feb 2019, 08:35 AM #15Most Valued Member
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wonder what the plungers cost?..wondering if I should buy one in lieu of making one...If I buy I wont have to harden it
would silver steel be okay to make the plunger and harden and temper afterwards?
edit: they are US$6.22 each for this size...but will it fit?...as I have no idea if I am any where close to their dimensions..I just took a good picture form the web and expanded its size till it was about 9 inches in length...what I got is what I have shown.
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