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Ratcheting tap wrenches are heaps handy!

Coupled with a spiral tap which doesn't need to be backed off to break the chip makes tapping in tight spaces a dream. -(not a particularly good dream. ..)

Ratcheting tap wrenches are heaps handy!

Coupled with a spiral tap which doesn't need to be backed off to break the chip makes tapping in tight spaces a dream. -(not a particularly good dream. ..)

Explain how they work for me?

All I'm picturing is a ratchet like a 1/2 drive ratchet, so each time you need to back turn, you gotta flick a switch. Unless these have some other swanky ratchet setup?

Spiral flute taps ftw

Agree, I only use spriral/machine taps as they give a more accurate thread profile. I also find them stronger, but it's possible they feel that way as they're only produced by decent manufacturers.

Back in my CNC machining days I could spin smaller spiral taps a few hundred rpm and get perfect finishes repeatedly (in a production CNC environment I could do hundreds of accurate threads with one tap).

Mark :)

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Saw some drill taps at the tool shop the other day. Unsure if I'd trust it. Anyone use these?

http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/T0191

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Work really well If you buy the American ones

But...I wouldn't use a Chinese tap if you paid me

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How much were they?

Haha not cheap, didn't feel too good about cutting them up haha.

Jump on ebay, the two triangular ones are "blue point" and the read rail-type ones are "ernst low profile" and the one with the stubbies is "ernst stubby"

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Nobody else is buying stuff for their toolboxes?

I bought some Ernst and Bluepoint wrench racks from eBay -nothing beats an organised tool drawer :D

Not for the tool box... I've started hanging tools up in the garage though... Starting to look better :D

Waiting to get a power adapter so I can get the new MIG welder out though :D

What about pics of tool organisation?

I'm trying to come up with ideas of how best to setup my new tool shed.

Hang em all up? Put em in a tool drawer? What about bigger stuff? And the odd one off stuff/tools? How to store/ organise power tools?

Organize by levels.

I have all my tools organized in different levels of chaos.

i.e. a draw of screwdrivers, a draw of sockets, a draw of spanners.

All the extra time taken looking for tools is useful because it usually takes at least 1 beer to find anything.

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Organize by levels.

I have all my tools organized in different levels of chaos.

i.e. a draw of screwdrivers, a draw of sockets, a draw of spanners.

All the extra time taken looking for tools is useful because it usually takes at least 1 beer to find anything.

I too have this logic in my garage. Works a treat.

Cool tool? My latest buy from Snap On. Cordles 3/8 rachet. Best thing ever when im doing engine bits and pieces including gearboxes or a head.

Best thing i claim it all back on tax as im a licensed mechanic ;)

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Cool tool? My latest buy from Snap On. Cordles 3/8 rachet. Best thing ever when im doing engine bits and pieces including gearboxes or a head.

Best thing i claim it all back on tax as im a licensed mechanic ;)

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That reminds me, I really should grab my Air Comp back out and set it up, I have an air ratchet sitting there that's probably going to help me a lot more than doing the ratchet by hand.

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