This is another tool that won't break the bank. Slow Joe Crow says that they found an Irwin Hanson tap socket at a Wilco farm store for $5. This deal doesn't appear to be advertised online. A ...

The Punch Tap from Emuge Corp. created threads in a single, quick, helical motion. Prior to the threading operation, the tool punches into a pre-drilled hole; the first tooth of each flute ...

Tired of struggling with damaged nuts and screws? This steel hardening technique, rarely taught in schools, reveals how to ...

Thread taps are an essential part of any mechanic’s toolbox-- mostly because, well, you will ruin some threads. Or, as is the case for YouTube user This Old Tony, you’re fabricating parts from ...

WALTER USA launched the TC130 Supreme tapping tool with a new, patent-pending geometry for improved surface quality even when threading large batch sizes. Straight grooves produce short, controllable ...

Its tip is a conventional drill bit, and the tap threads begin gradually behind the tip, come to full height, and then taper off. ... Mayhew Tools 62215 Center Punch Kit. $19 at Amazon.

Milwaukee Tool has announced 125 new threading solutions for construction professionals, ... as well as taps up to ½ in. when paired with the Milwaukee tap collet.

Preferred tool is a triangular file, but a hacksaw will work in a pinch. If you *really* want a good thread in wood, make an insert. Chuck a piece of all thread in a drill press.