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Piloted Spindle Tapper

A Tapping Accessory for Drill Presses or Lathes

This tapping accessory, for drill presses or lathes, is used for threading a drilled hole manually at one machine location, without moving the workpiece. During tapping operations, the spindle of the drill press serves merely as a support for the guide post of this tool, although it may be utilized to raise or lower the tap or to hold it in a lifted position while the work is shifted and centered. Better than a hand-held tap wrench, this tapper does not need separate stands, guides or similar devices – the tap follows the correct lead, assuring true alignment.

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Advantages:

No skill or experience is required to hand tap a hole in the same alignment as the drilled hole and produce accurate threads.
The centerline of the tap and the centerline of the drilled hole will be identical, as the same machine spindle is used for both operations.
It allows the tap to be fed into the workpiece with two-hand or fingertip control, affording a more sensitive feel and reducing tap breakage.
The tapper is held true in a lathe or drill press chuck, and thus guidably supported and aligned while being turned by hand.
It reduces tap breakage while improving thread quality.
It combines low cost with high efficiency and extreme simplicity.