No32 Souvlaki & On the Subject of Necessity Being the Mother of Invention.....

[Peter Laidler]

The real Q is to ask what you need the taps and dies for? To replace missing - fair enough. To eliminate backlash - no need at all

Or, and no offence to anyone who is feels confident enough to tackle a rebuild on the hoof, without any formal instrument, mechanical or optical training, are we just imparting this info to aid the enthusiastic amateurs to xxxx their telescopes up.

Ask me about the now totally destroyed Mk3 drum that was 'repaired' because it was stiff. Well, it is now! Sorry but that's how it is in real life..................

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[bigduke6]

The real Q is to ask what you need the taps and dies for? To replace missing - fair enough

Just a few lathe tips and an answer to someones question Peter.......
Rog, watch this space as I'm just threading some 6mm and 8mm bar to make some crank case studs for my Matchless with 1/4" and 5/16" UNF thread...........if any anoraks are reading this the thread should be BSF or the old cycle thread, but you can still buy stainless steel nuts in UNF at a reasonable price, BSF/ Cycle thread nuts in stainless cost a small fortune.