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Aug 8th, 2024 at 6:03pm
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Who can burn a 10-32 hss tap out for me? My Pope rest would have been finished tonite……
  
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Reply #1 - Aug 8th, 2024 at 8:16pm
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If you want, send it to me and I’ll give it a go.
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Reply #2 - Aug 8th, 2024 at 9:48pm
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I may not have one that small, but will check.

These are a very good investment

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Reply #3 - Aug 8th, 2024 at 10:29pm
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The last broken tap I experienced defied almost all means of removal.  I eventually got it out using a cheap micro pneumatic pencil grinder with Dremel type diamond tipped rotary bits.  After slowly grinding out the center of the tap, it practically fell out.
  
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Reply #4 - Aug 8th, 2024 at 11:37pm
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FYI

I "drill" out broken taps easily with a solid carbide ball end mill 
and a really rigid setup. 

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a drill press won't work
a Bridgeport and Kurt vise is marginal
a Fadal VMC and a Kurt vise makes it a breeze

oh and you gotta use the right size endmill ... ideally just bigger than the solid center of the tap 
should be a little smaller than the tap drill but close
  
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Reply #5 - Aug 9th, 2024 at 10:55am
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I use old broken carbide end mills for dealing with broken taps. The end is sharpened like a cold chisel and run at high speed in the mill. A 1/8" will do the job. You don't want to brake off a carbide end mill in the part.
  
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Reply #6 - Aug 9th, 2024 at 11:28am
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Thank you all for input and advice. To get a functioning rest, I moved the hole up so that it breaks out between the ears.
  
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Reply #7 - Aug 10th, 2024 at 12:51pm
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Just an idea, nothing more and I've never tried it.  Brass tube of a diameter that will cut in the Web of the Flutes with Diamond Compound for cutting.  Much like the Process of drilling a hole in Glass.  Going to be slow but wouldn't need a Ridgid Set up so could be done on a Drill Press.  Time for More Coffee.  David
  
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Reply #8 - Aug 10th, 2024 at 6:44pm
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Use a foredom tool ,and use dentist burrs and patience !
Your dentist will save them for you if you ask .These burrs will also work on lots of other oopsies
  
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Reply #9 - Aug 10th, 2024 at 11:59pm
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I have used tap extractors - they have never failed to catch the broken tips and unscrew them for me.

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