Everybody who has worked on a car knows the pain and suffering of stripping or damaging threads. It can and will happen to anybody on a wrenching journey, and it often feels like a firm dead-end for ...

Tool targeted at auto industry puts threads in aluminum and other soft metals. A few years ago, engineers and management at Emuge Corp., a leading maker of taps, drills, and other rotary tools, ...

Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

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 scratch ...

The average do-it-yourselfer hates to drill metal, especially steel. We don’t know how many questions readers have submitted and we’ve answered on that topic over the years. Even the most enthusiastic ...

Discount Metric Taps Dies Large Metric Titanium Tap And Die Set - 45-Piece Threading Tool Kit For Metalworking Tap & Die Sets ...

DORMER PRAMET added a new option to its offering for high-end threading: the Dormer Shark E894 is a high-performance HSS-E thread forming tap suitable for both through and blind holes in a wide range ...

Historically, the threading of holes has been a fairly straightforward operation, usually performed close to the end of a part’s machining. Once the holes had been drilled, thread taps of the ...

Twist drills do not make accurately sized or good finish holes; a reamer of some type is often used to cut the final size and finish. A reamer will not make the original hole; it will only enlarge a ...

In response to strong demand for reliable machining solutions in the aerospace industry, cutting tool and tooling system specialist Sandvik Coromant has launched new tapping and thread milling tools ...