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Ian Sugden24/01/2013 00:07:48
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I have done that Dave

but the background is black and I cant see half the text

mechman4824/01/2013 10:49:59
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Tried to download; running Vista...'CRASHED MY PC' !!! B****CKS, ..will keep my Newnes Engineers pocket book, Presto drilling & tapping ref book, MEW drill & tap ref.charts (early years)..

George

David Littlewood24/01/2013 12:05:30
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Guys,

Listen to Roderick, he's the only one who has given the correct advice so far. Most thread tables give tapping drill sizes which are too small; this dramatically increases the risk of tap breakage, especially if they are not perfectly sharp. This is the worst for ISO metric threads (where the fact that the taps are bigger than nominal size is an added factor) but this is true to some extent for all sizes.

Buy the book he recommends, it'll be worth it, it's only about 5 quid!

David

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