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|model=Mastercraft ?? | |model=Mastercraft ?? | ||
|serial=?? | |serial=?? | ||
|owner= | |owner=Travis | ||
|loanstatus=Semi-Permanent Loan | |loanstatus=Semi-Permanent Loan | ||
|arrived=Pre 2013 | |arrived=Pre 2013 | ||
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* Slowly rotate tap to begin cutting threads | * Slowly rotate tap to begin cutting threads | ||
* Use appropriate thread cutting lubricant for material, see reference chart | * Use appropriate thread cutting lubricant for material, see reference chart | ||
* Every | * Every 1/4 rotation of cutting, reverse tap one half rotation to break burr. If forgotten, tap will break. NEVER DO THIS. Tapping is a back-and-forth process | ||
* If tap ever binds or requires a sudden change in force, is lined up incorrectly, possibly all the way from the start. This is unfixable. DO NOT CONTINUE or apply more force, tap will break. | * If tap ever binds or requires a sudden change in force, is lined up incorrectly, possibly all the way from the start. This is unfixable. DO NOT CONTINUE or apply more force, tap will break. | ||
* Ensure full threads are tapped by threading several full turns of the tap past the far side, if applicable. | * Ensure full threads are tapped by threading several full turns of the tap past the far side, if applicable. | ||
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==Specs== | ==Specs== | ||
* | * Note - Tap set is in grey plastic, is in a blue case (a separate tap set is grey case with blue plastic). | ||