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Tap Magic for aluminum Best I have found so far,,, Do have two back out tap and clean chips ,I tap a total of 8 holes in a .250 x .500 x .800 Alum block 6 are length ways through block 2 though the .250 . I use a drill buy hand , 3mm tap.

Cool I can get mine to quite creeping to ,,,Thanks for asking the question and thanks for the answer,,,,

This one looks like it will do the job ,,,The plate is a fairlead for a small winch ,,It needs a beveled edge to stop the line from fraying/cutting Thank you ,,,,

Thank you for your reply's , I was doing a google and found the end mill that I needed , They talked about 1/8" was what the cut depth was not the point size ,,So they don't make one for the type of cut iam doing , but could be used for type of cut when I find one that will fit ,,Harvey Tools...

Ok I have bought two different corner rounding end mills and they don't do what I need, I know I don't understand the size they have listed or what I need ,,hopefully some one here can steer me in the right direction ,, A part that I make for my winches needs a 1/8" groove cut threw a 1/8"...

Yes there is ,,The controller used for my winches has a drag brake and will hold about 3/4 of the max weight ,,I don't see using my winch on anything heavier than 65 lbs ,,But it doesn't need AC for power ,,DC ,,, 11.1 volts really gets the winch going ,I normally recommend 8.4 volts ,,,Lipo...

Thank you guys for all the info,, It has been very helpful ,,,My die holder has a hex type clamp head ,,, I will look for HSS die and better cutting fluid . I have been holding the 1/8th dia shaft in the chuck and the die in the tail stock and cutting threads on slow,,, under power ,,,

I need some help with a thread cutting die ,,, 3mm x.50 ,, I use a hex die holder in my tail stock on my lathe I cut a .440 long thread on a 1/8" shaft , I have been using a Irwin Hanson die's ,,They don't last very long ,and have been looking for a better die... Anyone know of a better...

You might consider a 2 part line with a high powered servo motor ,,Robert

Been here just reading and getting good ideas ,,Have a question ,,I build winches for RC rock crawlers ,,I use a modified servo for my power/gear drive so no problem there ,,Some are just direct drive ,,The spool is .840 long x .600 where the line runs in the center of the spool is .359...It...

Thank you for your reply ,I have been turning parts for 6years but never steel just aluim..stuff so going to steel ,is a new thing for me ..Robert :eek:

I bought a piece of Acralloy 1/2 DI ..I made a main shaft ,,my problem is I have to turn it down to 5/16'' What a pain ,,then turn 1.325 of the 2'' length down to .150. then turn .775 for mm threaded shaft ,,Want to cut my time form two hours to ????? I did a goggle search but the Acralloy Is...

Grizzly has very good ,,after the sale ,,, support ,every problem I ran into has been taken care of ,Lots of good help there,I went to there store as well a looked at what I wanted and had all my questions answered ,,,,Harbor freight stuff has left me very sorry for wasting my money there ,,I...

Thank you for your time and help,,,Robert

Thank you ,,So for me to understand in my terms is this ,,I want to broach a hole 1/2 inch deep ,So I drill the hole 5/8 deep ,broach 1/2 deep should be good .. Or bored a hole in the side at the bottom of the hole for the chips to come out of ,,Thank you Robert