Tapping die holder for tailstock

[mattty]

Hi
I am keen to make some die holders for my lathe , does anybody have pics or plans. also how are they mounted in the tailstock?
Thankyou
Matt

 

[kvom]

Here's one offered by LMS:

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2314&category=935142539

Not hard to reverse engineer it. Mine uses a straight shank that it held in a chuck in the tailstock. The die holder itself is just a round pocket milled in the ends to fit the die closely, and there are set screws on the perimeter to secure the die.

Even though I made one, I find it just as convenient to use the manual die wrench and pressure from the tailstock to start it straight.

 

[gus]

Here is my DIY Die holder in action. Have yet to make Die Holder for longer studs.Meanwhile existing die holder serves my requirement. I have DIY M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 die holders.Die holders are surplus from left overs. You will need a double action ratchet spanner for forward n reverse actions. I use machine spiral taps and its all the way forward till dead end and reverse to remove die.

 

[MachineTom]

Heres my Die Holder, made from a old mt-2 screw machine shank, and a piece of SS prop shaft

 

[mattty]

Excellent ,thank you very much, I will get busy and start making some.
Kind Regards Matt