(background) I've been toying with the idea of taping some wood blanks to use as a waste block for mounting turning bowls.

so I been searching for 1x8 taps

well "holy crap Batman" are they now made of gold?

The prices that are being asked makes me wonder if it is just easier to buy a stock of face plates and call it a day

Beall used to have them, but supposedly Beall is now out of business & Lee Valley bot some/all of their stock.

The ones that are available on line are commanding a ridiculous price.

anyone either know of a reasonably price one or is willing to sell a seldom used one?

thks

smitty

Smitty, I am pretty ignorant, what do these look like, I have some turning things in storage I inherited, maybe I may have what you need.

Also, moved your topic from General Woodworking to Turners Forum, might get some more eyes on this that way 🙂

I've only used them a couple of time (waste blocks), but that was with face plates. Actually, the thought of screwing them onto the lathe spindle (I guess that's what you want to do) never occurred to me.

Edited February 6Feb 6 by Fred W. Hargis Jr

@John Morris

John I thought I was in the turners forum!?!?!

But thanks for moving it

here's what it looks like:

https://www.amazon.com/Lzcdelyxiao-8-Tap-Straight-Tolerance/dp/B0CY5LT1V5/

3 minutes ago, smitty10101 said:

here's what it looks like:

I feel like I have seen that before in my stash of stuff, when I get out to the shop in bit, I'll poke around.

Available on Amazon and other places. I went to a machine shop and asked if they had an old, dull one. It works great for wood. Just remember the threading works best when threading into side grain- not end grain. If you must do end grain, saturate the pilot hole with CA glue to harden the fibers.

This one is $15.

https://www.amazon.com/Drill-America-Qualtech-Threading-Bottoming/dp/B00FXK5FMK/

I do have some, but they are very small, sorry Smitty.

3 hours ago, John Morris said:

I do have some, but they are very small, sorry Smitty

no problem

Thanks for looking

smitty

@lew

Thank you,

Haven't a clue what criteria you used to search for it but it worked.

I tried everyway I could think of and NEVER did that come up

ordered it

again thanks

smitty

25 minutes ago, smitty10101 said:

@lew

Thank you,

Haven't a clue what criteria you used to search for it but it worked.

I tried everyway I could think of and NEVER did that come up

ordered it

again thanks

smitty

Glad to help!

What Lew has suggested is a metal tap . Metal taps work in wood well in most cases. I have a Beall and it works great, threaded area is no more than an inch. You can make your own from a bolt of the appropriate size. Use a hacksaw to cut a groove and then file it to sharpness desired. The problem may be finding the bolt.

Have you looked on Ebay? Around 35 or 40 bucks there

1 hour ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

Around 35 or 40 bucks there

exactly my point

$35-40 for a single tap is more than a little over the top when you can buy several, or a complete set, for the same price.

I have several metric & standard tap & die sets that I have purchased over the years and several taps from my father.

Unfortunately, none approaching 1 inch.

9 hours ago, Gerald said:

What Lew has suggested is a metal tap . Metal taps work in wood well in most cases. I have a Beall and it works great, threaded area is no more than an inch. You can make your own from a bolt of the appropriate size. Use a hacksaw to cut a groove and then file it to sharpness desired. The problem may be finding the bolt.

I have done that, too, for some of the smaller requirements- 3/4 x 10 add-ons for my live center threads. Instead of the hacksaw, I use a Dremel with a cutting wheel.