Micro Spring Tapping Guide 9.5mm

Handy accessories for any machinist, this spring tapping guides ensure you start every tap or reamer straight with perfect alignment.

The Micro Spring Tapping Guide 9.5mm has a ø9.5mm hardened guide centre point and will handle larger taps more easily.

Hardened and ground shanks and are suitable for use on a lathe, mill or drill.

Specifications:

Shank Dia.: 12.7mm

Guide Pin: 9.5mm

Length: 81mm

How it works

Lathe:

• Grip the Guide's shank in the tailstock chuck.
• Locate nose of tap in hole to be tapped and move tailstock to engage the tapping guide's point in centre hole of the tap or tap wrench.
• Adjust tailstock to compress the guide's spring and commence tapping.
• As the hole is tapped, the guide follows the tap keeping it aligned.

Mill/Drill:

• Grip the Guide's shank in a drill chuck or collet.
• Make sure the guide is correctly aligned with the pilot hole (it should be if you just drilled it ).
• Locate nose of tap in hole to be tapped and lower the spindle to engage the tapping guide's point in centre hole of the tap or tap wrench.
• Lower the spindle further to compress the guide's spring and commence tapping.
• As the hole is tapped, the guide follows the tap keeping it aligned.