Hey guys,
Wondering if anyone has experience rigid tapping very fine threads like 2-56 with a standard rigid tap. I have cut down to 6-32 and obviously rigid tapping works great overall, but is it accurate enough to get proper threads on something as small as 2-56? Someone has mentioned using a tapmatic holder, but for the times here and there we do some 2-56 I dont think it would be worth blowing a few hundred bucks on a holder (yet).
Using a brand new Haas SMM2.
Wondering if anyone has experience rigid tapping very fine threads like 2-56 with a standard rigid tap. I have cut down to 6-32 and obviously rigid tapping works great overall, but is it accurate enough to get proper threads on something as small as 2-56? Someone has mentioned using a tapmatic holder, but for the times here and there we do some 2-56 I dont think it would be worth blowing a few hundred bucks on a holder (yet).
Using a brand new Haas SMM2.