Learn to use a Tap & Die to Cut Threads 

Best explanation I could find on RU-vid. Some of us didn't have the luxury of being taught this when we were young.

Simple. Straight to the point and little tips and tricks sprinkled throughout. Top quality video. Thank you.

Great video! Informs well, and fast. No "um/er/uh" to slog through. And all video shows concepts perfectly.

This is one of those videos where i swear i can physically _FEEL_ it in my hands, as i watch. hnnnggg, that muscle memory.

My dad would like that this video helped me use the tools I inherited from him. He had confidence that his daughter could build and repair stuff, I just wish he was still alive to give me tips on how to use some of his tools. Thanks for the info.

Easily the best Tutorial for Function, Explanation, and advice on these tools! Great Work!

My dad (a tool and die maker) taught me this about 60 years ago and it clearly is a useful skill to have.

Great video. Educational. Well filmed. No wasted time. Thank you!

This Video saved me ages of research time for my homework.

Just what I needed. Thanks

Screw pitch gauge. Brilliant, thank you. Tapping etc. Clear, direct and precise. Very good.

I have read that there are two types of dies. Some have round bodies, as in the video, and the others have hex-shaped bodies. The round dies are for making new threads. The hex dies are intended for cleaning up or repairing damaged existing threads. If you go shopping online, it's not always clear what is being offered - check carefully. I also believe (not sure) many dies offered are just 'Carbon Steel' which is OK for many jobs, but others are High Speed Steel (HSS) which should be used on harder metals. I'm no machinist, just a hobbyist, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

These days we can find some amazing channels who teaches very practically, for electronics , electrical too

Very nice video. Could have mentioned that the die is directional as well. It usually has a wider gap on one end for easier start.

Well done video. A nice refresher for me on the tap and die.

The other video I watched didn't explain the tap need to be drilled before trying to thread the hole. I felt stupid but this video makes this clear from the on set. I am sure its a no brainier but if your gonna give instructions you need to start from the beginning. Thanks this helped me out!

The great part about this video was the part about backing off a half turn and then continue for a full turn and then repeat the process. Knowing what it takes to use these tools without damaging them is what it's all about. GREAT!! (The cutting oil was good too!}

A valuable lesson from a great teacher. Thank you.

Well done video.That was really helpful

Finally, someone who shows how to put the tap into the tool. Thanks. How do you choose the right drill bit for your tap size?

Excellent video. Had a thought about how to keep the tap near-perfectly perpendicular. If you took a piece of tube stock that's about half the length of the tap and only slightly larger in diameter, you could use the piece of tube stock as a sleeve to keep the tap more perpendicular until it's dug in enough to where you don't have to guide it much anymore. Just a thought.

This is really helpful. I'm trying to get an old Moto Guzzi motorcycle shifter linkage repaired and the factory part is a piece of rod with M6 left handed threads on one side and right handed threads on the other side. I can't find this part anywhere. Someone suggested making my own with a die and your video makes it look like a great solution.

Thank you for this! its like a try before you buy for beginers!

The sequence and imagery was well done

The video was very helpful. Thank You. Really liked the audio.

Great info, thanks for sharing

Nice smooth explanation.tqvm

Very informative. Thanks and take care.

Excellent video. Thank you

I'd recommend lubricant for aluminium as well especially for small sizes, WD40 works well as does paraffin/kerosene or proper tapping fluids.

thx so much! I needed this for my GCSE!

Thanks for the video & tips

Well I must say this is pretty darn helpful. Thx so much it definitely cleared things up for me.

Very clearly explained and you don't ramble on slowly. I learned more than I anticipated 😊 this video is appreciated thank you for your time. I bet you're an amazing father, and if you don't have kids you should. Lol so random, it's Trudeau 😂😊

thanks for Sharing you Knowledge and Experience!!

Perfect instruction. Thanks!

Please make more how to basics videos like this.

This Is the kind of content that I love to see on this channel, great video!

very informative, learnt a lot, cheers!

awesome!!!thanks for the cool tips!!

Excellent video

Very good explanation of how to use a tap & die. 🤓👍🏼

A good tool makes good work! Good Luck To You!!!

Very good description. Only you must counter sink before first tap. Machine shops and tool shops do this as part of there procedure. Not doing this leaves a burr where the first thread starts. So counter sink the major diameter minimum. Also standard tap drill charts are for 75% of thread which is fine for standard application.

Great video. Thanks.

best video out there ! thanks

informative video, thanks for sharing

Thank you.. it helped alot

great video!

You can easily add a taper to a tap b using the drill press and an angle grinder. But keep the temperature down!

Cloudkicker! Very nice.

suuuper informative...

You should use a lubricant on aluminum although it is soft it will gall the threads

That was really helpful

When I cut threads with a tap I always use a screw gun. To slow doing it by hand. The exception being bigger taps like maybe M16+. An 18 V machine will start to struggle with those. ;)

Which particular cloudkicker song is this? The link goes to "Not to Scale Or Painted" but that's different to the track in the video :)

Question: Are both the Tap and the die rotation in clockwise cutting direction?? for the screw to enter clockwise?

When you're making threads it's actually better to use really thick oil (tap fluid)-I don't recommend grease but thick oil..high sulfur helps!

You should use oil if working with any kind of metal, friction = heat = softer metal = warped metal = problem. Also if you have some bolts that have damaged threads you can run them through a dye to fix the threading.

Brilliant!

So the die needs to be plain side up then 😮 no wonder I was struggling, yeah I just realised that the printed side is a little wider 😊 many thanks.

Am I the only one that noticed that he said "be sure to give a backward turn once every revolution" , what was shown was backing off every half revolution?

You have the die stock upside down. The ridge on the bottom is supposed to be on the opposite side you are threading it from so the die doesn't get pushed out as you screw it on.

Great explanation. I'm needing a fine threaded tap however. For small auto molding repairs to back sides. Adding althread studs since the pins broke off. They are 5/32 which I think is 8-32.What? That don't make since. 5/16 maybe?

how would you know the inner diamter of a round die?

Cheers Matey.

On a 10mm metal sheet what should be the maximum size of Bolt and nut so as not to compromise the structural integrity of the 10mm metal ? Thanks a ton in advance.

Good day bro, what size of drill bit and tapdrill for making a 10mm and 12 mm internal thread? May I have a good rply at once?

More confident want to do my work after watching this video

Can you do this to widen the groves in a pre existing thread? I’m trying to fix a thread that is too tight.

My pre-1912 Greenfield little giant set specifically states, first line of instructions is , and I quote, "Turn the taps and dies straight down, not back and forth."

Lube man!

You mention tables for the proper drill bit to use to drill the hole before tapping. Are there tables for the proper OD for the solid rod that you will be using the die on?

question pls internet people i have a rod that is 7mm and a die that is 6mm - will i be able to cut 6mm treads in it or does the rod have to be 6mm to start with?

,, thanks for trick , its useful for making lead screw for 3d printer :)

Can you still use the tap and die if it didn't come with a handle. Just purchased a set that goes from .7mm to 2mm. It didn't come with a handle

What's more common a metric set or standard?

What does "HSS" means & benefits over carbon tap & die?

When threading with a die, does the chamfer on the end of the rod have to be at the same angle as the thread? Also, what are the differences when doing this on a lathe?

what book is that please//? has anyone had to cut a tap into a bottoming tap for digicam tripod rethreading..

WD 40 good for some lube as you cut? That's all I got around the house. Going to tap the brake mount on my bike's shock.

Nice!!!

Can you re-tap a hole CCW?

can i use cordless drill to make traps instead of manual like in this video? just asking

No mention of initial drill holes?

I find that even being careful, dies will often wander slightly off-angle, so that you can proceed only so far down the rod before it ploughs too far to one side to proceed any further. Am I the only one; is there a simple solution? (I have started clamping the die and an alignment block (with a hole in it) horizontally into the metal vice to keep things straight, and turning the rod slowly with a power drill...)

This post rock soundtrack is INTENSE. Am I watching a thread tapping tutorial, or 28 Days Later? 🧟‍♂️

Tap water's the best lubricant.

Concise

Do you have any recommendations for a tap and die set? I don't need anything heavy duty, has I would only use it on soft metals and wood. Thank You

Why can’t we use threaded drill bits instead of theead tap?

Watching him turn half a turn then backing half a turn was making me twitch, imagine doing it like that on a cover with 64 holes that need threading, generally one turn forward, half a turn to break chips then take up the slack and go another full turn. Threading aluminum without lube is very unwise it will gall and create a mess, good old WD40 makes a fine alloy cutting lube.

At 0:37 there is a mistake that it is not a plug tap

doesnt it take long time?

I have been told 1mm smaller on the tapping material and 1 mm smaller on the die material

Use plenty of lubricant!

Instead of cutting oil, would WD40 work for tapping steel?

IMHO: 4-FLUTE TAPS BREAK TOO EASILY. 2, OR 3-FLUTE TAPS HOLD UP MUCH BETTER

WD40 works as a great substitute for cutting oil, but only on aluminum and other softer metals.

did he say that cast iron is a soft material?, because it is quite the opposite