Prior to drilling the hole you will eventually tap, determine what size you need to drill for the bolt you are trying to screw in. Your hole will be smaller than the diameter of the bolt, because the …

Put the tap in the handle or wrench and add some lubricating/cutting oil to the tap. The oil will help the tap cut into the material and makes removing the cut material (chips) easier. The …

The process of tapping uses two separate tools: the tap which cuts the threads on the inner diameter of the hole, and the die which cuts the threads on the outer diameter of the bolt or …

A tap is used to either make new threads in a hole, or repair damaged threads. Taps can be purchased, but here is how to make one out of any bolt. After you repair the damaged threads, …

Tapping Screw Threads: From time to time it is needful to screw something into something else, which may not yet accept a screw.  If the something else is metal, screw threads can be …

Make a Wood Tap From a Bolt: The ability to cut threads in wood can be useful for many projects. Often the needed tap can be expensive and a car ride away. For many applications, a tap can …

How to Make a Thread Tap: How to make a quick and easy tap for cutting a thread. ... Heat the bolt to ...

Since wood is really soft, you can likely "tap" the hole using just the bolt you want to put in it. Getting it threaded at the start can be a little tricky. Make sure you push the bolt into the hole …

I used a shim that was previously used as a glue spreader to prop the bolt head in the right position before vigorously clamping every thing down to my board and horse bench top. 2. …

The added heat from the welding really helps free up the offending tap or bolt. Once it's completely cool, feel free to add a little penetrating lube just for redundancy's sake, then …