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Old 10-07-2014, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by spit.fire View Post
Spent a good chunk of my weekend drilling and tapping holes and breaking taps....
Are you using any kind of lubrication? I broke a few taps as well on aluminum work until I started using a bit of diesel fuel as lube. Kerosene or Mineral spirits might work as well, don't recall what the recommended lube for tapping alu is, but if you do a search I'm sure you'll hit the jackpot.
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