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CL engineering

21st February 2023 12:37 PM

1" 8tpi (bsw) long stay tap

hi all

a good friend is looking to buy or hire a stay tap, 1" 8tpi (bsw) needs to be long as is to thread the crown stays on his Aveling roller,

any help greatly received

thanks Chris

8_10 Brass Cleaner

22nd February 2023 04:32 PM

Can he not weld a normal tap onto a piece of bar, then turn and thread that to pitch?

Thats how I've seen Aveling Crown stay taps done in the past.

He's lucky it isn't a Fowler at 14tpi!

CL engineering

22nd February 2023 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8_10 Brass Cleaner (Post 447003)

Can he not weld a normal tap onto a piece of bar, then turn and thread that to pitch?

Thats how I've seen Aveling Crown stay taps done in the past.

He's lucky it isn't a Fowler at 14tpi!

yes good point about Fowler's!

yes i think that is what he will do, but thought we would try and find one before making one!

steaming-crawley

28th February 2023 02:33 PM

Tom field Patterson is your man sorry I don’t have any contact details.

iain	28th February 2023 02:42 PM

We get our stay taps from south coast steam ltd - Barry Gambles

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