Originally Posted by RichardV6
Originally Posted by 1854sailor
Originally Posted by TBM
And now I've cleaned up the hole with a file, there is a fighting chance that I can restore the standard threads with a tap. Which I haven't got so have ordered one.


Did you order the complete set? Taper, Plug, and Bottoming...

Known as taper, second and plug taps over here. For cleaning an existing thread in blind hole I would just use the last two or even last one.


Probably won't need the last one as it's an open hole - I'd ordered it to clean out the four blind ones, but didn't need it in the end = did the job with a bolt and some more plusgas. I'm sure it will come in.....

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