I have to drill and tap a 16mm hole 70mm deep with a spiral tap in a Okuma space turn live tooling lathe … previously I’ve used 2 taps in different pockets .can anyone advise the best approach so my taps don’t break.
Cheers
Alessandro
We have had issues with tapping over the years as well and use Okuma lathes.
Recently I started switching over to Emuge taps. Their technical support and guys on the ground are second to none. It started with one project and as the rep made recommendations he gained out trust now we just call and get which ever tap he recommends.
They did a training session for us in the shop and there is a voodoo science to tapping that they know more about than anyone I have run into.
I would give Emuge a call. They know the machines as well and will be able to recommend something for your specific application.