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me me,but it only does the 5mm right? there is also a TRF version that does 5 and 6 mm.

You know your tools well, wb.
That would indeed be the preferred version :


For those who are wondering - it's an adjuster wrench.

Edou wrote:

You know your tools well, wb.

googled , no its getting a little scarry what I now by mind about tamiya stuff

You google well then, wb!
Nothing better than a scary amount of Tamiya know how...

Something that would have been a great addition to the tools...
If the handle wasn't such a piece of crap and would take the 2mm tap - like it says on the package :


Now that I put some WD-40 on it, at least you don't need five horses to clamp anything down.
Guess I can tap 3mm... while I bought it for the small one in the first place.



Drills were a real bargain. A 1.5mm and 2.5mm are included - the sizes you need to tap 2mm and 3mm threads.

I think I know why the tap handle doesn't take the small tap - the adjustable piece seems to be broken inside.
The thread is interrupted at some point.
Guess the tap handle guys don't tap a thread very well themselves.
Isn't that ironic.

I've forced the adjustable piece down by holding it with some groove pliers...
In the hope to reshape the threads but at the risk of breaking it altogether.
Result - I can now fit the 2mm tap! Small thread holes here I come!



Not too happy about the fact I was taken for a fool by the supplier about an item that was faulty to begin with...

Only semi-related, but tapping drill for M2 is 1.6mm. 1.5mm will be ok in plastic, but if you're doing metal you run the risk of busting the tap in the hole, which is likely to be a disaster! (Taps are usually mega-hard & you don't stand a chance of drilling the bits out).
If you plan to tap aluminium, lubricate the tap with WD40 or spit, or the ally will bind the tap up & break it. Keep backing the tap out & clear any swarf too, for the same reason. The softer the ally, the more trouble you'll have with it

Thanks for the tips, eddrick.
But badword, I was gonna use it on stainless first so I'd really need another drill then.

First idea I had was to tap some threads into a carbon fiber tube...
That's not gonna happen though 'cause the specs were different than expected.
Read up on it a bit - it should be possible. Without lubrication, that is.

Got a 1.6mm drill now as well but the stainless is way too hard for the plan I had.


So the choice is now in favour of helicoils...
Good to have a tap set like that though.
Some other new tools as well - these should help me drill a hole where I actually want it :