Radial Tap (standard fit)

Superiorduper said:
I know this is an old thread but...

I own a josey cue and had Bob Danielson made a shaft for it.

The shaft threads on uncomfortably tight, the original josey shaft has a larger hole, so I’m assuming Bob used the undersized tap?

The radial pin Keith uses doesn’t appear to be the uniloc radial pin, so I’m not sure if this is part of the issue as well? Any insight on this would be appreciated.

Are the threads of the the undersized tap the same diameter as the standard fit? Is it possible to just bore the hole out to the same size Keith made his hole and maintain the threads or will the shaft need to be retapped as well?

Thanks for your time.
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On the Radial. Both taps use a 5/16 hole. It should be all about the tap.
 
Michael Webb said:
On the Radial. Both taps use a 5/16 hole. It should be all about the tap.
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Thanks for your response Michael.

So just the threads are cut deeper when using the standard fit tap?

It appears the threads are cut slightly deeper when looking into the original shaft compared to Bob’s shaft.

Shpose I’ll be ordering a radial tap then...
 
Superiorduper said:
Thanks for your response Michael.

So just the threads are cut deeper when using the standard fit tap?

It appears the threads are cut slightly deeper when looking into the original shaft compared to Bob’s shaft.

Shpose I’ll be ordering a radial tap then...
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It's always good to have proper tooling. On Radial taps. Stock them both. They're twice the cost they use to be but it is what it is. I really hate the phrase but unfortunately, it fits.
 
I have both the 'standard' and the 'undersize' Radial taps.
The 'undersize' tap is .005" SMALLER on both the minor and
the major diameters than the std tap. Don't mix them up.
 
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