Tapping broken taps (a.k.a. I'm all tapped out)

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by Cory

How funny that you post this right now Earlier this afternoon I was teaching a team member how to tap when they broke off a 10-24 tap in a piece that took hours to machine. If we can't find any other way to extract it, we will certainly try your tip!

Thanks a lot for such good advice Dave.

Cory

A long time ago, I used a different kind of extractor that was like a drill bit with left-handed flutes. You put it in a tap handle. At first, the extractor just drills into the tap. Eventually, the flutes bite into the tap and the tap will start turning. I haven't had to use one of these in a while so I don't know where to find them.