A Beginner Lathe Project - Making a Tap Follower

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For today's project, I will be making the familiar tap follower.
This is a pretty common beginner level machining project, and in my opinion that's for very good reasons.
If you would like to follow along and make this project for yourself, you can download the drawings, for free, on my Patreon.
FREE!!! Drawings on my Patreon!: patreon.com/HERSCHToolRoom?ut...
Here are links to the Creality Laser Engraver, my discount code is still active:
US: s.zbanx.com/r/vW2Q1y4PticC code:FALCON
UK: store.creality.com/uk/product... code:FN1106D
This beginner level lathe project offers a lot of room for flexibility, and creativity. And, is perfect for folks who have gotten to know the basics of operating their machines and tools and are ready to take on a full fledged project from start to finish. (Or, for anybody who just needs a tap follower... 😂)
So, head to my Patreon, download the drawings, and follow along!
The skills required to finish this project will include turning, drilling, reaming, and grinding.
If you have any questions about the project, or just any questions in general, please don't hesitate to ask!
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Who am I?
I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining.
I am here to share and learn.
Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now.
My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together.
My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe
My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head"
My other Milling Machine: Brown & Sharpe No. 2 Plain "light type" Universal Milling Machine
CREDITS:
Music and Sound Effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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@joell439

NICE !!!! Every episode keeps getting better. Your camera angles, editing and narration are absolutely PRO level. 👍👍😎👍👍

@woodndrum303

Hi just found your Patreon launch in April 24. Thank you for the Tap Follower, this is my third shop made tool to enable me at age 72 to make my own tools to create.. Well noted much else yet but thank you for helping

@RustyInventions-wz6ir

Very nice work. I really need to make one myself

@kyriacosvasiliou8342

That endmill tho!! JEEZ Chatter city with that baby!!

@Rustinox

I like your tool grinder. I looks like a nice unit.

@anonymouspoop2

The close up shots on the lathe were fantastic! Keep it up man!

@Ferndalien

Thank you for finally getting around to making a tap follower! It's just about my level of complexity, too.

@Warped65er

Nice, simple, but very useful project.

@improviseddiy

I don't tap without mine! I kept mine short for clearance on my mill. On a lathe you have no limitations. I like your surface finishes!

@patrickbeaumier8616

Nice work 👍👍

@dougmarkham1919

Amazing job once again.

@syldysnya

Thanks, nice project

@MASI_forging

How awesome 😃😃

@davidmasters9793

Tighten the tap handle, get it started, put 2 fingers from both hands under the tap wrench ( like you're just supporting it), and apply upward pressure as you turn the handle. Dead straight every time.

@larrybud

Darn, I was hoping for some hand-drawn diagrams ;-)

@mateobarbis3628

Awesome project and explanation! And I think you used shapr3d for the drawing, love that CAD really simple and intuitive to use for simple parts like that

@MegaLostOne

Very nice video on making a tap follower. If you don't mind one recommendation or alteration to consider to your design. When making mine I ran into a problem of it having a pressure build up when compressing the guide rod and a vacuum build up as it was being pushed out by the spring, I ended up drilling a small hole in the end cap (plug) which relieved the air from being trapped inside plus it allows me in the future a port to flush any grime that would build up and an oil port without having to disassemble it.