The average do-it-yourselfer hates to drill metal, especially steel. We don’t know how many questions readers have submitted and we’ve answered on that topic over the years. Even the most enthusiastic ...

Taps and dies are great for cutting new threads or repairing old threads on metals, plastics and other hard materials. Taps cut threads on the inside of holes and dies cut threads on the outside of ...

When people are designing lightweight products, or repairing a worn-out thread, a dependable fastening tool can make a big difference. This is where self tapping threaded inserts can come into play.

A new tooling system produces threaded holes in all types of sheet metal, eliminating the need for secondary tapping operations or additional fasteners. Developed by Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, ...

A cheap and effective ratcheting tap. Need to cut threads into a hole? A tool called a tap is what you need, and a hand-operated one like the one shown here to the side is both economical and ...

Threaded inserts are great for melting into FDM prints with a soldering iron. The process isn’t so simple for resin prints, since they don’t generally soften with heat. Off course, you can also print ...

WALTER USA launched the TC130 Supreme tapping tool with a new, patent-pending geometry for improved surface quality even when threading large batch sizes. Straight grooves produce short, controllable ...

For high performance, robust, and strong threaded inserts, engineers can turn towards norelem’s comprehensive self-tapping range. Stable, tear-proof, vibration-proof and wear-resistant, the ...

DORMER PRAMET added a new option to its offering for high-end threading: the Dormer Shark E894 is a high-performance HSS-E thread forming tap suitable for both through and blind holes in a wide range ...

We've all been there. You're tightening a bolt into a threaded hole and it's a bit harder than usual, and then the whole thing goes loose like the metal threads ...