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Thread: Tapping threads in white oak

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    Using Brass.

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    I tap wood regularly. Drill the pilot on a drill press, chuck the tap in a VS drill, load the tap with paraffin and tap all the way through without stopping.

    Give it a try in some scrap!

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    Thanks for all the suggestions. Here's the finished product.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prashun Patel View Post
    Here's the finished product.

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    Very nice.
    Did you build the chairs, too?

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    Prashun, I've tapped oak before - red and white - with no problems. Use a course thread.

    However, for your application I would consider using hanger bolts instead of threading. Hanger bolts have a lag (wood) thread on one end, and a machine thread on the other. They work well for table applications.

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    Thanks guys. Jim, no I did not make the chairs. Those are old.

    Scott, I am scratching my head about the hanger bolt idea. How would that work? Would the bolts stick permanently out of the leaves?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Jenkins View Post
    Get a piece of scrap about 1” thick and drill a through hole sized so the insert just fits in it. It will hold the insert square as you drive it.
    I like this idea, simple.

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    By the way, I since bought the EZ Lok insert tool that fits into a drill. I think it was $9, and makes it a snap to drive the inserts straight.

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    You might want to knock the corners off that steel piece. Looks like a knee buster.

    Dan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Wrenn View Post
    Never owned insert tool, but made my own. This idea appeared in one of the woodworking rags many years ago. Take a block of wood about 6-8" long, and about two inches high. In one end, drill a thru hole the same size as the bolt that fits into you insert. Then cut out a notch on that end, so you have room for nut and insert to thread on bolt. that passes thru block. Place block on item to have insert installed, and using either a wrench, or socket drive it home. Square every time. Go to Woodsmith.com, tips and techniques, threaded insert jig for illustration.
    Bruce, thanks for the reference. Handy jig.

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