a41capt
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Yep!
Right on pard.
Using the tap guide to get you started ain't a bad idea for a newbie, especially since the tap included in the kit is a plug rather than starting tap, but the experienced folks shouldn't have an issue.
As for drilling the old threaded hole, it's already there and square with what is needed. You're only reaming for diameter, and that's barely more than the old thread major diameter. Kinda hard to make the hole crooked unless it was already crooked before you started! We aren't filling and redrilling the case, just cleaning out the old thread pattern.
I guess I have been very blessed during my 50 years of drilling and tapping hundreds of holes by hand only to have never messed one up. How did I ever get by without those fancy contraptions?
Right on pard.
Using the tap guide to get you started ain't a bad idea for a newbie, especially since the tap included in the kit is a plug rather than starting tap, but the experienced folks shouldn't have an issue.
As for drilling the old threaded hole, it's already there and square with what is needed. You're only reaming for diameter, and that's barely more than the old thread major diameter. Kinda hard to make the hole crooked unless it was already crooked before you started! We aren't filling and redrilling the case, just cleaning out the old thread pattern.