{"id":6661,"date":"2024-05-23T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:31:31","slug":"joe-pie-tap-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6661","title":{"rendered":"Joe Pie Tap Handle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Those who joined me for my Gauge O Guild an Evening With Session will have heard me mention YouTuber Joe Pie as someone whom I have learned a lot of techniques and in the past I have made a couple of his shop project tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Evening With...Rob Pulham\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xVrX22i8Q58?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Needing a distraction from my current endeavour which has been quite frustrating I decided to follow this video and make another small tap handle. I have previously made one similar to the one that he shows at the start of the video but I made the hole in it a bit big so it&#8217;s more suited to larger shanked taps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make your own Small Tap Handle !!\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bl3XcIzcbl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As regular viewers of my posts will know I am a great believer in recycling and early this year I bought a job lot of vintage tools from eBay for the princely sum of \u00a37.50 I really bought them for the 3MT-2MT sleeve that was included but there was also a very well made large tap wrench a Moore and wright imperial ruler, a set of sprung external calipers and a couple of 1&#8243; die holders. Of the latter one was very well made and as I have a couple of 1&#8243; dies will come in very useful. The second was a bit battered and had an aluminium casting for the die holder with a couple of 1\/2&#8243; steel bars as the handles. This I consigned to the useful bits box and so part of one of the handles became my material for making the miniature tap handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2-1024x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6662\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2-1024x551.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2-300x161.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2-768x413.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2-500x269.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-New-Out99999-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Recycled Die Holder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I popped the whole thing in the lathe and being very careful of the large lump in the middle I parted of approx 65mm (just over 2.5&#8243;) this allowed a little to tidy each end up bringing it back to a finished size of 62mm or a whisker under 2.5&#8243; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I followed Joe&#8217;s steps. I adjusted my hole dimensions to suit an M6 cap head screw so I drilled 5mm for the tapping size, 6.5mm clearance and then 10mm to recess the head of the screw. I drilled until the head was just proud of the end of the handle and then used a 10mm end mill to flatten the bottom of the hole and allow the screw to just sit inside the handle when fully screwed home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001-1024x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6663\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001-1024x436.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001-300x128.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001-768x327.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001-500x213.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miniature Tap Wrench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0002-892x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6664\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0002-892x1024.jpg 892w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0002-261x300.jpg 261w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0002-768x882.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0002.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miniature Tap Wrench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6665\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003-500x281.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miniature Tap Wrench &#8211; 12BA Tap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I drilled a 4mm hole in the centre which will take up to a 4BA tap (It might take bigger but that&#8217;s the one that I measured as I mostly use smaller than that). Shown here with a 12 Ba tap inserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6666\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1-1024x650.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1-768x487.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1-473x300.jpg 473w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-IMG_0004-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miniature Tap Wrench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly I heated it up and dropped it into some olive oil overnight to give it a nicely blued appearance &#8211; Although I had cleaned it with IPA I went back and did a small adjustment from which I didn&#8217;t clean the oil inside out again before the heating. Although I couldn&#8217;t see it, this must have created a bit of smoke, which set the workshop smoke alarm off. At least I know that it works. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who joined me for my Gauge O Guild an Evening With Session will have heard me mention YouTuber Joe Pie as someone whom I have learned a lot of techniques and in the past I have made a couple &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6661\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-machine-tools","category-tips-n-tricks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6667,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6661\/revisions\/6667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}