Tapping 101

Douglas Ruuska is a recovering physicist whose pendulum has swung back, once again, to the realm of art. He has worked at CERN and Fermi Lab, the Antarctic and many, many places in between. He has done such things as DAQ and control coding, stained glass, motorcycle and Landrover mechanic, Bio-Tech instrumentation design, 1-MeV neutron radiation damage studies, photography all over the planet and kinetic sculptures such as his Galaxy, Let's Go Fly a Bike, Invisible Light of Distant Stars and Cosmic Praise for Burning Man, among other things. He tends to stay busy and enjoys good beer very much...

Have you ever spent 2-days on a complex part only to be completely frustrated by breaking a tap in your last hole? Well, if this has happened to you, or perhaps you would not like to end up with this most sorry fate, then this, my good human, is the class for you.

Wherein we go over and practice techniques necessary for a successful tapping experience! We cover identifying threads, tap types, different types of manual tap handles, how to ensure that your threads are straight, lubrication, and even dive a little deeper into some background nitty-gritty such as tolerance classes as well as calculating tap drill sizes from just knowing what size screw that you are tapping for.

The materials fee for this class is $20. This is separate from the ticket price and is to reimburse the instructor for any tools or materials used in this class. This will be paid once, directly to the instructor at the start of the first class meeting. This instructor accepts payments in cash.

Greatly improved understanding and ability to cut internal threads in many materials and situations.

A tap, a drill and the material to put threads into.

Clothes that they do not mind getting dirty. Pencil & paper.

All students must be 16 years old or older. Students under 18 years of age must be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a responsible adult.

Learn more about our class and ticket cancelation policies Here.

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

*Sales end 2 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.

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