[TheForge] Broken tap

[Ray Miller]

Larry's solutions is used often in industry as well. Also there are 
maintenance welding electrodes that are designed for that very purpose. 
The flux ends up puddling around the puddle protecting the threads when 
the broken tap is below the surface. Then you weld up past the surface 
and weld on a nut.
I had completely forgot the technique. That's why this list is so 
valuable.

Ray
Cincinnati
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 12:10 PM, Larry wrote:

> I have not read all this thread, but.  In the  past I have had a 
> similar problem
> which I solved by placing a nut of the size hole I was tapping over 
> the end of the
> broken tap ant then carefully welding the nut onto the broken end.  I 
> then backed
> the tap out with a wrench.  Good Luck,
>
> Larry
>
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