sploo
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I've never used a tap and die set, but I'm facing the possibility of having to drill a hole in a chuck in order to remove it from an arbor (http://www.jacobschuck.com/drill-chuck-removal-guide).
I've seen advice that you can drill and tap a hole, and screw in a bolt in order to push out the arbor (instead of just drilling a hole and using a press). I'm assuming that the chuck will be made of steel (it's a Jacobs 34-06 (#06295)) and that I'd obviously need a tap suitable for the material.
There are loads of cheap HSS taps around (e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-MS53 ... B000LFS22W) would that suffice, or do I need something a bit higher quality/harder material?
I've seen advice that you can drill and tap a hole, and screw in a bolt in order to push out the arbor (instead of just drilling a hole and using a press). I'm assuming that the chuck will be made of steel (it's a Jacobs 34-06 (#06295)) and that I'd obviously need a tap suitable for the material.
There are loads of cheap HSS taps around (e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-MS53 ... B000LFS22W) would that suffice, or do I need something a bit higher quality/harder material?