Comments on: Finds: Klein’s Six-in-One Tapping Tool http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sweetalker http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-27115 Sweetalker Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:01:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-27115 Any tool will fail when it is used incorrectly. This tool was made for electical boxes. I haven't had any trouble with mine.... yet. Any tool will fail when it is used incorrectly. This tool was made for electical boxes. I haven’t had any trouble with mine…. yet.

]]> By: Stuart http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-27100 Stuart Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:14:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-27100 I like mine for fixing threads in aluminum electrical stuff but broke it when attempting a proper tapping job. I like mine for fixing threads in aluminum electrical stuff but broke it when attempting a proper tapping job.

]]> By: Matt Lapointe http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-27065 Matt Lapointe Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:55:48 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-27065 I'm an electrician and this tool is used enough by myself to be in my belt pouch all the time, not only does it rethread damaged electrical boxes, but you can also just keep on trucking with the tool and thread the hole to the next size so you can still reuse the box, which is really handy when you're replacing devices in granny's house with fancy old wallpaper that can't be damaged. (by the way let's keep in mind that Klein is an electrical tool company so the tool was never intended for tapping blind holes in thick metal...). I’m an electrician and this tool is used enough by myself to be in my belt pouch all the time, not only does it rethread damaged electrical boxes, but you can also just keep on trucking with the tool and thread the hole to the next size so you can still reuse the box, which is really handy when you’re replacing devices in granny’s house with fancy old wallpaper that can’t be damaged. (by the way let’s keep in mind that Klein is an electrical tool company so the tool was never intended for tapping blind holes in thick metal…).

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-26984 Nate Bezanson Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:13:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-26984 And it's twice as useless once you break it. I use mine mostly for thread chasing, but I've done some real tapping of freshly drilled holes and it works fine. The trick was labeling the threads, since they're not stamped into the tool, and I don't work with this stuff enough to recognize it on sight. And it’s twice as useless once you break it. I use mine mostly for thread chasing, but I’ve done some real tapping of freshly drilled holes and it works fine. The trick was labeling the threads, since they’re not stamped into the tool, and I don’t work with this stuff enough to recognize it on sight.

]]> By: Paul http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-26731 Paul Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:02:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-26731 Is this a tap, or a thread chaser? It is certainly not a bottoming tool. I suppose it'd be handy if I was dealing with whipped out electrical boxes all day or something. Then again so would self tapping 8-32 screws I guess. While this tool looks handy to me in a limited set of circumstances, usually I take tapping more seriously, when I have to do it. Especially little taps, they really suck to clear out of holes when you break them in there. Is this a tap, or a thread chaser? It is certainly not a bottoming tool. I suppose it’d be handy if I was dealing with whipped out electrical boxes all day or something. Then again so would self tapping 8-32 screws I guess.

While this tool looks handy to me in a limited set of circumstances, usually I take tapping more seriously, when I have to do it. Especially little taps, they really suck to clear out of holes when you break them in there.

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-26659 nrChris Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:50:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/25/finds-kleins-six-in-one-tapping-tool/#comment-26659 This one gets added to the list for sure. At first I thought you had posted a six way screw driver--something that I have four or five of. One in the kitchen, one in the garage, one in the office, one hidden in the workshop, and I believe my wife has one in her sewing cabinet. So no, this tap won't be as useful, but I will certainly keep one in my traveling tool box. This one gets added to the list for sure. At first I thought you had posted a six way screw driver–something that I have four or five of. One in the kitchen, one in the garage, one in the office, one hidden in the workshop, and I believe my wife has one in her sewing cabinet. So no, this tap won’t be as useful, but I will certainly keep one in my traveling tool box.

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