I made up an alloy guide on the lathe so you can do them on the bike a bit easier, which holds the tap square to the tube for doing them in the 'field' as it were.
Tapping them vertical is better, as the cutting fluid runs in to where you want it.
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I think £30 is OTT just for tapping two threads, but they have to make a living with business overheads I suppose. £30 would buy the bars in the first place. This will be my next job on my bike, the chrome bars are just too bright.
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It's AliG's fault, I keep looking at his black 755 bars propped up in my hall and thinking how nice they would look on my bikeÂ
Tapping them vertical is better, as the cutting fluid runs in to where you want it.
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I think £30 is OTT just for tapping two threads, but they have to make a living with business overheads I suppose. £30 would buy the bars in the first place. This will be my next job on my bike, the chrome bars are just too bright.
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It's AliG's fault, I keep looking at his black 755 bars propped up in my hall and thinking how nice they would look on my bikeÂ