Will I Regret Buying the Cheapest Tapping Arm I Could Find?

Clough42 November 2, 2025
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Today we're looking at an electric tapping arm. Are the cheap imports worth the money? Did I get lucky? Can I actually figure out the tapping collet standards? Support Clough42 on Patreon: https://patreon.com/join/clough42 Stuff in this video: *This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated Electric Tapping Arm with ISO Collets (Amazon): https://amzn.to/48URsVg GT12 ANSI Tapping Collets (Amazon): https://amzn.to/47ml2jW GT12 JIS Tapping Collets (Amazon): https://amzn.to/4nwavZJ GT12 M3-M6 Threading Die Collet (Amazon): https://amzn.to/4nsIzFS GT12 M8 Threading Die Collet (Amazon): https://amzn.to/4nqeCq5 GT12 ER20A Collet Holder (Amazon): https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808700672619.html Kurt DX6 6" Mill Vise (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/47gIQHp Rhino Cart Welding Fixture Table (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3za8aez Bondhus Metric Hex Key Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3eqZzwb Bondhus SAE Hex Key Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3h9bJLZ Goldenrod 10oz Pump Oiler (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3OP0hlD Mobilmet 766 Thread Cutting Oil (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/47fZjLR Astro Pneumatic Air Blower Nozzle (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3oB5uE9 Raw Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 00:00 Intro 01:42 Selecting a Machine to Buy 03:43 What Did I Get? 06:58 User Interface 12:45 All About Tap Collets 19:16 Other Kinds of Collets 22:17 Mounting the Arm on the Welding Table 30:05 Testing 32:44 Conclusion

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