[SEL] Tap & Die Set Help Needed--OT

[Dave Rotigel]

At 05:45 PM 3/12/2006, you wrote:
>When restoring a block the threaded holes for the studs were eaten away. 
>It was a bit beyond my skills so I took it to a friend machinist who 
>drilled them out with the same size bit but "oversize" then tapped them 
>with the same size tap (yep you guessed it "oversize") then made me new 
>studs on his lathe with one end to suit the threaded holes and the other 
>end to suit the nuts (which were still in good nick) from the original 
>wasted studs.
>Want me to ask him if that is the real use for "oversize" or if they were 
>just convenient and have some other purpose?
>Regards
>Paul

Hi Paul, Yes, please ask your friend what the "real" purpose of the 
oversize is--and is 1/32 is a "standard" oversize. Thanks!
         Dave