Tapmatic tapping heads, $350, Windsor, ON

[Stuart Samuel]

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You Windsor guys…
(Do we have anybody down that way? Some of the best stuff in Ontario around there)

 

[Susquatch]

Windsor is only an hour away for me. I'm half way between London and Windsor. But I get to Windsor more often.

I sent him a message. I have the mid sized one and would like the small one and big one.

 

[Stuart Samuel]

If I was closer, I’d have considered it, the big one would be handy (I’ve got a 30x).

 

[Susquatch]

This took a strange twist.

After I got there, I discovered that he is selling whatever isn't paying for itself to pay the rent and heating cuz his business has dried up and he is a single father with two teenage girls.

So I didn't negotiate with him, I just gave him his ask for the two heads. For his part, he gave me a few things he can't use or sell - including another 8mm tap....... LOL!

He does laser cutting up to 1/2". I asked him if he ever considered opening a send-cut-send type business. I think he would be willing to do that but he has to support a big 4.5K Watt Laser and a big shop, and I'm not sure a bunch of small jobs would cut that. Anyway, he isn't giving up yet, but he has to pay the rent and all the daily costs.

I got his contact info if anyone on here wants to reach out to explore send-cut-send type work with him - or anything else. I have no idea what he can do other than laser cut sheet steel, stainless, and aluminium to the dimensions in a dxf file and I doubt he is setup to deal with small volume shipping and whatnot. His norm is big stuff for industry.

Really nice fellow.

 

[architect]

I don't know much about these but dreaming up a bunch of future projects that may involve a lot of repeitive taping.

Hoping these deals come by more east GTA-ish.

 

[Stuart Samuel]

I hadn't used a tapping head until my current job (13 years ago?).
Having used them, though, after projects with 100's of tapped holes, they're fantastic, and I wouldn't choose to be without.

As I mentioned above, I've got a 30X, which is for smaller stuff (I've used it down to 4-40, slightly nerve wracking the first few holes).
If that'd help on a project, I don't mind loaning it out, after a quick lesson.

 

[djberta]

This took a strange twist.

After I got there, I discovered that he is selling whatever isn't paying for itself to pay the rent and heating cuz his business has dried up and he is a single father with two teenage girls.

So I didn't negotiate with him, I just gave him his ask for the two heads. For his part, he gave me a few things he can't use or sell - including another 8mm tap....... LOL!

He does laser cutting up to 1/2". I asked him if he ever considered opening a send-cut-send type business. I think he would be willing to do that but he has to support a big 4.5K Watt Laser and a big shop, and I'm not sure a bunch of small jobs would cut that. Anyway, he isn't giving up yet, but he has to pay the rent and all the daily costs.

I got his contact info if anyone on here wants to reach out to explore send-cut-send type work with him - or anything else. I have no idea what he can do other than laser cut sheet steel, stainless, and aluminium to the dimensions in a dxf file and I doubt he is setup to deal with small volume shipping and whatnot. His norm is big stuff for industry.

Really nice fellow.

Sadly this has become to common.