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Originally Posted by Bodyman
ihbuilder,
they make a tap removal tool. i have one. its has 3 prongs with a band
and it slides in the section of the tap that doesnt have any cutting bits.
steve
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I didn't know if they work for 2-56 or smaller
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Originally Posted by pugs
If you had a broken tap or drill in an aluminum part (or brass or other non steel) you can use Alum, aluminum sulfate (dissolved in water) to dissolve the steel and not the aluminum, it's slow going. Nitric acid works faster but is not always easy to come by.
If you have taps or drills that are plugged up with aluminum you can use Red Devil Lye (dissolved in water) to dissolve the aluminum and not harm the tap.
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thanks Jeff this is very useful
