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Originally Posted by bleucamaro View Post
For your tapping, invest in a "Tapmatic". Also, not sure how many different models you make or the variances in the machining, but consider making some drill fixtures with replaceable bushings to speed you up.

----Someone else mentioned having alot of finished product around. Where I work, the UPS guy only picks up once a day, and its about the same time every day. .
..... Everything should have its own place, and everything should be in its own place. Commonly used tools can live on a 'pegboard' type mount on the back of a workbench, and less used tools away in a toolbox..
Tapmatic. Biggest waste of money and time I ever tried. Hated it. need a "Sensitive Drill Press" -- right now, I use a Grizzly Hand tapper with an electric drill attached. I tap probably 80 holes a day - and don't have to change the chuck every two minutes like I would if I convert to Tapmatic on my drill.
Detest UPS. Postal service only.
Everything and every tool has it's own place. The clutter is not normal - some, but not nearly as much as you saw.
Most tools we use are specialized and small. Not pegboardable.
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