Homemade tap
Made a tap from O1 steel using the lathe and angle grinder.
Heated it red and quenched in oil, tempered blue 2 times and saved a expensive radiator.
You should give O1 steel a try. Saved a lot from buying a special tap for using once and learned one or two things.
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