Tap Follower

[Frank S]

Eric At one time I had a very similar tool that Doug has made they work great especially if the pointed cylinder has a small enough and long enough shank diameter to allow the tap handle to be lifted off the tap for re-positioning when in cases such as it appears in the photo that the tap handle can not make a full 360 swing. Just turn it as far as it will go lift off the tap square and rotate back 90°. Having to re-position a handle 4 times per thread cut is a pain but the job still gets done