I Had To Make a MASSIVE Tap Wrench. It's 270cm Long

Somebody please get this man a horizontal bandsaw!

A colleague of mine was an apprentice machinist at British Leyland in the early eighties. If you left your chuck key in the lathe you were punished by having to chop through whatever stock you were machining with a hacksaw. You Sir do that for our enjoyment and I congratulate you for that sacrifice!

That's not a tap wrench, this is a tap wrench! ( with a Crocodile Dundee style)

I’m always impressed with your ability to be able to push your humble setup to produce parts in size and quality that it doesn’t seem like you should be able to. I like how manual a lot of your processes are, because of some of your equipment restrictions. I find this relatable, and while I do like a lot of the ‘big’ machining channels, your content feels far more accessible to a novice like myself. I really enjoy the creative solutions you come up with to get around restrictions. You yourself are humble, sometimes to the point of self deprecation, and I think all of these things have helped elevate your ‘smaller’ channel to the success it has found. I like how as your skill set grows, so does the scope and ambition of the projects you undertake. I’m always excited when a new piece of equipment joins your shop, as I know you have carefully considered it’s purchase and will have many projects to follow with. As opposed to some of the vanity purchases you sometimes see on wealthier channels with large sponsor deals and the like. Without gushing any further, I love the channel and I think you have a great formula. Which ultimately is you sir, so well done.

I really like the hex nut used for the holes for the bar. That's really clever.

Your presentation has gotten pleasantly strident with humour. Getting more comfy making n editing the videos, eh? Lovin' it!

Jesus that's a big bastard tap wrench! I love the way you utilise your machines to the maximum. The design is so close to a normal tap wrench, but different in the design of the tightening system deleting the normal differential screw design in favour of your more simple screwed collar with a tommy bar to lock it up. Brilliant! And bloody nicely done too!

You're going to need to upgrade your workbench or you'll be spinning it round in the middle of the workshop with that leverage! Good work 👍

WOW, that's all I can say! What a tap wrench! Great job and thanks for posting the video for all of us to enjoy! Take care!

Excellent job. Good design to avoid the left-hand threading. Clever.

THE KING RETURNS

Fantastic result! And when it comes to making the hole for that tap, Kurtis has just the boring bar you need!

That thing is the Godzilla of tap wrenchs! 😮

"it's not clickspring perfect, but it's ok." That frase made me stop the video, exit the full screen mode and click the 'like' button, and put this comment. Well earned, sir.

You do make some great gadgets. That tap wrench looks like a real beast. Im sure it will come very useful. Well done in this project. 👍👍👍👍

You must have an arm like Quagmire from using that bloody hacksaw! 🙂

I've made a few tap wrenches. One reason is that I don't like those typical ones, they are off center, unbalanced and won't stay tight. I use the tried and true 2 screws type. They are easy to make, are balanced and won't come loose. I use either the 2 screws or the handles themselves are the screws. With those I can spin the tap out without it wobbling off center, saves time.

It's every bit as gloriously ridiculous as I was hoping for. Bravo. 😄

Cant say I have ever seen a 2 person tap wrench before!

Must be for a tool post, I am intrigued as to what you are going to machine. Good luck, I'll be watching and cheering you on.