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10-07-2014, 03:28 AM

spit.fire

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mike31154

Are you using any kind of lubrication? I broke a few taps as well on aluminum work until I started using a bit of diesel fuel as lube. Kerosene or Mineral spirits might work as well, don't recall what the recommended lube for tapping alu is, but if you do a search I'm sure you'll hit the jackpot.

I used wd40, they were breaking because of the fins on the heatsinks

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