Are their any special techniques for using Omegadrills?
– It’s good to keep in mind that removing broken taps is not an easy thing to do. The two most critical appliction factors are…. 1) Make sure the Omegadrill starts off drilling straight. Omegadrills are solid carbide, a material that does not handle very much deflection. In order to start off drilling straight the Omegadrill needs as flat a entry surface as possible. This is why we recommend “knocking” the broken top off the tap and spotting the tap with as large an Omegadrill as possible. If the top of the tap is down inside the hole, use a small diameter carbide burr, or a small endmill to cut away the jagged top of the broken tap. 2) Solid carbide tools work best with as rigid a set-up as possible. Many people find the drilling works best on a Knee Mill if they lock the quill and feed the drill using the knee handle. On a machining center, use the hand wheel / pulse generator and feed the drill using the lowest setting possible (probably .0001″) and feed with very steady and const
