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Cable Bullet Hardwood Tap Taps Northern Indiana Axle

Cable Bullet Hardwood Tap

SKU BT34-16

Essential for hardwood installations, the Cable Bullet Hardwood Tap precisely threads holes & reduces stress on your drill and driver.

$ 9.95 - $ 9.95
$ 9.95
$ 9.95 - $ 9.95
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Warning

  • This product can expose you to chemicals including Cobalt or Nickel chemicals, which are known to the state of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
  • Drilling, sawing, sanding, or machining wood products can expose you to wood dust, a substance known to the state of California to cause cancer. Avoid inhaling wood dust or use a dust mask or other safeguards for personal protection. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/wood

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Product Details

Essential for hardwood installations, the Cable Bullet Hardwood Tap precisely threads holes & reduces stress on your drill and driver.

Custom Tap, Perfect Fit:

  • Designed for use with Cable Bullet Tensioners for Wood Posts
  • Each tap is rated for 60–90 tensioner installations—large projects may require additional taps
  • Only use with hardwood
  • Made from T316 stainless steel in the USA

DIY Skill Level Recommended:

Intermediate: Previous DIY experience recommended—requires precise techniques and additional safety precautions

Application:

Recommended for interior, inland exterior, and most coastal exterior applications

Easier Installation

Easier Installation

Get smoother, safer installations with a custom-designed hardwood tap

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Overall rating: 4.9130435 / 5 from 23 reviews.

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Review topics: ["installation","quality","looks","work","tool","bullet"].

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Reviews

Excellent product

"Fantastic product. I am an enthusiastic DIYer - this is an easy installation. Classy. High quality."

— John R. (5/5)

We’ll worth it. Made everything

"We’ll worth it. Made everything go well with the oak posts."

— Kenneth C. (5/5)

Interior handrail remodel

"After replacing all the newels and landing treads the installation was a breeze with the exception of drilling holes in the acute angles of the handrail, which I accomplished by cutting off a small forstner bit and using it right angle drill."

— David C. (5/5)

This tap made my hardwood

"This tap made my hardwood posts feel like butter! Great tool for the job!"

— Chuck F. (5/5)

MUST HAVE

"Very useful and necessary for my application."

— Kyle S. (5/5)

Cable Bullet Hardwood Tap

"I have installed Cable Bullet on several projects. The simplicity and cleanliness of the installation enables me to provide my clients with a beautiful, show-stopping railing. The Cable Bullet Hardwood Tap is an essential tool when installing in hardwoods like the IPE deck I just finished."

— James R. (5/5)

Worked great! I used it

"Worked great! I used it on a farmhouse banister were I was installing bullets close to the edge. The tap worked great; bullets went in smoothly."

— Tim T. (5/5)

DIY'er Approved!

"Great Product, easy installation when adding just a little patience. Do yourself a favor and buy the accessorizes needed for install. The proprietary pieces are a little spendy but make life 100x easier. I installed mine (standard size bullets) into 1/2" Oak and Oak Newels. Holding tight and looks great. High quality components that look to stand the test of time. Overall a great system for wanting to update or add a modern look to your home. A comparable pricing alternative to wrought iron steel balusters."

— David B. (5/5)

Hardwood tap

"This tool made my life so much easier!"

— Jerry B. (5/5)

Indoor/outdoor

"Casey was great to work with. Easy installation and great results . Pics are prior to wood handrail on outdoor"

— Sec S. (5/5)

Q&A

I have Douglas fir posts. Do you consider that softwood or hardwood? Ie do I need to tap the posts before installing the bullets?
Great questions, Peter. Douglas fir is a softwood, so there's no need to tap the posts before installing the Bullets.

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