On Fanuc based controls, a G84 cycle can be used to rigid tap. Adding a Q. value controls how often and how far the tap retracts before continuing. This can greatly reduce the load on the tap as the chip is allowed to break. The sudden reversal at final depth is often the break point. Breaking this up into several smaller pecks can help mitigate that. Parameter 5200-3 (the third bit counting from the left controls whether the cycle behaves like G73 high speed peck drilling, or G83 full retract p