
For general use in hand and production tapping. For hand
tapping in relatively hard materials or in bottoming holes
the use of taper, plug and bottoming taps, in the order
given, is suggested. The taper tap is helpful in starting
the thread square with the workpiece. The plug tap is,
however, the most widely used tap in both hand and production
tapping.
Available in:
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Taper - Chamfer starts
the thread square with the work piece.
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Plug - Generally
used in through holes or blind holes with sufficient
clearance.
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Bottoming - Generates
full threads to within 1 1/2 - 2 threads of bottom
of blind holes
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Sets - 1 each of
the 3 styles
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