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TAPS

Taps are available in a variety of styles. Each tap has features especially designed to overcome specific tapping applications. The descriptions below will assist the tap use in making a selection of the tap needed for their specific tapping application.

STANDARD HAND TAPS
Standard Hand Taps - High Speed Steel
Standard Hand Taps - Tin Coated
Standard Hand Taps - Left Hand: Left Hand Taps are designed to cut threads with a left hand rotation and are commonly used in applications where left hand studs and fasteners are needed.
Standard Hand Taps - +.005 Oversize Taps: Oversize taps are used primarily where a piece will be plated or heat treated after tapping.
Standard Hand Taps - Eight Pitch: Eight Pitch Hand Taps are classified as coarse pitch series taps. They were originally designed for threading large diameter high pressure joint bolts and nuts and are now used mainly by oil related industries, utilities, and general construction.
Standard Hand Taps - Ten Pitch: Ten Pitch Hand Taps are classified as intermediate pitch series taps. They are mainly used by oil pumping stations to thread sucker rod and other applications requiring quick assembly.
Standard Hand Taps - Special Thread: Special Thread Hand Taps are designed for applications where standard coarse, fine, or extra-fine thread taps are not applicable or where design considerations require non-standard pitches. Most sizes are available in taper, bottoming, or plug chamfer. When taper or bottoming chamfer taps are not available in size ordered, plug chamfer taps will be substituted to complete order.
Standard Hand Taps (Metric) - High Speed Steel
Standard Hand Taps (Metric) - Special Thread: Special Thread Hand Taps are designed for applications where standard coarse, fine, or extra-fine thread taps are not applicable or where design considerations require non-standard pitches. Most sizes are available in taper, bottoming, or plug chamfer. When taper or bottoming chamfer taps are not available in size ordered, plug chamfer taps will be substituted to complete order.
Standard Hand Taps (Metric) - Left Hand: Metric Left Hand Taps are designed to cut threads with a left hand rotation and are commonly used in applications where left hand studs and fasteners are needed.
BRITISH STANDARD HAND TAPS
British Standard Hand Taps - High Speed Steel - BSW: The British Standard Whitworth Thread form is a coarse thread and its use is similar to the UNC or NC Thread. The sides of the thread form an angle of 55° with one another.
British Standard Hand Taps - High Speed Steel - BSF: The British Standard Fine Thread form is a fine thread and its use is similar to the UNF or NF thread series. The sides of the thread form an angle of 55° with one another.
British Standard Hand Taps - High Speed Steel - BA: The British Association Thread form is an extra fine thread and its use is similar to the NEF Thread series. The side of the thread form an angle of 47.5° with one another.
COMBINED DRILL & TAPS
Combined Drill & Taps: Drill/Taps are designed to drill and tap a threaded hole up to two times diameter in one operation. The tap section has ground threads and a bottoming chamfer for easier tapping. They are designed to operate at speeds between the normal tapping and drilling speed for the specific type of material it is used in.
Combined Drill & Taper Pipe Tap
SCREW THREAD INSERT TAPS
Screw Thread Insert Hand Taps: STI Hand Taps are oversize taps designed to produce threads that will accommodate a helical coil wire screw thread insert.
Screw Thread Insert Spiral Point Plug Taps: STI Spiral Point Taps are oversize taps designed to produce threads that will accommodate a helical coil wire screw thread insert.
TAP TREES
Tap (3-In-1) Tree: Tap Trees are designed for cleaning and quick threading of electrical boxes, light fixtures, thin metals, and plastics. Tap blade is replaceable.
SPIRAL POINT TAPS
Spiral Point Taps - High Speed Steel: Spiral point taps are ideal for machine tapping through holes or blind holes with adequate bottom clearance. They are called "Gun Taps" because they shoot the chips ahead of the tap. This also reduces loading and clogging in the flutes.
Spiral Point Taps - Tin Coated: Spiral point taps are ideal for machine tapping through holes or blind holes with adequate bottom clearance. They are called "Gun Taps" because they shoot the chips ahead of the tap. This also reduces loading and clogging in the flutes.
Spiral Point Taps (Metric) - High Speed Steel: Spiral point taps are ideal for machine tapping through holes or blind holes with adequate bottom clearance. They are called "Gun Taps" because they shoot the chips ahead of the tap. This also reduces loading and clogging in the flutes.
Spiral Point Taps (Metric) - TiN Coated: Spiral point taps are ideal for machine tapping through holes or blind holes with adequate bottom clearance. They are called "Gun Taps" because they shoot the chips ahead of the tap. This also reduces loading and clogging in the flutes.
Spiral Point Taps - +.005 Oversize Taps: Oversize Spiral Point Taps are used primarily where a piece will be plated or heat treated after tapping. They are also used when tapping plastics or zinc alloys where it is difficult to maintain the proper tapped hole size because of abrasion or shrinkage.
Spiral Point Taps - Cobalt (CNC): Cobalt CNC Spiral Point Taps are designed for tapping difficult applications such as heat treated steels up to 45 RC, tool steels, and other tough alloys. The were specifically developed for use on CNC equipment.
Spiral Point Extension Taps: Spiral Point Extension Taps are designed for deep hole tapping where the work requires an undercut shank to follow through hole.
Spiral Point Pulley Taps: Spiral Point Pulley Taps are used for tapping the hubs of pulleys for oil caps or set screws. The long shank is also ideal for reaching holes inaccessible with standard length taps. Thread length is the same length as a standard hand tap.
Spiral Point Pulley Taps - Metric: Metric Spiral Point Pulley Taps are used for tapping the hubs of pulleys for oil caps or set screws. The long shank is also ideal for reaching holes inaccessible with standard length taps. Thread length is the same length as a standard hand tap.
SPIRAL FLUTED TAPS
Spiral Fluted Taps - Fast: These taps have continuous fast spiral flutes to lift and discharge chips from deep blind holes in softer metals.
Spiral Fluted Taps - Regular: Regular Spiral Fluted Taps have 30° spiral flutes to lift and discharge chips from deep blind holes in steels and tough grades of aluminum.
Spiral Fluted Taps - Cobalt (CNC): Cobalt Fast Spiral Fluted Taps have continuous spiral flutes to lift and discharge chips from deep blind holes in tough alloys and stainless steels. They were specifically developed for use on CNC equipment.
PULLEY TAPS
Pulley Taps: Pulley taps are used for tapping the hubs of pulleys for oil caps or set screws. The long shank is also ideal for reaching holes inaccessible with standard length taps. Thread length is the same length as a standard hand tap. Tap shanks will not follow through on sizes below 7/16".
Pulley Taps - Metric: Metric Pulley taps are used for tapping the hubs of pulleys for oil caps or set screws. The long shank is also ideal for reaching holes inaccessible with standard length taps. Thread length is the same length as a standard hand tap. Tap shanks will not follow through on sizes below 7/16".
NUT TAPS
Nut Taps: Nut taps, as the name implies, were designed for tapping nuts. Now most large production nut tapping jobs are done with bent shank nut taps. These taps are now used mainly for deep hole tapping where the work requires a tap with a long undercut shank and greater thread length.
THREAD FORMING TAPS
Thread Forming Taps: Thread Forming Taps are designed fro cold forming threads in ductile materials such as aluminum, copper, brass, zinc, low carbon steels, and 303, 303 stainless steels. They displace metal rather than remove it, therefore, countersinking before or after tapping is recommended.
TANDEM STYLE "ACME" TAPS
Tandem Style "Acme" Taps: Acme screw threads were designed for producing traversing motion on machines, and for mechanisms where heavy loads are encountered. Tandem style tap has roughing and finishing section and produces threads from 10° to 30° in a single pass without a leadscrew. Designed to produce a class 2G fit.
REGULAR HAND TAPS
Regular Hand Taps - Carbon Steel Cut Thread
Metric Hand Taps - Carbon Steel Cut Thread
SPECIAL THREAD HAND TAPS
Special Thread Hand Taps: Tap sizes #6 through 1" are standard length taps made to table 302 metal cutting tool institute standards. Sizes 1-1/16 and over made in two lengths. Course pitches are made to longer length (Table #302) and fine pitches are made in a shorter length (Table #303). Most sizes are available in taper, bottoming, or plug chamfer. When taper or bottoming chamfer taps are not available in size ordered. Plug chamfer taps will be substituted to complete order.
PIPE TAPS
Pipe Taps - High Speed Steel
Pipe Taps - High Speed Steel - Dryseal
Pipe Taps - Titanium Nitride Coated
Pipe Taps - Titanium Nitride Coated - Dryseal
Pipe Taps - Interrupted Thread: Also known as Jumping Thread Taps.
Pipe Taps - Interrupted Thread - Dryseal: Also known as Jumping Thread Taps.
Pipe Taps - Straight Thread
Pipe Taps - Straight Thread - Dryseal
Pipe Taps - Left Hand Thread
Pipe Taps - Long Taper Thread
Pipe Taps - British (Taper) Standard
Pipe Taps - British (Parallel) Standard
Pipe Taps - Taper
Pipe Taps - British Standard (Taper)
Pipe Taps - British Standard (Parallel)
Pipe Tap Sets
SPECIAL TAPS
Special Taps: Special Taps are any style or size tap not shown in our catalog or any other manufacturer's catalog. Special pitch or thread form taps should be made to standard tap dimensions where possible to keep costs down. Special Taps will be quoted for any quantity from one to several hundred. The larger the quantity, the less the individual cost. Normal delivery time is 3 to 10 days.
SETS
Hand Tap Sets - Metal Index: 21 Piece Tap Set.
Tap And Hex Die Sets - Plastic Case: 40 Piece Tap and Hex Die Set.
Tap And Hex Die Sets - Metric - Plastic Case: 40 Piece Tap and Hex Die Set.
Tap And Hex Die Sets - Plastic Case: 58 Piece Tap and Hex Die Set.
Tap And Hex Die Sets - Plastic Case: 65 Piece Tap and Hex Die Set.
Tap And Drill Sets - Metal Index: 18 Piece Tap and Drill Set.
Tap And Drill Dispenser: 336 Piece Tap and Drill Dispenser.
Tap Dispenser: 12 Piece Tap Dispenser.
Tap And Round Adjustable Die Sets - Wooden Case: 21 Piece Tap and Round Adjustable Die Set.
Tap And Round Adjustable Die Sets - Metric - Wooden Case: 21 Piece Tap and Round Adjustable Die Set.

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STANDARD HAND TAPS

BRITISH STANDARD HAND TAPS

COMBINED DRILL & TAPS

SCREW THREAD INSERT TAPS

TAP TREES

SPIRAL POINT TAPS

SPIRAL FLUTED TAPS

PULLEY TAPS

NUT TAPS

THREAD FORMING TAPS

TANDEM STYLE "ACME" TAPS

REGULAR HAND TAPS

SPECIAL THREAD HAND TAPS

PIPE TAPS

SPECIAL TAPS

SETS