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Fixaball sells Metric, 3 Pack Machine/ Hand Taps including a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in standard coarse thread.
Machine/ Hand Taps
Machine/ Hand Taps are uséd to create a thread in a pre-drilled hole so that a fastener with the same size/ type of thread can be screwed into it to secure a component/ part. they should be uséd with a suitable lubricant for better quality threads and to prolong the life of the tap.
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Metric 1st, 2nd and 3rd Hand/ Machine Thread Tap Sizes Available
M3 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M3 SECOND LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M3 BOTTOM LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M4 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M4 SECOND LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M4 BOTTOM LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M5 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M5 SECOND LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M5 BOTTOM LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M6 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M6 SECOND LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M6 BOTTOM LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M8 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M8 SECOND LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M8 BOTTOM LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M10 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M10 SECOND LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
M10 BOTTOM LEAD HAND TAP | OSBORN HAND & ISO TAPS |
1st/ Taper Taps
Taper tap, also known as, 'starter taps' or ,'1st taps', have a longer/ larger champfered end to ease the forming tool through the pre drilled hole. The taper is so to ease a tap better into an untapped hole. eg. Using a bottoming tap 1st would damage the first threads and possibly the thread at the start of the hole.
2nd/ Intermediate Taps
2nd taps are intermediate taps which assist in aligning and starting of the tap into an untapped hole. The number of tapered threads typically ranges from 3 to 5.
3rd/ Bottoming Taps
A bottoming, or, 'plug', tap has no tapered, front edge. Instead it's tip is ground to a cutting edge meaning that it can create a thread to the bottom of a blind hole.
Metric Threads
Metric Coarse threads are in Millimetre (mm/ 1000ths of a metre) units and were developed to simplify the imperial systems. Europe moved to this system but the Americans choose Imperial as their default. A coarse thread has less helical coils per mm and a metric fine threads has more. A Coarse thread (most common/ standard thread) is uséd for heavier loads and fine is uséd for lighter loads prone to vibrations.
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