Best Spiral Point Taps
3/8-24, H3 Powertap, UNF ANSI Plug, TiCN Coat Cobalt. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The carbide drill that I used to drill the hole for this tap had a more difficult time than the tap."
The Dormer MTT-X E005/MTT-X E015 powdered-metal steel spiral point tap has a round shank with a square end, gold oxide finish, and a plug chamfer, and is used to create metric right-hand threads in a range of materials, with best performance in steel, copper, brass, aluminum, magnesium, and thermoplastics. The plug chamfer distributes cutting to ease tapping at the beginning of the hole and to maintain correct perpendicular alignment with the workpiece. The round shank with square end helps to minimize rotation in the tool holder. Taps produce internal threads in previously formed holes and can be used in machines (such as drill presses) or with hand tools. The company has locations around the world, and provides tools adhering to ANSI, NAS, and DIN standards. Spiral point pushes chips ahead of tool to reduce clogging.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great product, super service."
"Cuts into aluminum beautifully."
"Very good tap."
This feature, plus the excellent shearing action of the flute, make spiral pointed taps ideal for production tapping of through holes.
Find Best Price at AmazonBest Spiral Point Taps
3/8-24, H3 Powertap, UNF ANSI Plug, TiCN Coat Cobalt. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The carbide drill that I used to drill the hole for this tap had a more difficult time than the tap."
Best Spiral Flute Taps
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Find Best Price at Amazon"After using this bit for about 50 minutes of cut time on a CNC with a conservative feed rate and plunges, this thing broke."
"Regardless of what kind of power tool you are using, there is one universal truth: if you install a Freud blade (or bit in this case), it will perform better. I needed to do something with my new router, and the only bit I could fine was a dull / burnt, steel, off-brand bit I had laying around."
"I needed to cut some slots for tiny loose tenons in some doll furniture and this worked great on oak, cherry and maple."
"I've tried couple other brands, they all break when pushed too hard."
"In the week that I have had it, it has cut arches out of 1/2" CDX plywood, curved template cuts out of 1/2" Birch ply, mortised for concealed joist hangers in old growth cedar 4x6s and is still as sharp as when I took it out of the box."
"Combined with the dust collection system on my OF1400 EQ, and it was amazing how clean the job was cutting through plywood."
"deep mortises), router bits such as Whiteside or CMT, are better choices."
"I was cutting a 1/4" deep dado through pine at 12,000rpm with a very conservative feed rate and it just snapped."
Best Thread Forming Taps
Brand new 5/8" - 27 HSS Right hand thread Tap 5/8 - 27 TPI.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Purchased this and 5/8" - 27 Right Hand Thread Die 5/8 - 27 TPI to fix some galled up aluminum microphone extension threads (I hate mixing aluminum and steel threads)."
"I had some mic clips I needed to fix due to some poor manufacturing and this worked great."
"great tool for cleaning threads of damaged mic clips!"
"Perfect for cleaning up threads in microphone stands."
"The cutter threads seem a tad short, but otherwise looks good."
"Special project."
Best Pipe Taps
Century's plug taps offer precision cut threads, accurately formed for consistent, exact threading. Heat treated and tempered for file hard threads, and longer, useful life.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My RV hot water tank anode rod boss threads were corroded to the pint that I could not start the first thread of a new replacement rod. On potable water systems do not use oil or thread lube unless it is a new cut and able to wash with hot soapy water and clean rinse."
"Found the threads to be a little "lose" with this tap."
"I used this tap to make threads in an aluminum housing."
"I received this tap yesterday to finish a Pressure to Force Gauge for my hydraulic press and found a pleasant surprise in the bag, X2 of them!"
"Better than the cheaper taps, but better quality is not always needed."
"My aftermarket fuel rail came stripped, so we needed to re-tap it."
"Nice tool."
"I dip the whole tap in dark cutting oil, let the excess drip off and go at it with a ratchet, 5/8" 12 pt socket."
Best Thread Milling Taps
8342Zr - Tap 12-1 25Mm Plug Threading taps Industrial Tools. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Was able to clean up some rusted nuts on my Honda Odyssey to install a trailer hitch."
"Used this to clean out the bolt holes on my 2006 Honda Odyssey to install my Curt hitch."
"Eventually drilled hole to get bolt out leaving only the threaded piece of bolt."
"This tap performed nicely and as expected for chasing threads."
"Worked great for my needs for grease fittings this size."
"I could feel the difference between clean and fouled thread, but it didn't take a ton of effort to work through the rough patches."
"Can't just walk into a box store in this neck of the woods and walk out with a tap in these dimensions."
"The 10 X 1 mm tap was missing from my collection and I needed it for pipe fitting on a bleeder valve."
Best Straight Flute Taps
Brand new 5/16" - 36 HSS Right hand thread Tap.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Reversing the tap out slowly left very cleanly cut threads."
"Nice 3 flute tap suitable for use with fired cases and the cartridge length gauge."
"Used this to make my own modified cases for reloading."
"Just what I needed."
"Works great for the soft metals and plastic I'm working with."
"Very fast shipping, just what I needed and worked great."
"High quality steel for tabbing."
Best Combination Drill & Taps
Black oxide treatment adds lubricity and creates small pockets on the surface of the bits that act to hold coolant near the cutting edge.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a high quality product."
Best Extension, Pulley & Nut Taps
High Speed Steel Pulley Plug Tap - the shank is ahead of the chamfered teeth so that the shank passes through the hole to be tapped before the cutting begins. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Just as advertised, decent quality!"
"Good quality tap that did the job I needed it for."