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TAPPING HINTS
 
1. You can cut materials up to about half as hard as the cutting tool ( standard HSG TAP 62-63 r )
2. Keep Tap Drill sharp! a dull drill can work harden the material your tapping.
3. Hand taps can go about 2 times thier dia. in depth without chip problems.
4. Fast or High Spiral fluted taps can go about 3 times thier dia. before chip problems occur.
5. Almost all tap breakage when reversing out is due to chip packing problem.
6. A taper in the threads or oversize threads are caused by feed rate, this is the hardest problem to fix.
      When ordering special taps, the more information that can be provide the better to determine the best tool for the application.
 
 WHEN QUOTING TAPS OR ORDERING SPECIAL TAPS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHENEVER POSSIBLE:
 
1. SIZE & PITCH OF THREAD
2. CLASS OF FIT OR GAUGE TOLERANCES.
3. RIGHT OR LEFT HAND
4. THREAD FORM
5. LEAD - SINGLE, DOUBLE ETC.
6. TYPE OF MATERIAL TO BE TAPPED
7. TYPE OF HOLE  - THRU OR BLIND ( IF BLIND, CLEARANCE AT BOTTOM OF HOLE)
8. DEPTH OF HOLE TO BE TAPPED
9. WILL TAP PASS THRU OR BE BACKED OUT
10.  ALWAYS SUBMIT PRINTS FOR SPECIALS WHENEVER POSSIBLE  ESPECIALLY ACME AND TRAPAZOIDAL THREADS.
11. COATINGS REQUIRED: TiN,CrN,TiCN, STEAM OXIDE  ETC.
RECONDITIONED TAPS AVAILABLE PRICED AT 50% REDUCTION
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