Product Description
Description | Hand tap |
Size (diameter) | 5/16 UNF |
Thread pitch | 24 tpi |
Thread angle | 60 degrees |
Material | Chrome Alloy steel |
Tapping Drill Dia. Suggestion | 6.9mm |
Brand | High quality brands only such as Bordo or Sutton |
Available in 3 leads:
Taper: 8 - 10 leads of thread used for starting new threads
Intermediate: Less tapered, 4 - 5 leads, used to follow a Taper tap or for restoring threads
Bottoming: Very little taper 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 leads, so will cut a new thread to the bottom of a blind hole, but the lack of taper makes starting a new thread difficult.
A tap set is available and it is simply three times the price of a single tap.