Contains one each of Taper, Plug, and Bottoming Taps
High Speed Steel taps are a more durable alternative to carbon steel taps for use in harder metals like iron and steel.
Individual Taps
Taps - HSS Taper
Ideal for hand-tapping; Taper Taps have a long taper into cutting the threads making it much easier to get started. However due to long taper, they're primarily useful for tapping through-holes, or starting threads to continue with a plug or bottoming tap. High Speed Steel taps are a more durable alternative to carbon steel taps for use in harder metals like iron and steel.
Taps - HSS Plug
Plug Taps have more of a taper than Bottoming taps, thus are easier to start. They have less taper and are thus able to get more thread closer to the bottom of the hole than a Taper tap. Ideal for through-holes, or holes where you have extra room at the bottom of the hole High Speed Steel taps are a more durable alternative to carbon steel taps for use in harder metals like iron and steel.
Taps - HSS Bottoming
Bottoming taps are used where you need to thread as much of a blind hole as possible. They are often difficult to get started and thus are typically used with milling machines, or after starting the hole with a taper tap.
High Speed Steel taps are a more durable alternative to carbon steel taps for use in harder metals like iron and steel.
Pipe Taps - HSS
Pipe taps thread the inner diameter of tubing.
High Speed Steel taps are a more durable alternative to carbon steel taps for use in harder metals like iron and steel.
Pair with our Pipe Dies
Spiral Point (Gun) Taps
Spiral Point Taps sometimes referred to as Gun Taps, have the cutting face of the first few threads cut at a predetermined angle to force removal of chips ahead of the cutting action. This gives the spiral point tap more cross-sectional area giving the tap greater strength, which allows for higher tapping speeds. Ideal for PRODUCTION and CNC use.
