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    Material

    Material

    Flute Type

    Long-Reach Taps

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Taps. Long-Reach Taps.
    Thread holes that are hard to access or where obstructions make it difficult to turn a tap wrench. About twice as long other taps, these get you inside machines or through assemblies such as pulleys and belts. They have straight flutes that are good for most jobs.
    High-Speed Steel—The most versatile taps resist heat and wear to stay sharp. They’re good for most metals and plastic.
    Taper Chamfer—Good for both starting holes and threading through holes. These taps have the longest taper to gradually engage with the material, reducing the force needed to turn them. They can't reach the bottom of blind holes, however, so you will likely need to finish with a bottoming-chamfer tap.
    Plug Chamfer—Our go-to chamfer type, these thread both through holes and blind holes. The tapered section is shorter than a taper chamfer and longer than bottoming chamfer. As a result, they're easier to turn than bottoming taps but require more force than taper taps.
    Bottoming Chamfer—Cut all the way to the bottom of blind holes with taps that have the shortest taper. Since these require the most force to turn, they’re often used to finish holes started by taper- or plug-chamfer taps.
    Drill Bit
    Shank
    Taper Chamfer
    Plug Chamfer
    Bottoming
    Chamfer
    Thread Size
    Thread
    Lg.
    Overall
    Lg.
    Thread
    Type
    No. of
    Flutes
    Size
    Decimal Size
    Equiv.
    Type
    Dia.
    Each
    Each
    Each
    High-Speed Steel
     
    Uncoated
    6-32
    		11/16"6"UNC
    		336
    		0.1065"Square0.141"00000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    8-32
    		3/4"6"UNC
    		429
    		0.136"Square0.168"00000000000000000000000000000000000000
    10-24
    		7/8"6"UNC
    		425
    		0.1495"Square0.194"00000000000000000000000000000000000000
    10-32
    		7/8"6"UNF
    		421
    		0.159"Square0.194"00000000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/4"-20
    		1"6"UNC
    		47
    		0.201"Square0.255"———00000000000000000000000000
    1/4"-20
    		1 5/8"5"UNC
    		47
    		0.201"Square0.185"0000000000000000000000000———0
    1/4"-28
    		1"6"UNF
    		43
    		0.213"Square0.255"00000000000000000000000000000000000000
    1/4"-28
    		1 1/4"5"UNF
    		47/32"
    		0.2188"Square0.185"00000000000000000000000000———0
    5/16"-18
    		1 1/8"6"UNC
    		4F
    		0.257"Square0.318"———00000000000000000000000000
    5/16"-18
    		1 1/8"8"UNC
    		4F
    		0.257"Square0.318"———000000000000000000000000000
    5/16"-18
    		1 13/16"5 1/2"UNC
    		4F
    		0.257"Square0.24"0000000000000000000000000———0
    5/16"-24
    		1 1/8"6"UNF
    		4I
    		0.272"Square0.318"00000000000000000000000000000000000000
    3/8"-16
    		1 1/4"6"UNC
    		45/16"
    		0.3125"Square0.381"———00000000000000000000000000
    3/8"-16
    		1 1/4"8"UNC
    		45/16"
    		0.3125"Square0.381"———000000000000000000000000000
    3/8"-16
    		2"6"UNC
    		45/16"
    		0.3125"Square0.294"0000000000000000000000000———0
    3/8"-24
    		1 1/4"6"UNF
    		4Q
    		0.332"Square0.381"00000000000000000000000000000000000000
    7/16"-14
    		1 7/16"6"UNC
    		4U
    		0.368"Square0.323"———00000000000000000000000000
    7/16"-20
    		1 7/16"6"UNF
    		425/64"
    		0.3906"Square0.323"———00000000000000000000000000
    1/2"-13
    		1 21/32"6"UNC
    		427/64"
    		0.4219"Square0.367"———00000000000000000000000000
    1/2"-13
    		2 1/2"7"UNC
    		427/64"
    		0.4219"Square0.4"000000000000000000000000000———0
    1/2"-20
    		1 21/32"6"UNF
    		429/64"
    		0.4531"Square0.367"———0000000000000———0
    1/2"-20
    		1 7/8"7"UNF
    		429/64"
    		0.4531"Square0.4"00000000000000———0———0
    9/16"-12
    		1 21/32"6"UNC
    		431/64"
    		0.4844"Square0.429"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    9/16"-18
    		1 21/32"6"UNF
    		413 mm
    		0.5118"Square0.429"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    5/8"-11
    		1 13/16"6"UNC
    		417/32"
    		0.5313"Square0.48"———0000000000000———0
    5/8"-11
    		3"8"UNC
    		417/32"
    		0.5313"Square0.503"000000000000000000000000000———0
    5/8"-18
    		1 13/32"6"UNF
    		437/64"
    		0.5781"Square0.48"———0———00000000000000
    5/8"-18
    		1 13/16"6"UNF
    		437/64"
    		0.5781"Square0.48"———0000000000000———0
    5/8"-18
    		2 1/4"8"UNF
    		437/64"
    		0.5781"Square0.503"00000000000000———0———0
    3/4"-10
    		2"6"UNC
    		421/32"
    		0.6563"Square0.59"———0———00000000000000
    3/4"-10
    		3 1/4"9"UNC
    		421/32"
    		0.6563"Square0.616"000000000000000000000000000———0
    3/4"-16
    		2 1/2"9"UNF
    		411/16"
    		0.6875"Square0.616"0000000000000000000000000000———0
    7/8"-9
    		3 5/8"10"UNC
    		449/64"
    		0.7656"Square0.727"0000000000000000000000000000———0
    7/8"-14
    		2 3/4"10"UNF
    		413/16"
    		0.8125"Square0.727"———000000000000000———0
    1"-8
    		4"11"UNC
    		47/8"
    		0.875"Square0.834"000000000000000000000000000———0
    1"-14
    		3"11"UNS
    		423.5 mm
    		0.9274"Square0.834"0000000000000000000000000000———0
    M3.5 × 0.6 mm11/16"6"Metric
    		332
    		0.116"Square0.141"———000000000000000000000000000
    M4 × 0.7 mm3/4"6"Metric
    		43.4 mm
    		0.1338"Square0.168"———000000000000000000000000000
    M4.5 × 0.75 mm7/8"6"Metric
    		43.8 mm
    		0.1535"Square0.194"———00000000000000———0
    M5 × 0.8 mm7/8"6"Metric
    		44.2 mm
    		0.1654"Square0.194"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    M6 × 1 mm1"6"Metric
    		45.0 mm
    		0.1969"Square0.255"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    M7 × 1 mm1 1/8"6"Metric
    		46.1 mm
    		0.2401"Square0.318"00000000000000000000000000———0
    M8 × 1.25 mm1 1/8"6"Metric
    		46.9 mm
    		0.2716"Square0.318"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    M10 × 1.5 mm1 7/16"6"Metric
    		4R
    		0.339"Square0.323"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    M12 × 1 mm1 21/32"6"Metric
    		47/16"
    		0.4375"Square0.367"———00000000000000———0
    M12 × 1.75 mm1 21/32"6"Metric
    		410.2 mm
    		0.4016"Square0.367"000000000000000000000000000000000000000
    M14 × 2 mm1 21/32"6"Metric
    		412.2 mm
    		0.4803"Square0.429"———00000000000000———0
    M16 × 2 mm1 13/32"6"Metric
    		414 mm
    		0.5512"Square0.48"———000000000000000000000000000
    M20 × 2.5 mm2"6"Metric
    		445/64"
    		0.7031"Square0.652"———000000000000000000000000000
     

    Long-Reach Chip-Clearing Taps

    Image of ProductInUse. Front orientation. Taps. Long-Reach Chip-Clearing Taps.
    Push out chips while threading holes that are hard to reach or obstructed. These taps are double the length of standard taps to reach inside machines or through assemblies such as pulleys and belts. The flute design prevents buildup to protect the quality of the threads and avoid damage to the tap. Since you don’t need to reverse these taps to extract chips, they also create threads faster.
    High-Speed Steel—The most versatile taps resist heat and wear to stay sharp. They’re good for most metals and plastic.
    Cobalt Steel—These taps resist higher temperatures and and last twice as long as high-speed steel taps. They thread hard materials such as iron and hardened steel without damaging their cutting edges.
    Uncoated—The economical choice, these won't last as long as coated taps.
    Black Oxide—The dark finish increases wear resistance and reduces friction to improve chip flow, so these taps can last 50% longer than uncoated taps.
    Spiral-Point Flute for Through Holes—Push chips ahead of the tap and out of through holes. Also known as gun taps.
    Plug Chamfer—Our go-to chamfer type. With a longer taper than a bottoming chamfer, they are easier to turn but won't thread as close the bottom of a hole.
    Drill Bit
    Shank
    Spiral-Point Flute
    for Through Holes
    Thread Size
    Thread
    Lg.
    Overall
    Lg.
    Thread
    Type
    Size
    Decimal Size
    Equiv.
    Type
    Dia.
    Chamfer
    Type
    No. of
    Flutes
    Each
    High-Speed Steel
     
    Uncoated
    M3.5 × 0.6 mm11/16"6"Metric
    		32
    		0.116"Square0.141"Plug20000000000000
    M4 × 0.7 mm3/4"6"Metric
    		3.3 mm
    		0.1299"Square0.168"Plug2000000000000
    M5 × 0.8 mm7/8"6"Metric
    		4.3 mm
    		0.1692"Square0.194"Plug2000000000000
    M6 × 1 mm1"6"Metric
    		5.1 mm
    		0.2007"Square0.255"Plug2000000000000
    M8 × 1.25 mm1 1/8"6"Metric
    		6.9 mm
    		0.2716"Square0.318"Plug2000000000000
    M10 × 1.5 mm1 1/4"6"Metric
    		R
    		0.339"Square0.381"Plug3000000000000
    M12 × 1.75 mm1 21/32"6"Metric
    		13/32"
    		0.4063"Square0.367"Plug3000000000000
    M16 × 2 mm1 13/16"6"Metric
    		14 mm
    		0.5512"Square0.48"Plug3000000000000
     
    Cobalt Steel
     
    Black Oxide
    2-56
    		7/16"6"UNC
    		51
    		0.067"Square0.141"Plug20000000000000
    4-40
    		5/16"6"UNC
    		43
    		0.089"Square0.141"Plug2000000000000
    6-32
    		3/8"6"UNC
    		36
    		0.1065"Square0.141"Plug2000000000000
    8-32
    		3/8"6"UNC
    		29
    		0.136"Square0.168"Plug2000000000000
    10-24
    		1/2"6"UNC
    		25
    		0.1495"Square0.194"Plug2000000000000
    10-32
    		1/2"6"UNF
    		21
    		0.159"Square0.194"Plug2000000000000
    1/4"-20
    		5/8"6"UNC
    		7
    		0.201"Square0.255"Plug3000000000000
    1/4"-28
    		5/8"6"UNF
    		3
    		0.213"Square0.255"Plug3000000000000
    5/16"-18
    		11/16"6"UNC
    		F
    		0.257"Square0.318"Plug3000000000000
    5/16"-24
    		11/16"6"UNF
    		I
    		0.272"Square0.318"Plug3000000000000
    3/8"-16
    		3/4"6"UNC
    		5/16"
    		0.3125"Square0.381"Plug3000000000000
    3/8"-24
    		3/4"6"UNF
    		Q
    		0.332"Square0.381"Plug3000000000000
    7/16"-14
    		7/8"6"UNC
    		U
    		0.368"Square0.323"Plug3000000000000
    7/16"-20
    		7/8"6"UNF
    		25/64"
    		0.3906"Square0.323"Plug3000000000000
    1/2"-13
    		15/16"6"UNC
    		27/64"
    		0.4219"Square0.367"Plug3000000000000
    1/2"-20
    		15/16"6"UNF
    		29/64"
    		0.4531"Square0.367"Plug3000000000000
    5/8"-11
    		1 3/32"6"UNC
    		17/32"
    		0.5313"Square0.48"Plug30000000000000
     
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