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BillMe wrote:

I need to cut an acme thread in a steel block. Roughly 5/8" X 6. I
forget what I measured! Is that done with a tap or a boring bar?
Friends have not heard of an acme tap. Thought someone might know.

Thanks,

Bill A


Serial tap. A series of taps that work you up to an agressive thread form.

Wes