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Default Tapping 6-32 in aluminum

On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:47:14 -0500, Ignoramus10114
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I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I
should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better?

Both are 32 threads per inch, so how is one "less course"?