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Default Tapping 6-32 in aluminum

On 4/6/2015 11:39 AM, Tim Wescott wrote:
On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:47:14 -0500, Ignoramus10114 wrote:

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?


I have a string. How long is it?



Twice as long as half it's length.