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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?

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double sided thermal tape and thermal cement is made
specifically for this use. see
http://tinyurl.com/o6j5jmf
and
http://tinyurl.com/nr88ne7

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