General Tap question....
The standard hardware store has one kind of tap.
If you look in a machinists catalog there is a bewildering array of
taps.
So my question is something like?
Can someone give me the 5 min class in what kinds of taps are used for
what?
Do you use a different tap for
Aluminum?
Steel?
Plastic?
When do you use a 4 flute, when do you use a
tap with other than 4 flutes?
What is the strongest tap (aka one I won't snamp off)
Any taps with a leading guide pin that aligns with the hole for hand
tapping?
What is a roll tap?
Paul
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