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May 10th 16 10:26 PM

Tap splines

On a new tap I have had installed the splines look quite "blunt" . should the "peaks" of the spline be as "sharp" as the grooves? Is this a problem or could it cause problems later?

DerbyBorn[_5_]

May 10th 16 11:05 PM

Tap splines

wrote in
:

On a new tap I have had installed the splines look quite "blunt" .
should the "peaks" of the spline be as "sharp" as the grooves? Is this
a problem or could it cause problems later?

In theory some clearance is needed (truncating) just as with a screw
thread.

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