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HSS Tap Set

High Speed Steel Straight Flute "Hand Taps" are the most popular and versatile style of taps in general machine tapping operations. They are for general use in production tapping or hand operations in a wide range of application material groups.

Taper: 7-10 pitch chamfer length. Starts the thread square with the workpiece.

Plug: 3-5 pitch chamfer length. Generally used in through holes.

Bottoming: 1-2 pitch chamfer length. Generates the thread to the bottom.

Sets: Contains 1 each of Taper, Plug, and Bottoming

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Tap Drill Chart

Dimensional Specifications

Dimensional SpecificationsHSS Tap Set

Tap Size	Thread	Drill Size	% of Thread	Overall Length	Length of Thread	Number of Flutes
0	80	3/64	71-81	1 11/16	3/8	2
1	64	53	59-67	1 11/16	3/8	2
1	72	53	67-75	1 11/16	3/8	2
2	56	50	62-69	1 3/4	7/16	3
2	64	50	70-79	1 3/4	7/16	3
3	48	5/64	70-77	1 13/16	1/2	3
3	56	46	69-78	1 13/16	1/2	3
4	40	43	65-71	1 7/8	9/16	3
4	48	42	61-68	1 7/8	9/16	3
5	40	38	65-72	1 5/16	5/8	3
5	44	37	63-71	1 5/16	5/8	3
6	32	36	71-78	2	11/16	3
6	40	33	69-77	2	11/16	3
8	32	29	62-69	2 1/8	3/4	4
8	36	29	70-78	2 1/8	3/4	4
10	24	25	69-75	2 3/8	7/8	4
10	32	21	68-79	2 3/8	7/8	4
12	24	16	66-72	2 3/8	15/16	4
12	28	15	70-78	2 3/8	15/16	4
1/4	20	7	70-75	2 1/2	1	4
1/4	28	3	72-80	2 1/2	1	4
5/16	18	F	72-77	2 23/32	1 1/8	4
5/16	24	1	67-75	2 23/32	1 1/8	4
3/8	16	5/16	72-77	2 15/16	1 1/4	4
3/8	24	Q	71-79	2 15/16	1 1/4	4
7/16	14	U	70-75	3 5/32	1 7/16	4
7/16	20	25/64	65-72	3 5/32	1 7/16	4
1/2	13	27/64	73-78	3 3/8	1 21/32	4
1/2	20	29/64	65-72	3 3/8	1 21/32	4
9/16	12	31/64	68-72	3 19/32	1 21/32	4
9/16	18	33/64	58-65	3 19/32	1 21/32	4
5/8	11	17/32	75-79	3 13/16	1 13/16	4
5/8	18	37/64	58-65	3 13/16	1 13/16	4
3/4	10	21/32	68-72	4 1/4	2	4
3/4	16	11/16	71-77	4 1/4	2	4
7/8	9	49/64	72-76	4 11/16	2 7/32	4
7/8	14	13/16	62-67	4 11/16	2 7/32	4
1	8	7/8	73-77	5 1/8	2 1/2	4
1	12	59/64	67-75	5 1/8	2 1/2	4
1	14	15/16	61-67	5 1/8	2 1/2	4
1 1/8	7	63/64	72-76	5 7/16	2 9/16	4
1 1/8	12	1 3/16	66-72	5 7/16	2 9/16	4
1 1/4	7	1 7/64	76	5 3/4	2 9/16	4
1 1/4	12	1 11/64	72	5 3/4	2 9/16	6
1 3/8	6	1 7/32	72	6 1/16	3	4
1 3/8	12	1 19/64	72	6 1/16	3	6
1 1/2	6	1 11/32	72	6 3/8	3	4
1 1/2	12	1 27/64	72	6 3/8	3	6

All dimensions are in inches.

Tap Drill Chart

Tap Size	Drill Size	Probable % Thread
M3-0.5	40	70-79
5-40	38	65-72
5-44	37	63-71
M3.5-0.6	33	72-81
6-32	36	71-78
6-40	33	69-77
M4-0.7	3.25 mm	74-82
8-32	29	62-69
8-36	29	70-78
10-24	25	69-75
10-32	21	68-76
M5-0.8	4.2 mm	69-77
12-24	16	66-72
12-28	15	70-78
M6-1.0	10	76-84
1/4-20	7	70-75
1/4-28	3	72-80
5/16-18	F	72-77
5/16-24	I	67-75
M8-1.25	6.7 mm	74-80
3/8-16	5/16	72-77
3/8-24	Q	71-79
M10-1.50	8.4 mm	76-82
7/16-14	U	70-75
7/16-20	25/64	65-72
M12-1.75	13/32	69-74
1/2-13	27/64	73-78
1/2-20	29/64	65-72

Tap Size	Drill Size	Probable % Thread
M14-2.0	15/32	76-81
9/16-12	31/64	68-72
9/16-18	33/64	58-65
5/8-11	17/32	75-79
5/8-18	37/64	58-65
M16-2.0	35/64	76-81
3/4-10	21/32	68-72
3/4-16	11/16	71-77
M20-2.5	11/16	74-78
7/8-9	49/64	72-76
7/8-14	13/16	62-67
M24-3.0	53/64	72-76
1-8	7/8	73-77
1-12	59/64	67-72
1-14	15/16	61-67
1-1/8-7	63/64	72-76
1-1/8-8	1	76
1-1/8-12	1-3/16	66-72
M30-3.5	1-3/64	75
1-1/4-7	1-7/64	76
1-1/4-8	1-1/8	76
1-1/4-12	1-11/64	72
1-3/8-6	1-7/32	72
1-3/8-12	1-19/64	72
M36-4.0	1-1/4	82
1-1/2-6	1-11/32	72
1-1/2-8	1-3/8	76
1-1/2-12	1-27/64	72

NPT Tap Size	Taper Pipe Drill Size	Straight Pipe Drill Size
1/8-27	R	11/32
1/4-18	7/16	7/16
3/8-18	37/64	37/64
1/2-14	45/64	23/32
3/4-14	59/64	59/64
1-11.5	1-5/32	1-5/32
1-1/4-11.5	1-31/64	1-1/2
1-1/2-11.5	1-47/64	1-3/4
2-11.5	2-7/32	2-7/32

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TAPS056-12S

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