Thread taps are an essential part of any mechanic’s toolbox-- mostly because, well, you will ruin some threads. Or, as is the case for YouTube user This Old Tony, you’re fabricating parts from scratch ...

Cutting threads is a necessary task in the home shop. Fortunately, most of the time, your thread taps and tap wrench cut threads into your workpiece without a hitch, but occasionally, you'll hear a ...

A combination of high-quality base materials, advanced coatings, and special edge preparations results in taps that generate precision threads, with good chip evacuation, shorter set-up times, and ...

The strength of some internal threads is more sensitive to tap diameter than previously thought. • Cold-formed threads are no stronger than cut threads when holes are correctly sized. • Cut threads ...

WALTER USA launched the TC130 Supreme tapping tool with a new, patent-pending geometry for improved surface quality even when threading large batch sizes. Straight grooves produce short, controllable ...