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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Dimensional Specifications
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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Size	Tap Type	Item #	Availability	Price	Quantity
1/4	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS025-20S	2-4 Working Days	Pricing could not be determined for this product
1/4	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS025-28S	In Stock	Pricing could not be determined for this product
5/16	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS031-18S	2-4 Working Days	Pricing could not be determined for this product
5/16	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS031-24S	2-4 Working Days	Pricing could not be determined for this product
3/8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS037-16S	2-4 Working Days	$30.28342/EA	EA	EA
3/8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS037-24S	In Stock	$30.29279/EA	EA	EA
7/16	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS043-14S	In Stock	$61.16273/EA	EA	EA
7/16	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS043-20S	In Stock	$64.82264/EA	EA	EA
1/2	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS050-13S	2-4 Working Days	$71.17117/EA	EA	EA
1/2	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS050-20S	In Stock	$67.14527/EA	EA	EA
9/16	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS056-12S	In Stock	$121.62534/EA	EA	EA
9/16	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS056-18S	In Stock	$123.38843/EA	EA	EA
5/8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS062-11S	In Stock	$132.26446/EA	EA	EA
5/8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS062-18S	In Stock	$144.2011/EA	EA	EA
3/4	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS075-10S	In Stock	$181.34986/EA	EA	EA
3/4	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS075-16S	In Stock	$188.59504/EA	EA	EA
7/8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS087-09S	In Stock	$285.01377/EA	EA	EA
7/8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS087-14S	In Stock	$258.5124/EA	EA	EA
1	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS100-08S	In Stock	$345.29843/EA	EA	EA
1	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS100-14S	In Stock	$309.51515/EA	EA	EA
#4	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS4-40S	2-4 Working Days	$46.76346/EA	EA	EA
#6	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS6-32S	In Stock	$29.88506/EA	EA	EA
#6	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS6-40S	In Stock	$29.88506/EA	EA	EA
#8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS8-32S	In Stock	$31.66969/EA	EA	EA
#8	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS8-36S	2-4 Working Days	$31.66969/EA	EA	EA
#10	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS10-24S	In Stock	$29.57502/EA	EA	EA
#10	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS10-32S	In Stock	$30.42196/EA	EA	EA
#12	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS12-24S	In Stock	Pricing could not be determined for this product
#12	Taper, Plug, Bottom	TAPS12-28S	In Stock	Pricing could not be determined for this product

HSS Tap Set

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Dimensional SpecificationsHSS Tap Set

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