Tapping internal threads on stainless steel pipe fittings is highly technical, typically done using a tap. Stainless steel is highly viscous and has poor chip-breaking properties, so it is easy to ...

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 ...

Cross thread, damaged thread, need a new thread? All three are encountered often enough when working on a classic car or motorcycle. Female threads are cut using taps and male threads with dies, both ...

END USER: Thortex Inc., (503) 654-5726, www.thortexinc.com. CHALLENGE: Maximize tool life and reliability when threading cobalt chrome. SOLUTION: Replace solid-carbide taps with high-performance ...

Rather than using taps to thread steel prior to hardening, a growing number of shops are opting to thread mill heat-treated steel. If the tap broke it could damage the thread, which would mean ...

When joining lightweight metals, the focus is on the installation space available and on optimizing performance and cost, as well as on the reliability of the fastening. And in light of that, an ...

When it comes to fastening lightweight metals, as well as a fastening needing to be reliable, the focus is on optimizing installation space and on performance and cost optimization. Against this ...