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USER GUIDE     TAPS

Pre-Tapping Hole Sizes - Forming Taps         Pre-Tapping Hole Sizes - General Taps

   Recommended             Recommended        American Unified           American Unified
    Tap Drill Size          Tap Drill Size    Coarse Threads               Fine Threads

M  Pitch  Drill        MF  Pitch       Drill  UNC T.P.I    Max.  Drill   UNF T.P.I   Max.    Drill
   mm     Size             mm          Size                Core  Size                Core    Size
          mm                           mm                  Dia.  mm                  Dia.    mm
                                                           inch                      inch
1 0.25 0.9             2.5 0.35 2.37

1.1 0.25            1  2.6 0.35 2.47            #1    64   1.585 1.5       #0    80  1.306    1.3
                                                #2    56   1.872 1.8       #1    72  1.613    1.6
1.2 0.25 1.1           3 0.35 2.88              #3    48   2.146 2.1       #2    64  1.913    1.9
                                                #4    40   2.385 2.3       #3    56  2.197    2.1
1.4 0.3 1.28           3.5 0.35 3.38            #5    40   2.697 2.6       #4    48  2.459    2.4
                                                #6    32   2.896 2.85      #5    44  2.741    2.7
1.6 0.35 1.47          4 0.5 3.8                #8    32   3.528 3.5       #6    40  3.012     3
                                               #10    24    3.95 3.9       #8    36  3.597    3.5
1.7 0.35 1.57          5 0.5 4.8               #12    24    4.59 4.5      #10    32  4.168    4.1
                                               1/4"   20    5.25 5.2      #12    28  4.717    4.7
1.8 0.35 1.67          6 0.5 5.8              5/16"   18    6.68 6.6      1/4"   28  5.563    5.5
                                               3/8"   16   8.082 8       5/16"   24  6.995    6.9
2 0.4 1.85             6 0.75 5.7             7/16"   14   9.441 9.4      3/8"   24  8.565    8.5
                                               1/2"   13   10.881 10.75  7/16"   20  9.947    9.9
2.2 0.45 2.03          7 0.75 6.7             9/16"   12   12.301 12.25   1/2"   20  11.524  11.5
                                               5/8"   11   13.693 13.5   9/16"   18  12.969  12.9
2.3 0.4 2.15           8 0.75 7.7              3/4"   10   16.624 16.5    5/8"   18  14.554  14.5
                                               7/8"    9   19.52 19.5     3/4"   16  17.546  17.5
2.5 0.45 2.33          8 1 7.6                  1"     8   22.344 22.25   7/8"   14  20.493  20.5
                                              1*1/8"   7   25.082 25       1"    12  23.363  23.25
2.6 0.45 2.43          9 0.75 8.7             1*1/4"   7   28.258 28.25  1*1/8"  12  26.538  26.5
                                              1*3/8"   6   30.851 30.75  1*1/4"  12  29.713  29.5
3 0.5 2.8              9 1 8.6                1*1/2"   6   34.026 34     1*3/8"  12  32.888  32.7
                                              1*3/4"   5   39.56 39.5    1*1/2"  12  36.063   36
3.5 0.6 3.25           10 0.75 9.7              2"    4.5  45.367 45.25

4 0.7 3.7              10 1 9.6

4.5 0.75 4.2           10 1.25 9.45

5 0.8 4.65             11 1 10.6

6 1 5.55               12 1 11.6

7 1 6.55               12 1.25 11.45

8 1.25 6.6             12 1.5 11.35

9 1.25 7.45            14 1 13.6

10 1.5 8.45            14 1.25 13.45

11 1.5 9.35            14 1.5 13.35

12 1.75 11.25          15 1 14.6

14 2 13.1              15 1.5 14.35

16 2 15.1              16 1 15.6

18 2.5 16.85           16 1.5 15.35

20 2.5 18.85           18 4 17.6

22 2.5 20.85           18 1.5 17.35

24 3 22.65             18 2 17.1

27 3 25.65             20 1 19.6

30 3.5 28.4            20 1.5 19.35

33 3.5 31.4            20 2 19.1

36 4 34.15             24 2 23.1

39 4 37.15             30 2 29.1

42 4.5 39.9            36 3 34.65

45 4.5 42.9            42 4 40.15

48 5 45.65             48 3 46.65

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