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For a faster delivery time, select 1st class or courier at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease choose your size and pack quantity from the drop down menus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMetric Osborne Hand\/ Machine Thread Tap Sizes Available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 548px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"262\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e \u003ccolgroup width=\"24\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"21\" style=\"width: 234.725px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1st Taper Taps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" style=\"width: 303.275px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"21\" style=\"width: 234.725px;\"\u003eM3 TAPER LEAD HAND TAP\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" style=\"width: 303.275px;\"\u003eOSBORN HAND \u0026amp; 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The taper is so to ease a tap better into an untapped hole. eg. Using a bottoming tap 1st would damage the first threads and possibly the thread at the start of the hole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2nd\/ Intermediate Taps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2nd taps are intermediate taps which assist in aligning and starting of the tap into an untapped hole. The number of tapered threads typically ranges from 3 to 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3rd\/ Bottoming Taps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bottoming, or, 'plug', tap has no tapered, front edge. 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