Tools & Gear Taps & Dies HSS Hand and Machine Taps

• 3/8" x 18 NPS Intermediate HSS Tap - Goliath
• HSS Bright Finish NPS Hand and Machine Intermediate Tap.
• Pipe taps are much shorter than a similar size of regular hand tap, but the design features are the same.
• Goliath HSS taps provide a high hardness to toughness ratio, compressive and tensile strength, good abrasion resistance and resistance to micro-chipping, ensuring a long tool life.
• National Pipe Straight (NPS) - Parallel (made to American Standards).
• Used for free-fitting mechanical joints where thread sealing is not required.
• Intermediate Taps have a lead of four threads and are used in most general purpose applications to cut a thread true to a pre-drilled pilot hole.
• Manufactured from HSS this general purpose tap is designed for use in medium tensile materials and is for hand or general machine use.
• Manufactured from HSS this general purpose tap is designed for use in medium tensile materials and is for hand or general machine use.