Carbon Steel Hand Taps
- Used to re-thread damaged and/or jammed threads
- May also be used to thread mild steels
- Hand Taps come in three styles Taper, Plug or Bottom.
- Taper Style: Starts the thread square with the workpiece. Plug Style: Generally used in thru holes. Bottom Style: Generate the thread to the bottom of the hole. A tap set contains 1 taper, 1 plug and 1 bottoming tap.