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Types of Thread Taps

Spiral fluted taps

Spiral fluted taps are suitable for threading blind hole applications. The spiral flute drives the chip towards the shank and
out of the hole. The spiral fluted taps are not suitable for tapping through holes.

Spiral point Taps

Spiral point taps have straight flutes with a spiral point.
The spiral point drives the chip in the direction of feed, that makes spiral point taps ideal for threading through hole
applications as chips are evacuated through the hole.
Because of this design spiral point taps are not suitable for blind hole applications. Moreover, when tapping a through
hole, the tap must go through until the spiral point has passed the hole.

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