Spiral taps

Spiral taps

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1 October 2018 at 13:31 #9352
Steve Crow
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1 October 2018 at 13:31 #374079
Steve Crow
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I've been reading on this forum about he advantages of spiral taps. Looking on eBay, I see that they are available in "red ring" and "yellow ring" varietys.

What's the difference?

Cheers

Steve
1 October 2018 at 13:43 #374081
david sanderson 3
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hi Steve according to MSCs catalogue red is for high tensile materials yellow is general purpose and blue is for stainless and tool steels hope this helps
1 October 2018 at 13:46 #374082
Emgee
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This link will help understanding coloured rings.

**LINK**

Emgee
1 October 2018 at 13:46 #374083
JasonB
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The colour signify the material groups that the tap is specifically designed for. Yellow is general purpose, red hardened and high tensile steel. Though the YG-1 taps tend to use black for general purpose.

Edited By JasonB on 01/10/2018 13:59:39
1 October 2018 at 13:46 #374084
Steve Crow
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Thank you all.

Steve

Edited By Steve Crow on 01/10/2018 13:47:43
1 October 2018 at 14:45 #374089
jimmy b
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Spiral flute are for blind holes and spiral point are for through holes.

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