2020 taps and dies

How to use Taps and die sets in engineering .

What is tap and die used for in Engineering 

Taps and dies are tools used to make screw threads

When would you use a tap for a thread 

after you drill a hole in your metal

Does the hole need to be bigger or smaller , explain why .

you have to use the same size you drilled your hole because 

if it is to small it could bind or break if the hole is too large the threads will be too shallow and may strip out or fail

Find a chart for A METRIC TAPPING THREAD SIZE.

What are the different types of tap ( taper, intermediate,bottom ) explain the difference between them 

f you are tapping a hole that goes through the material then the taper tap is the one to use the other two are to allow you to make a thread down to the bottom of a blind hole

and would be used in turn after starting the thread with the taper tap.

tapping a thread