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Title: Where can i find these taps?
Post by: Tbird232ci on March 22, 2006, 06:11:59 PM

I need to drill and tap a hole. I dont think i can find a 3/8-24 tap around here. Any stores to look at?

Title: Where can i find these taps?
Post by: JeremyB on March 22, 2006, 06:39:52 PM

If Sears, Home Depot, Lowe's or your local HW store doesn't carry them...use McMaster-Carr.

Title: Where can i find these taps?
Post by: merccougar50 on March 22, 2006, 06:57:30 PM

Sometimes your best bet is to try a machining supply store; if there is one in your area. Although, 3/8 being very common, should be found at homedepot (or whatever major chains you have in the USA) The tap you are looking for may also be called a 3/8" UNF (unified fine thread), and not labeled 24 tpi.
If its a captured bolt, you may need two taps to thread the full length of the bore: a plug tap and a bottoming tap.

I believe you also need a Q sized drill bit for that. You may wanna check that in a machinest handbook, its just off the top of my head. If not, you can probably go up to an 11/32" bit and loose a tiny bit of thread depth.

Title: Where can i find these taps?
Post by: softtouch on March 22, 2006, 07:05:28 PM

The tap set and tap& die set I have from Sears each has one.

Title: Where can i find these taps?
Post by: V8Demon on March 22, 2006, 07:59:25 PM

I bought a set from Home Depot last year that has one.

Title: Where can i find these taps?
Post by: Cougar8775 on March 22, 2006, 10:29:52 PM

ill just go raid the tap bin at work were bound to have one lol:rollin:

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