Category: Machining
Gun Drilling
A 12×640 mm gun drill and carbide tip of 25 mm drill. Coolant holes in tip and base of gun drill. Gun drills are straight fluted drills which allow cutting fluid (either compressed air...
Taps and Dies
Taps and dies are cutting tools used to create screw threads, which is called threading. A tap is used to cut the female portion of the mating pair (e.g., a nut). A die is...
National Pipe Thread (NPT)
Threaded pipe and elbow. The pipe has a male NPT thread, while the elbow’s is female. National Pipe Thread Tapered Thread (NPT) is a U.S. standard for tapered threads used on threaded pipes...
Unified Thread Standard
The Unified Thread Standard (UTS) defines a standard thread form and series—along with allowances, tolerances, and designations—for screw threads commonly used in the United States and Canada. It has the same 60° profile as...