Description
1″ x 12 UNF Spiral Point (GUN) HSS-Co5 Tap – Goliath
HSS-Co (Cobalt) Bright Finish UNF Spiral Point Machine Tap.
HSS-Co Spiral Point (Gun Nose) Taps.
Spiral point taps, also known as ‘Gun nose taps’, have straight flutes supplemented by angular cutting faces at the lead.
The design of the cutting portion propels the swarf ahead of the tap leaving the flutes clear for the flow of coolant to the cutting teeth.
Primarily designed for use in through holes, these taps can be used in blind holes provided that there is ample clearance beyond the threaded section to accommodate the swarf.
The advantages of a gun nose tap are the shearing action of the angular cutting faces, which produces a fine finish on the threads and shallower flutes.
This allows a stronger cross section throughout the tap.
Unified National Fine (UNF) thread form was introduced in 1948 as an attempt to standardise thread forms in the USA, Canada and the UK.
