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eBook: The Guide to Perfect Tapping and Threading

This guide to perfect tapping and threading could save you some serious frustration and keep broken taps from breaking your bank.

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Tapping is one of the machining types most prone to issues because it requires careful balance, planning, and research. Because tapping is also one of the last operations to be performed on a part, screwing it up can result in a whole lot of scrapped parts and wasted time. To keep it all straight, we’ve put together this guide to perfect threading and tapping with some answers that could save you some serious frustration and keep broken taps from breaking your bank.

  • How to Choose the Right Tap and Drill Combo
  • How to Measure Thread Depth
  • Best Practices for Perfect Thread Depth
  • Common Problems, Causes, and Corrections for Taps
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This article was written by various Xometry contributors. Xometry is a leading resource on manufacturing with CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing, injection molding, urethane casting, and more.

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