#3 - 48 Bottoming Tap, High Speed Steel - National Coarse Thread
Model #: TAB-3-48
Price: $3.50
Description: #3-48 HS Bottoming Tap 0300-0091
- Thread Diameter: #3
- Threads per Inch: 48
- High Speed Steel.
- Ground Thread.
- Recommended Drill Size: 5/64"
Bottoming taps have 1 to 1-1/2 threads of lead, for threading close to the bottom of a blind hole.
Please note that not all bottoming taps are flattened at the end.
Some manufacturers leave a point that you may have to grind off if going very close to the bottom of a hole.