Drill America 3/8-16 UNC High Speed Steel Tap Set

The taps look OK. I have not yet used them. However, a set of 3 was advertised and I only got 2 in the package. It was not worth the effort to try to return them, but I feel cheated.

I needed a tap that would thread deeper than the shank. The ones in the illustration would do that. The 1/4-20 taps that were delivered will not. That said, these taps are nicely made and should work well for a lot of applications.

Was just tapping aluminum, but did a great job. Had some mounting bolt threads that stripped on a Kohler engine. I drilled them deeper, and tapped with this set. The bottoming tap gave me a few more threads to screw in to.

Individually contained in plastic containers so you can isolate them and be able know what they are and what they are I marked them as you can see in the photo.

Always a great product. Never had any issues. Keep em lubed.

These taps were much easier to use than I had expected, not having tapped anything before. Although its not likely Ill use them often, if ever again, Im completely satisfied.

The taps shown are not what I recieved, they had a point at the front of all of them and on the backs of two of them. But they did work great for what I needed.

The tap set (I ordered #8-32 3-piece set) arrived promptly. It was nicely packaged and appeared to be of good quality. The cutting surfaces were sharp, and the taps nicely finished. I used them to tap several blind holes in brass, and they worked just fine. Other reviewers have complained that they are flimsy and not durable, but I certainly didnt observe that. They seem just like any other tap I have used in the past. Id definitely recommend them.

These taps DO NOT have the center for using a tap follower as pictured.

Had no problem tapping a through hole in stainless steel. Use lots of oil (even cooking oil is OK).