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UNIFIED NATIONAL COURSE UNC TAPSSutton Tools manufactures high quality UNC (Unified National Course) thread taps designed for specialized engineering, automotive, and aerospace applications where custom or fine pitch thread configurations are required. Here is the exact breakdown of what #8 32 means: 1. The "#8" Represents the Major Diameter The first number specifies the nominal outside diameter of the screw thread. For sizes smaller than 1 4 inch, the UTS system uses a numbering
Sutton Tools manufactures high-quality UNC (Unified National Course) thread taps designed for specialized engineering, automotive, and aerospace applications where custom or fine-pitch thread configurations are required.
- Physical Dimension: A #8 screw has a major outer diameter of 0.164 inches (approximately 4.17 mm).
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The Formula: You can calculate the diameter of machine screw numbers using the formula:
Diameter =(Screw Number X 0.013) + 0.060
Diameter =(8 X 0.013)+0.060 = 0.164 inches
- Thread Count: There are exactly 32 individual thread crests per inch of axial screw length.
- Thread Pitch: The distance from one thread peak to the next is 1/32 of an inch, which is 0.03125 inches (or 0.794 mm).
- The Tip Chamfer: It features a long, gradual taper spanning 7 to 10 threads at the tip.
- The Purpose: Because of the long taper, the tool enters the pre-drilled hole effortlessly and ensures the thread starts perfectly straight and aligned. It distributes the cutting force across many teeth, making it very easy to turn.
- Limitation: It will not cut full, usable threads near the bottom of a hole because the tip is tapered down.
- The Tip Chamfer: It features a moderate taper spanning 3 to 5 threads at the tip.
- The Purpose: In open through-holes, a plug tap can often be used all by itself to cut the entire thread in one pass. In a blind hole, it is used second—following the Taper Tap—to cut the threads much deeper toward the floor.
- Limitation: Like the taper, it still leaves the bottom 3 to 5 threads incomplete.
- The Tip Chamfer: It features a very short, aggressive taper of only 1 to 2 threads at the tip.
- The Purpose: It is used as the final step after the hole has already been pre-threaded by the Taper and Plug taps. It allows you to cut full, functional threads all the way down to the very floor of a dead-end hole.
- Limitation: Never try to start a fresh thread with a bottoming tap. Because it has almost no alignment lead-in, it takes immense force to turn, is highly likely to start crooked, and will easily snap.
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