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• Recommendations for various materials and applications. Selecting Carbide End Mills

• Carbide Tipped Tools- Problem Solving Guide

• Carbide Boring Bar Speeds & Feeds

• Grooving Tool Speeds & Feeds

• Carbide Keyseat Cutter Speeds & Feeds

• Threading Tool Speeds & Feeds

• Face Grooving Speeds & Feeds

• Carbide End Mill Speeds and Feeds

• Carbide Reamers- Flute Styles and Speed/Feed Recommendations

• End Mill Troubleshooting

• Insert Selection Guide

• Reamer Feature

• Reamer Nomenclature

• Reamer/Drill Selection Procedures

• SFM Calculator - RPM To Surface Feet per Minute Calculator

• RPM Calculator - SFM To Revolutions per Minute Calculator

• Feed (IPM) Calculator - Our Feed (Inches per Minute) Calculator

• Aluma Mill Application Chart -View the Aluma Mill Application Chart

• Carbide Rougher Speeds and Feeds -View Feeds and Speeds for Carbide Roughers

• Drill Speeds and Feeds - Speeds and Feeds for carbide drills

  TAPS

  • Tap Terms Defined

  • Tap Nomenclature

  • Class of Fit - Unified and American Screw Threads

  • Standard Marking Table 301B

  • Drill Sizes

  • S.T.I. Tap Drill Chart

  • Metric Tap Drill Chart

  • Pipe Tap Drill Chart

  • Metric Threadformer Tolerances and Hole Sizes

  • Standard Metric Taps and Thread Limits 

  • Drill Sizes

  • Threadformer Selection Chart  

  • Tapping Speed Guide

  • Tap Recommendations for Classes 2, 3, 2B, and 3B

  • Fractional Size Taps - Ground Thread

  • Machine Screw Taps - Ground Thread

  • Three Wire Method of Measuring P.D. of 60° Threads

  • Suggestions for Ordering Special Taps

  • Surface Treatments

  • Sharpening Taps                     

  • Tap Troubles

  • Special Tap Formulae

  • Machine Screw Pitch Diameter Sizes

  • Fractional Size Pitch Diameter

  • Constants for Pitch Diameter and Minor Diameter

  • Recommended Sizes for Class 2, 2B, 3 and 3B 

  • Fractional Size Tap Dimensions

  • Fine Pitch (Short Series) Tap Dimensions

  • Machine Screw Tap Dimensions 

  • Nut Tap Dimensions

  • Tapper Tap - Machine Screw Sizes Dimensions

  • Tapper Tap - Fractional Size Dimensions

  • Pulley Taps

  • Standard Pipe Tap Dimensions Straight and Taper Dimensions

  • Taper Pipe Tap Thread Limits

  • S.A.E. Short – P.T.F.

  • American Standard Pipe Threads

  • American Dryseal Pipe Threads

  • American Standard and Dryseal Pipe Threads Basic Dimensions Taper

  • Quality Duo-Acme Tandem Style Taps General Dimensions

  • Combined Taper Pipe and Drills General Dimensions

  • National Automatic Bent Shank Tapper Taps

  • National Precision Hook Tapper Taps

  • Fractional Sizes Solid Bent Shank Tapper Taps

  • Machine Screw Solid Bent Shank Tapper Taps

  • National Twin Tapper Taps - Sectional

  • National Twin Tapper Taps - Sectional Threaded 

  • National Twin Tapper Taps - Solid 

  • MA-1 Nutap Machine – Solid

  • MA-2 Nutap Machine – Solid

  • Nutap Tappers-Sectional

  • NutapTappers

  • Nutap Tappers - Sectional Threaded

  • Nutap Tappers - Sectional Threaded

  • Bent Shank Tapper MAS-14 and MAS-20 Nutap

  • Metric Bent Shank Tapper Taps MAS-14 and MAS-20

  • Bent Shank Tapper Taps MAS-8

  • Bent Shank Tapper Taps Solder Type

  • Machine Screw and Hand Taps (S.T.I.)

  • Machine Screw and Hand Taps (S.T.I.) Thread Limits

  • Basic Thread Dimensions and Tap Drill Information Hand Tap

  • Basic Thread Dimensions and Tap Drill Information Machine Screw

  • Basic Thread Dimensions and Tap Drill Series (British Association Standard)

  • Basic Thread Dimensions and Tap Drill Sizes (French and International Standard)

  • Decimal Equivalents of Millimeters

  • Thread Constants Chart (Metric Drill Sizes)

  • Metric Tap Blank Conversion and Metric Pitch Conversions

  • Recommended Metric Tolerances Unified and I.S.O.

  • I.S.O. Metric Screen Threads

  • Table of Thread Elements

  • Reiff & Nestor Acme and Modified Application

  • Taper Pipe Reamers

  • Decimal Equivalent

  Minicut International

  • Minicut Chip Formation - Shows how unique geometry produces superior milling performance in aluminum

  • Minicut Resharpening Chart - Specs for resharpening Minicut end mills

  • Minicut Suggested Speeds & Feeds - Recommended speed/feed data for Minicut end mills

  • Megamill Ball Application Data - Recommended speed/feed data for the Minicut Megamill Ball end mill

  • Minicut Indexable Tool Chart - Recommended speed/feed data for the Minicut indexable line

  • Minicut Insert Selection Guide - Suggested inserts for use in Minicut holders

  Quinco

  • Tool Coating Guide - Coatings with their chemical properties and suggested use