Blueprint Special Taps

Special Taps can be manufactured in any quantity from one piece to hundreds. As prices for specials are based on the quantities ordered, please contact our order desk for a quotation of your needs. Standard industry assumes a 10% over/under shipment for specialty manufactured tools. If over/under shipments are not acceptable please advise us at time of quotation.
When ordering special taps the more information we have will enable us to determine the correct tool for your application. Below is a list of information required to accurately quote:

Size and Pitch of Thread

Class of Fit or Gauge Tolerances

Right or Left Hand

Thread Form

Lead -- Single, Double etc.

Type of Material to be threaded --Grade, hardness and machining properties are all helpful

Type of hole to be threaded -- Thru or Blind, if blind advise amount of clearance at bottom of hole

Depth of hole to be threaded -- indicate any reach if applicable

Other features required-- keyways, threaded shanks, oil holes, stepped shanks, hex drives etc.

Coatings required -- TiN, CrN, TiCN, Nitride, Steam Oxide etc.

Will Machine or Fixture affect the length of tap(s)

Will tap pass through or back out

***Submit drawings or prints if possible***

Submit Completed Quote From to sales@taylortool.com Or FAX 519-658-6799

High Speed Steel (HSS) --- What is it?

High Speed Steel

High Speed Steel (commonly abbreviated to HSS or HS) is a type of tool steel used in the manufacturing of cutting tools and tool bits. It is far superior to the older high carbon steel commonly seen used in the 1940’s. High speed steel can endure higher temperatures than high carbon steel without losing its hardness. This feature allows for HSS to cut much faster than high carbon steel.

At room temperature HSS and high carbon steel have an equivalent hardness; only at elevated temperatures does HSS become advantageous.

Here at JAM Taylor Tool we use M2 HSS.

M2 is a high speed steel in tungsten-molybdenum series. The carbides in it are small and evenly distributed. It has high wear resistance. After heat treatment, its hardness is the same as T1, but its bending strength can reach 4700 MPa, and its toughness and thermoplasticity are higher than T1 by 50%. We use M2 steel to manufacture a variety of tap, reamers. & dies