Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Tapping is the operation of cutting internal threads in a hole using a cutting tool called Tap. A tap has cutting edges in the shape of threads. When the tap is screwed into a hole it removes metal and cuts internal threads for tapping the hole drilled will be smaller than the tap size.

Types Of Tapping Process
Tapping may be done by:

– hand
– lathe machine
– milling machine
– tapping machine

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Application :
Drilling, boring, reaming, grinding etc. It is used.
1. In automobile workshops
2. In small scale industries
3. In such places where frequent changes in operations are required
4. In welding shops for grinding.
5. For performing operations in huge parts which can not be done in ordinary machines, since it is portable.

Design and Fabrication Of Cylindrical Tapping Machine
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