Product Description
BA carbon steel taps available individually or as a full 1st, 2nd and 3rd tap set. These hand taps are suitable for British Association threads and are mainly used for cleaning, chasing and repairing existing internal threads.
Choose from BA thread sizes 0BA, 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 4BA, 5BA, 6BA, 7BA, 8BA, 9BA and 10BA. Options include 1st taper, 2nd intermediate, 3rd bottoming or a complete set of all three taps.
The 1st taper tap is used to start the thread, the 2nd intermediate tap follows on, and the 3rd bottoming tap is used to finish close to the bottom of a blind hole. Carbon steel taps are a practical choice for model engineering, electrical work, instruments, classic machinery, restoration, repair and general workshop maintenance when cleaning out damaged or dirty BA threads.
For cutting new threads, especially in tougher materials or regular production work, high speed steel taps are recommended. BA thread dimensions are commonly referenced to BS 93.
- BA carbon steel taps
- Available individually or as a set of all 3 taps
- 1st taper, 2nd intermediate and 3rd bottoming options
- British Association / BA thread
- For cleaning, chasing and repairing existing threads
- Sizes from 0BA to 10BA
- Useful for model engineering, electrical, restoration and workshop use
- BS 93 thread reference
Also known as BA hand taps, British Association taps, carbon steel taps, thread cleaning taps, thread chasing taps, taper taps, second taps, bottoming taps and model engineering taps.
