Sherwood Taps

Sherwood HSS Taps are the general purpose option for thread cutting in most materials including steel, some stainless steels, cast irons and non-ferrous materials such as Aluminium, Brass and many others.

Manufactured with precision ground flutes for producing accurate thread forms, Sherwood Taps are available in all the popular thread forms and as straight Flute `Hand` Taps in 3 leads, Fluteless, Spiral Flute, or Spiral Point Machine Taps and also Long Series.

Sherwood Tap dimensions conform to ISO529 apart from NPT Forms which conform to ANSI 94.9. Straight Flute and Fluteless Taps are manufactured with a standard Bright Finish whereas the Machine Taps have an Oxidised Finish for best results dissipating the heat build-up associated with these applications.

Thread Forms are Class 2 medium fit tolerance.

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Tap Set Metric Coarse Straight Flute Ground Thread HSS

Each set of Sherwood taps contain one taper, second and plug lead tap:

Sherwood HSS Taper Taps are used to start cutting the thread. They are tapered back from the end 6 to 10 threads before a fully threaded diameter is reached. This allows the tap to be positioned easily and correctly before it starts to cut the thread.

The Second Tap is used after the taper tap has cut threads into the hole as far as possible. It tapers back 3 or 4 threads before full thread diameter is reached.

The Plug Tap cuts threads to the bottom of a blind hole. It is only necessary to use the full set of taps when a blind hole is to be tapped.

Swiss+Tech® 'Black Ring' Taps HSS-E

Swiss+Tech® Black Ring Taps are the realisation of narrower tolerances and more efficient cutting times when tapping. The Swiss+Tech® HSS-E Black Ring tool geometry has been developed and optimized during long-term tests with users threading materials such as structural steel, aluminium castings, machining steel, VA-steels, heat-resistant steels and tool steels.

HSS-E Black Ring Taps

The unique general-purpose properties of Swiss+Tech® Black Ring Tap guarantees high productivity by reducing the amount of time spent changing taps for different materials and at the same time reduces the number of taps required by the machine shop. Swiss+Tech® Black Ring machine taps with their wide range of applications are the result of years of experience in metal cutting to the demands from customers:
For increased versatility.
Reducing the confusing type variety.
Reducing the storage costs for the tools.
Reducing the tool changing times, for general tapping applications.

Manufactured to DIN 371/376

For all technical specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Swiss+Tech® Machine Taps

Swiss+Tech® Black Ring Taps are the realisation of narrower tolerances and more efficient cutting times when tapping. The Swiss+Tech® HSS-E Black Ring tool geometry has been developed and optimized during long-term tests with users threading materials such as structural steel, aluminium castings, machining steel, VA-steels, heat-resistant steels and tool steels.

Black Ring M3-M8 Spiral Point Tap Set HSS-E - 5 Piece

The Swiss+Tech® Black Ring bright finish spiral point HSS-E machine taps are for through holes. Taper lead to DIN form B.

Contents:
M3 x 0.5mm Pitch 2.5mm Thread length
M4 x 0.7mm Pitch 3.3mm Thread length
M5 x 0.8mm Pitch 4.2mm Thread length
M6 x 1.0mm Pitch 5.0mm Thread length
M8 x 1.25mm Pitch 6.8mm Thread length

For all technical specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Swiss+Tech® HSS "Purple Ring" Taps

Manufactured to DIN 371/376.

Spiral Flute - HSS-PM Nitride Finish ISO Metric Coarse

For blind holes. Taper lead to DIN form B (4.5 x P). Tapping tolerance to 6HX 2BX. Helix angle 15°. Tapping depth 2.5 x D.

Sherwood Die Nuts

Sherwood ground thread die nuts are suitable for repairing damaged or crossed threads and clearing swarf from threads. When using a die nut (on an existing thread) it is not necessary to apply the same level of precise initial alignment required to form a new thread (i.e. with a die) as the nut will follow the existing threads. They are supplied as hexagon drive allowing them to be turned by a standard spanner or adjustable wrench without the need for a special stock.

Conform to: ISO 529

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Die Nuts BSW (British Standard Whitworth) Ground Thread HSS

Manufactured to: BS1127
Thread form to: BS84

Dormer Metric Coarse HSS Ground Thread Taps

Series E500. Comply with IS529.

Second Tap (Straight Flute)

Sherwood Dies

Sherwood dies are for use in die stocks to cut external screw threads on metal rod, the split in the die allows the adjusting screws of the diestock to compress or expand the die to accommodate for slight variations in size of the material being threaded or die sharpness. Sherwood dies are available as Metric Fine, Metric Coarse, UNF, UNC, BA, BSF, BSW, BSPT, BSPF, NPT cutting threads all the dies are manufactured from HSS with precision ground threads to the applicable standard.

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Dies Metric Fine HSS

Sherwood Dies

Sherwood dies are for use in die stocks to cut external screw threads on metal rod, the split in the die allows the adjusting screws of the diestock to compress or expand the die to accommodate for slight variations in size of the material being threaded or die sharpness. Sherwood dies are available as Metric Fine, Metric Coarse, UNF, UNC, BA, BSF, BSW, BSPT, BSPF, NPT cutting threads all the dies are manufactured from HSS with precision ground threads to the applicable standard.

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Dies UNF (Unified Fine) Ground Thread HSS

Thread form conforms to: ISO 529

Sherwood Taps

Sherwood HSS Taps are the general purpose option for thread cutting in most materials including steel, some stainless steels, cast irons and non-ferrous materials such as Aluminium, Brass and many others.

Manufactured with precision ground flutes for producing accurate thread forms, Sherwood Taps are available in all the popular thread forms and as straight Flute `Hand` Taps in 3 leads, Fluteless, Spiral Flute, or Spiral Point Machine Taps and also Long Series.

Sherwood Tap dimensions conform to ISO529 apart from NPT Forms which conform to ANSI 94.9. Straight Flute and Fluteless Taps are manufactured with a standard Bright Finish whereas the Machine Taps have an Oxidised Finish for best results dissipating the heat build-up associated with these applications.

Thread Forms are Class 2 medium fit tolerance.

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Plug Tap BA (British Association) Straight Flute Ground Thread HSS

The Sherwood Plug tap is used last after the Taper and Second tap have been used, when threading blind holes it cuts threads to the bottom of the hole.

Dormer Taps

Dormer MTT-X Series taps are manufactured from HSS-X1 Steel with Bright finish, they are right Hand Cutting.

Manufactured to ISO 529
Spiral Point for threading through holes.
Taper lead to DIN form B.
Tapping tolerance to 6H.
Max Depth 2.5 x D.

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.