Standard taps are actually designed to cut new threads rather than chase existing ones. Every time you use a standard tap to chase a set of head bolt threads, for example, the tap will also remove ...

Everybody who has worked on a car knows the pain and suffering of stripping or damaging threads. It can and will happen to anybody on a wrenching journey, and it often feels like a firm dead-end for ...

A new catalog featuring collapsible and solid adjustable taps includes rotary and stationary tapping models, and taps for right or left-hand threads. Collapsible taps have interchangeable tap heads ...

One of the keys to building a performance engine is paying attention to the details. This includes making sure that all of the threaded holes in your engine block are in great shape and ready to ...

We have all done it, overtightened a bolt and blown out the threads. When a bolt starts to tighten up and then go suddenly loose, you know that the threads are toast and now you have a problem.