Metric tap sizes?
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You mean you want the most common threads on a bike?
I'd say dropout, pedal and M4/M5/M6 taps.
Or buy a metric tap and die kit.
I'd say dropout, pedal and M4/M5/M6 taps.
Or buy a metric tap and die kit.
M6x1.0 M5x.8 both very common M10x1.0(Rear derailleur hanger)
I would buy a high speed steel kit of taps and then get a M10x1.0 cause that probably won't be in a standard kit.
I would buy a high speed steel kit of taps and then get a M10x1.0 cause that probably won't be in a standard kit.
It's the thread pitch that's the question.
4xBoy has listed the most common ones. If you get a small tap set those sizes are the most likely to be included. If you get a large one, there is a good chance you will have to choose the right thread pitch for a given size. Check Harbor Freight since theirs are cheap and adequate if you wont be using it that much.
For serious. I got a very good metric set for $10 that has saved my ass a dozen times. A single tap is $10 most places.
What do you have that is M8 or M10 that is not a nut bolt?
I'm checking my bikes and not finding any, just curious, might need to extend my travel tool kit.
It's on the Lahar, but I can't prove it because nobody received theirs.
I just found that pitch info on a site. I've no clue who uses an m8 or m10
Get a pitch gauge, they're cheap. Use it before you use a tap. Measure twice, tap once.
pedal and BB are specific and you need right hand/left hand taps for both. Don't buy those. Going to a shop makes more sense than buying those. Standard pitch 4, 5 and 6mm are a good be though.
As JBP says, thread gauge and a set of calipers are less than $20 combined. That's where I would spend my money first.
As JBP says, thread gauge and a set of calipers are less than $20 combined. That's where I would spend my money first.