IPO

Spiral Pointed Taps for General Purpose

Specification

2D

Oxide

Recommended Tapping Speeds depending on Materials

ow carbon steels

〜5

For icon explanation, refer to P.50

Product features How to use IPO

  • IPO is the best tap for through holes to be used with lower
  • Start tapping after boring holes corresponding to the thread

cutting speed on drilling machines. size by using drills.

  • Use for threading of the iron(SPC or SS400) products used
  • In the case of tapping with drilling machines, recommended

in our daily life. tapping speed is slower than 5m/min.

  • Surface treated. Oxidization, the most suitable surface During tapping, please use tapping oil. treatment for iron products.
  • Suitable for internal thread cutting in small quantity, such as tapping of test pieces.
  • Having spiral points in the chamfer portion, IPO ejects chips forward in the tapping direction and is for through hole use.

Tapping for through holes When hand tapping, always Machine tapping with drilling

use tap wrench machine ■Table for bored and drilled hole sizes : unit mm Blister Pack

SizeMinor Minimumdiameter of internal thre Maximumad size toleranceDrill sizeThread enaement
tolerance6H(2nd class)7H(3rd class)gg
M3×0.52.4592.5992.6392.6(2.5)74%(92%)
M4×0.73.2423.4223.4663.4(3.3)79%(92%)
M5×0.84.1344.3444.3844.3(4.2)81%(92%)
M6×14.9175.1535.2175.1(5.0)83%(92%)
M8×1.256.6476.9126.9826.9(6.8)91%(89%)
M10×1.58.3768.6768.7518.6(8.5)86%(92%)

note1) Recommended drill sizes shown in this table are for internal threads of 7H class(3rd class), and are selected from the standard drills available in the market. note2) Drill sizes shown in brackets in this table are for such case as the drilling has oversize cutting tendency or for internal threads of 6H class(2nd class).

【Related products】

Shank adjuster

●For deep hole tappings, please use shank adjusters.

  • There is only a one touch motion required to detach and attach the I series taps (IHT/ISP/IPO) from or to the shank adjuster.

*For details of shank adjuster, refer to P.545

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