3/8-18 NPT Bright Merlin Spiral Flute Pipe Tap

• HSS
• Ground Thread
• Bright Finish
• Spiral Flute NPT taps lift the chips out of the hole to eliminate chip packing in the flutes
• Ideal for soft materials that produce long stringy chips
• NPT (Taper Pipe) are used to produce tapered pipe threads in a wide range of pipe connections. The thread produced will require the use of a thread sealant to ensure a tight seal
• Pipe taps are the nominal size of the pipe fitting and not the actual size of the tap