When it comes to challenging operations, tapping ranks among the toughest, Unlike other metalworking operations, rapidly removing metal and imparting a fine surface finish are not the sole ends of the operation. When tapping, the point is to produce a thread that must mate with a fastener according to a given standard. In addition, when other tools have finished cutting, tools removal is fairly simple. But for tapping, removing the tool can consume almost as much time as cutting the thread. All in all, this can make tapping a slow and tedious, but ultimately necessary, operation.
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