Description

Goliath British Standard Whitworth (BSW) Taper HSS Tap

HSS Bright Finish BSW Hand and Machine Taper Tap.
HSS Straight Flute Short Machine and Hand Taps.
These general-purpose taps are ideal for creating new threads in a wide variety of materials.
Goliath HSS taps provide a high hardness to toughness ratio, compressive and tensile strength, good abrasion resistance and resistance to micro-chipping, ensuring a long tool life.
British Standard Whitworth angle of thread is 55 degrees as opposed to 60 degrees in Metric and Unified threads.
This thread form was developed by Sir Joseph Whitworth in 1841.
The thread form has rounded roots and crests and is specified in BS84:1956.
Taper Taps have a lead of eight threads and are used as a starting tap in difficult or high precision holes.
Manufactured from HSS this general-purpose tap is designed for use in medium tensile materials and is for hand or general machine use.