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Re: [TR] Re-Tapping Threads

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Subject: Re: [TR] Re-Tapping Threads
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:20:21 EDT
In a message dated 10/19/2009 9:34:44 PM Central Daylight Time, 
suhringtr36@comcast.net writes: 
> Can you re-tap threads using a smaller threads per inch tape? I have a 
> screw
> hole that is a size #6 with 36 thread and I can only get a #6 screw with 
> 32
> thread screw. Can I tap the 36 thread hole with a 32 tap and use the 32
> thread screw without messing up the threads?  Hope this is clear....
> 
Are you sure they are not metric?  Have you tried an M4 with a .7 pitch?

Dave
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