Drill America 3/8-16 UNC High Speed Steel Tap Set

Im a machinist by trade. I cant say how they would hold up in a commercial setting but in my home shop environment they worked very well.

I had purchased these taps to clean out Frame Rail Weld Nuts in a 16 year old car. A lot of rust and road grime. The purpose was the installation of a new trailer hitch. When they first arrived I was impressed with the nice divided case that they came in. Very convenient especially considering the low cost of the set. That is where the good for this project ends. The first two snapped within minutes of use in the first nut. This was very surprising as I was using a T-Handle Tap Wrench and you cant get much torque with one. Im guessing these either had a bad temper or were from a bad batch of steel because the third lasted for the rest of the project (6 additional Weld Nuts). Next time Ill spend the extra money and get something a little higher quality.

Got a set of two tapers and a plug. Complained and got another set as replacement. Same thing. If you really need a bottoming tap I guess you need to order it separate. Quality was not bad.

Delivery was timely, cost was righteous, quality was good.

Just what I needed.

This is not a set. It is only one item. Pictures are very misleading.

The taps look OK. I have not yet used them. However, a set of 3 was advertised and I only got 2 in the package. It was not worth the effort to try to return them, but I feel cheated.

Good HSS taps for us

Great tap set at a good price.

These taps DO NOT have the center for using a tap follower as pictured.