[SEL] NPT taps

[Ron Frost, Kersey, PA]

Good question Rick.  Can't tell you just how far it should go in, but a professional pipefitter told me once that you should be able to ingage a pipe thread into its fitting 4 to 5 turns by hand to get a proper seal. I guess you could fit and try until you got the 4-5 turns then check the tap to see just how many threads are showing.
 
Ron

Richard Strobel <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com> wrote:
Howdy list. It was a good one here and we had a White Christmas. 13 
above now with little snow...jus perfect.
Well for Christmas, I got a set of NPT taps. Question I've had for a long 
time is "How far do you turn a pipe thread tap in?" Usually on a die I turn 
it until 2 threads are showing.


HELP

RickinMt.
http://community.webshots.com/user/stroberc 
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