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

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.

havent used them much but they work as expected and have not broken yet.

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

Always a great product. Never had any issues. Keep em lubed.

Always a great product. Never had any issues. Keep em lubed.

Used it the first second I got a chance with proper cutting fluid. Extra careful 1/4 turn and back out a little to break the chips. Broke off inside of the hole.

These are not high speed taps, so if you put them in your cordless drill to tap a number of holes, there is a good chance youre going to break at least one. I guess thats why they come in 3s.

They worked perfect. The price was perfect since I won’t have a use for left handed taps very often. I used them in aluminum and were sharp enough to make clean threads. I don’t think there will be any issues using them in steel.

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

I needed the bottom tap and used all three. they worked great with ease.