M6-1 Bottoming Tap

Recoil taps differ from standard taps dimensionally and only Recoil Screw Thread Insert (STI) Taps are suitable for use with Recoil Wire Thread Inserts. Recoil taps are manufactured to precise standards from either High Speed Steel (HSS) with ground threads and are available with taper, intermediate, and bottoming leads. They have a larger diameter but the same pitch as a standard tap in order to accommodate the wire insert.

Bottoming Taps are used to ensure the minimum thread run-out when tapping to the bottom of blind holes. The tap has a lead of two threads and would normally be preceded by a taper or an intermediate tap.