55
        
        
          
            RECOMMENDED TAPPING DRILL SIZES
          
        
        
          
            (For 75% thread depth)
          
        
        
          
            Metric Coarse
          
        
        
          
            Size
          
        
        
          
            Pitch
          
        
        
          0.4
        
        
          0.45
        
        
          0.5
        
        
          0.6
        
        
          0.7
        
        
          0.75
        
        
          0.8
        
        
          1
        
        
          1
        
        
          1.25
        
        
          1.25
        
        
          1.5
        
        
          1.5
        
        
          1.75
        
        
          2
        
        
          2
        
        
          2.5
        
        
          2.5
        
        
          2.5
        
        
          3
        
        
          3
        
        
          3.5
        
        
          3.5
        
        
          3.5
        
        
          4
        
        
          4
        
        
          4.5
        
        
          4.5
        
        
          5
        
        
          5
        
        
          5.5
        
        
          
            Tapping
          
        
        
          
            Drill Size (mm)
          
        
        
          *Fluteless Tapping Drill Sizes
        
        
          2
        
        
          2.5
        
        
          3
        
        
          3.5
        
        
          4
        
        
          4.5
        
        
          5
        
        
          6
        
        
          7
        
        
          8
        
        
          9
        
        
          10
        
        
          11
        
        
          12
        
        
          14
        
        
          16
        
        
          18
        
        
          20
        
        
          22
        
        
          24
        
        
          27
        
        
          30
        
        
          32
        
        
          33
        
        
          36
        
        
          39
        
        
          42
        
        
          45
        
        
          48
        
        
          52
        
        
          56
        
        
          1.6 (1.8)*
        
        
          2.05
        
        
          2.5 (2.75)*
        
        
          2.9 (3.2)*
        
        
          3.3 (3.65)*
        
        
          3.7 (4.1)*
        
        
          4.2 (4.6)*
        
        
          5    (5.5)*
        
        
          6
        
        
          6.8 (7.4)*
        
        
          7.8
        
        
          8.5 (9.25)*
        
        
          9.5
        
        
          10.2 (11.1)*
        
        
          12
        
        
          14
        
        
          15.5
        
        
          17.5
        
        
          19.5
        
        
          21
        
        
          24
        
        
          26.5
        
        
          30.5
        
        
          29.5
        
        
          32
        
        
          35
        
        
          37.5
        
        
          40.5
        
        
          43
        
        
          47
        
        
          50.5