1-3/8-8 tap drill size

    Use a 1-1/4 drill (1.2500 in) for a 1-3/8-8 cutting tap at 75% thread.

    Drills for 1-3/8-8 (8UN)
    Tap typeDrillDecimal (in)
    Cutting tap, 75% thread1-1/41.2500
    Cutting tap, 50% thread (hard material)1-19/641.2969
    Roll / form tap, 65% thread1-5/161.3125
    Pitch
    3.175 mm (8 TPI)
    Major Ø
    1.3750
    Pitch Ø
    1.2938
    Minor Ø
    1.2397

    Common questions

    What size drill for a 1-3/8-8 tap?
    Use a 1-1/4 drill (1.2500 in) for a 1-3/8-8 cutting tap at 75% thread.
    What drill for a 1-3/8-8 roll (form) tap?
    About 1.3198 in; the nearest standard drill is 1-5/16. Check your tap maker's table.

    Other 8UN sizes

    Drill sizes from Machinery's Handbook and ASME B1.1/B1.13M; roll tap sizes from the form-tap formula. Tap and insert makers' tables are authoritative.

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