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plug tap

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ground-key faucet
A faucet through which flow is controlled by a slightly tapered plug with a hole in it; when the faucet is on, the fluid flows through the hole; when the plug is turned through 90°, the flow is stopped.


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Select the tap type such as bottoming tap, plug tap or taper tap.
Chamfer lengths * bottoming tap chamfer length = 1 to 2 times pitch length * plug tap chamfer length = 3 to 5 times pitch length * taper tap chamfer length = 7 to 10 times pitch length Using a 1/4-20 UNC tap as an example, the pitch length of this thread is 1/20=0.
Rules for tap chamfers: * taper tap chamfer = thread pitch x 9 * plug tap chamfer = thread pitch x 4 * bottoming tap chamfer = thread pitch x 1.
 
 
 
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