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Google "tap drill sizes" and you'll get 19400 results. The formula for that calculation is searchable in Machinery's Handbook, but there are simple charts you will get in your search that can give you the answer for any size you need to know.

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Go to google.com and type in tap drill chart.

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What size drill bit should you use for a hole to be tapped for a .25 x 20 screw?

I use a 3/16 drill bit for that.


What is a nominal bore size?

Diameter drill is drilling.


How do you make hole drilling where at the exit the drill has partial entry in to the wall thickness which makes the load nonuniform on the drill and hence drill breaks and size is not maintained?

There are a few ways of doing it depending on the exact geometry, size, and tolerance. You could drill the hole before cutting the profile that results in the partial entry. You could drill very carefully and slowly, stepping up the drill from a small size to the final size, if the smaller size would enter complete. You could make a fixture to fit over the part so the drill is guided into it. There are low melting alloys you can pour around the area to make a complete entry. You then melt the alloy away.


What drill bit to use with different size screws?

If they are self tapping screws, the drill bit is as thick as the solid barrel of the screw. If you want the screw to go through easily to have a nut on the other side, then the drill bit is slightly larger than thread size.


Is there a drill bit that can be used to cut sideways. I need to make a slot in a piece of metal that you could put a piece of flat stock 14 x 1 through?

no, drill bits do not have shear strength, so that technique would snap them. An end mill could do the job, or more practically, use a drill press, and plunge cut many holes, causing a slot in the material. Other option is use abrasives. A grinders, a cut off wheel, a carbide grinding bit etc to open the slot up to size

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How much larger than the pipe size should the drill bit being used to drill holes in the floor joist be?

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What size drill bit should you use for a hole to be tapped for a .25 x 20 screw?

I use a 3/16 drill bit for that.


What size drill bit do you use to make holes in your fingerboard?

More information is needed as to the purpose of the holes, and what a 'fingerboard' is .


What machine is used when holes must be made in a material very accurately?

That depends on the material and the size of holes. -I can do that on a drill press with a jig.


Which bit is specifically used to drill holes in concrete and masonry work?

A 40mm hole saw is more efficient than a drill bit for holes of this size.


What size holes would you drill in the pipe to make a burner for a pig cooker?

The holes for a pig cooker should be about a half inch to an inch wide. These holes must be drilled into a pipe for the cooker.


Why is it best to use the right size of drill it in boring holes?

Because you presumably want your hole to be the right size, not too small or too big.


Why is the best to use the right size of drill bit in boring holes?

Because you presumably want your hole to be the right size, not too small or too big.


What size drill bit to use to drill holes for vertical blinds?

Depends which screws you are going to use. I usually use the #6 screws that come with blinds. They need no pre-drilling.


Is there a drill bit that can drill holes 2 millimeter wide if so please describe?

You simply use a 2mm drill bit, or if that is too difficult for you, select a 1/16 drill bit which is extremely close in size . -I consider both of these drill bits very common, so it's hard to understand anyone having a problem with it.


Why it is the best to use the right drill bit in boring holes?

Because you presumably want your hole to be the right size, not too small or too big.


Do drill bits have a universal size?

Drill bits are not universal. You choose the size of the drill bit according to the size of hole you like to make.