incognito485 26 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) The threads on my CSS TG are giving me problems. Im thinking the threads are partially stripped. Will a typical M6 tap from say Ace hardware do the trick or is there a specific pitch? Edited February 15, 2012 by incognito485 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyDingDongs 158 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 The tap size is going to be 6x1mm, right-hand thread. With that trigger guard, you will need a bottom-out tap. A normal tap has a long tapered segment at the start to cut the first few threads/ensure the hole is the correct size. Since the trigger guard hole is not a through-hole (it's referred to as a blind hole, meaning it has a bottom) you need a tap with full-size teeth all the way down. This is a pretty oddball piece of tooling. I've had my eye out for one, but have been unsuccessful thus far. If you manage to track one down, please update with a price and location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fauxknight 30 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 My CSS TG did the same, I'm pretty sure my screw didn't end up in there right, with some of it being stripped or crossthreaded. It's in tight and has blue loctite so it shouldn't come loose, but it wasn't quite how I wanted it to go on, I can see why a lot of people just cut themselves a proper PG nut hole. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caspian 32 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) here they are. not too cheap, but if you gotta have them, both the regular and bottoming are here. http://www.mcmaster....rd-taps/=gafp9u search metric, 6mm x 1 Edited February 17, 2012 by Caspian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ramlake 98 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 The tap size is going to be 6x1mm, right-hand thread. With that trigger guard, you will need a bottom-out tap. A normal tap has a long tapered segment at the start to cut the first few threads/ensure the hole is the correct size. Since the trigger guard hole is not a through-hole (it's referred to as a blind hole, meaning it has a bottom) you need a tap with full-size teeth all the way down. This is a pretty oddball piece of tooling. I've had my eye out for one, but have been unsuccessful thus far. If you manage to track one down, please update with a price and location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
incognito485 26 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks I'll look into it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RED333 1,025 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Taper and plug are cheeper that bottoming. Get the cheeper and VERY slowley gring till you make a bottoming tap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmfreaks 0 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 could just call mcmaster carr jsut looked and they have the 6x1 in flat bottom tap for 12.76 cant really beat that price no cutting no grinding.. also you might just want to go and call around to some of your local machine shops if the had the tap you need they might do it got a six pack ... i know i would Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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