Tap Drill Sizes

link to Inch tables link to Metric tables

link to Tap Drill size calculator ...(for inch size taps)

INCH TAP DRILL SIZES
Recommended tap drill sizes (for approx. 75% thread)

INCH SIZES - NATIONAL COARSE

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TAP		DRILL
SIZE		SIZE
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#1-64		#53 
#2-56 		#51 
#3-48 		5/64" 
#4-40 		#43 
#5-40 		#39 
#6-32 		#36 
#8-32 		#29 
#10-24 		#25 
#12-24 		#17 
1/4-20 		#7 
5/16-18 	F 
3/8-16 		5/16 
7/16-14		U 
1/2-13 		27/64 
9/16-12 	31/64 
5/8-11 		17/32 
3/4-10 		21/32 
7/8-9 		49/64 
1"-8 		7/8 
1-1/8-7 	63/64 
1-1/4-7 	1-7/64 
1-1/2-6 	1-11/32 
1-3/4-5 	1-35/64 
2"-4-1/2 	1-25/32

INCH SIZES - NATIONAL FINE

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TAP		DRILL
SIZE 		SIZE
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#0-80 		3/64" 
#1-72 		#53
#2-64 		#50
#3-56 		#46
#4-48 		#42
#5-44 		#37
#6-40 		#33
#8-36 		#29
#10-32 		#21
#12-28 		#15
1/4-28 		#3
5/16-24 	I
3/8-24 		Q
7/16-20 	W
1/2-20 		29/64
9/16-18 	33/64
5/8-18 		37/64
3/4-16 		11/16
7/8-14 		13/16
1"-14 		15/16
1-1/8-12 	1-3/64
1-1/4-12 	1-11/64
1-1/2-12 	1-27/64
1-3/4-12 	1-43/64
2"-12 		1-59/64

TAPER PIPE SIZES - NPT

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TAP 		DRILL
SIZE 		SIZE
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1/8-27 		R
1/4-18 		7/16
3/8-18 		37/64
1/2-14 		23/32
3/4-14 		59/64
1"-11-1/2 	1-5/32
1-1/4-11-1/2 	1-1/2
1-1/2-11-1/2 	1-47/64
2"-11-1/2	 2-7/32
2-1/2-8 	2-5/8
3"-8 		3-1/4
3-1/2-8 	3-3/4
4"-8 		4-1/4

STRAIGHT PIPE SIZES - NPS

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TAP	 	DRILL
SIZE 		SIZE
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1/8-27 		S
1/4-18 		29/64
3/8-18 		19/32
1/2-14 		47/64
3/4-14 		15/16
1"-11-1/2 	1-3/16
1-1/4-11-1/2 	1-33/64
1-1/2-11-1/2	1-3/4
2"-11-1/2	2-7/32
2-1/2-8 	2-21/32
3"-8 		3-9/32
3-1/2-8 	3-25/32
4"-8 		4-9/32

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METRIC TAP DRILL SIZES
Recommended tap drill sizes (for approx. 75% thread)

METRIC COARSE SIZES

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TAP                 DRILL
SIZE                SIZE
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1mm x .25            .75mm
1.1 x .25            .85
1.2 x .25            .95
1.4 x .3            1.1
1.6 x .35           1.25
1.7 x .35           1.3
1.8 x .35           1.45
2 x .4              1.6
2.2 x .45           1.75
2.5 x .45           2.05
3 x .5              2.5
3.5 x .6            2.9
4 x .7              3.3
4.5 x .75           3.7
5 x .8              4.2
6 x 1               5
7 x 1               6
8 x 1.25            6.8
9 x 1.25            7.8
10 x 1.5            8.5
11 x 1.5            9.5
12 x 1.75           10.2
14 x 2              12
16 x 2              14
18 x 2.5            15.5
20 x 2.5            17.5
22 x 2.5            19.5
24 x 3              21
27 x 3              24
30 x 3.5            26.5
33 x 3.5            29.5
36 x 4              32
39 x 4              35

METRIC FINE SIZES

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TAP                 DRILL
SIZE                SIZE
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4 mm x .35          3.6mm
4 x .5              3.5
5 x .5              4.5
6 x .5              5.5
6 x .75             5.25
7 x .75             6.25
8 x .5              7
8 x .75             7.25
8 x 1               7.5
9 x 1               8
10 x .75            9.25
10 x 1              9
10 x 1.25           8.8 
11 x 1              10
12 x .75            11.25
12 x 1              11
12 x 1.5            10.5
14 x 1              13
14 x 1.25           12.8
14 x 1.5            12.5
16 x 1              15
16 x 1.5            14.5
18 x 1              17
18 x 2              16
20 x 1              19
20 x 1.5            18.5
20 x 2              18
22 x 1              21
22 x 1.5            20.5
22 x 2              20
24 x 1.5            22.5
24 x 2              22
26 x 1.5            24.5
27 x 1.5            25.5
27 x 2              25 
28 x 1.5            26.5
30 x 1.5            28.5
30 x 2              28
33 x 2              31
36 x 3              33
39 x 3              36

For Metric sizes only. Diameter of thread minus the pitch equals the tap drill size.
eg. M6 x 1
6 - 1 = 5mm
and you thought metric was difficult ;-)

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Tap Drill Calculator for Inch Sizes

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Tap drill size size formula's are theoretical based on the thread type and desired percentage of thread. Please allow for the fact that drills generally drill oversize.

Enter appropriate values and press Calculate
( enter diameter in decimals eg .500 for 1/2",
use 75 if you're not sure about the percentage)

Tap Diameter	Threads per Inch	Percent of Thread

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