[TriLUG] OT: Local Supplier for Small Metric Tap?

Pete Soper via TriLUG trilug at trilug.org
Thu Apr 7 11:41:40 EDT 2016


Burke Brothers hardware near the fair grounds in Raleigh has the .5 and 
also the .3 M3 tap on their shelves.
-Pete


On 04/07/2016 11:35 AM, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG wrote:
> Hi LUGgers,
>
> A project I'm building requires some components to be installed on a
> heat sink.  Due to the narrow fin spacing, I can't drill through-holes
> and use nuts and bolts.  The remaining option is to find a small enough
> tap and thread the holes.
>
> Does anyone know if there's a local store that is likely to have a 3
> millimeter tap?  The size M3-.50 appears to work best.
>
> Thanks,
>
>     Scott C.
>



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