Abstract: A thread forming tap comprising a shank section, a body section extending longitudinally from the shank section, a helical thread formed on the body section having radially converging flank portions and an undercut ramp formed in at least one of said flank portions at a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A thread forming tap comprising a shank section, a body section extending longitudinally from the shank section, a helical thread formed on the body section having radially converging flank portions and an undercut ramp formed in at least one of said flank portions at a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A hole sizing tool uses a swaging tap to move material which deforms the sides of a generally cylindrical hole toward the axis of the cylinder and is followed by a portion of the tool having a generally flat flaced helical spiral configuration with the turns increasing in radius as the tool advances but with all portions of the surface of the helical spiral including lines parallel to the axis of the tool whereby only radial forces are exerted by said portion to force the sides of the hole gradually toward a final diameter larger than that left by the tap but smaller than the original dimension. In an alternate form of the tool the flat surfaces of the helical spiral are inclined slightly, so that the edge of such surface nearest the nose of the tap is at a slightly greater radius than the edge of the turn nearest the tool in which the tap is held, to generate a slight axial force tending to pull the tool into the work.