Taps tools

The effect of processing non-ferrous metals, stainless steel, and ferrous metals is very good, and the apex taps should be preferentially used for through-hole threads. The most versatile, the cutting cone part can have 2, 4, 6 teeth, short taps are used for non-through holes, long taps are used through hole. PDF documents require the free Adobe Reader. This instrument is used to assess primary care patients for tobacco, alcohol, prescription drug, and illicit substance use and problems related to their use, and is available for self-administration and interviewer-administration to detect substance use, sub-threshold substance use disorder i.

The TAPS Tool was developed and validated so that health systems will have the option of using either a screen or a combined screen and brief assessment tool, as directed by the needs of their patient populations and clinical settings McNeely et al.

The instrument is available for use in the public domain; research was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Instrument Usage:. McNeely, J. Annals of Internal Medicine, in press. Sample Form:. Associated Modules 1. In the past 12 months, how often have you used any tobacco product for example, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe, or smokeless tobacco?

It may also detect alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use disorders, although further refinement is needed before it can be broadly recommended as a screener for SUD. Because it identifies problem use of all commonly used substances with a limited number of questions, and has the flexibility to be either self-administered or completed as an interview, the TAPS Tool has the potential to ease barriers to incorporating substance screening into busy clinical environments.

Reproducible Research Statement: Available from Dr. McNeely gro. Disclaimer: The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health.

Disclosures: The authors have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Wu was Co-Lead Investigator and made substantial contributions to study conception and design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, as well as participating in the writing of the manuscript. Subramaniam was the Scientific Officer at the NIDA CCTN and contributed to study conception and design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, as well as participating in the writing of the manuscript.

Sharma was the study statistician and led the data analysis, contributed to study design, and participated in the writing of the manuscript. Cathers and D. Svikis led the study at the Virginia Commonwealth University site, and assisted with writing and reviewing the manuscript. Sleiter participated in drafting and revising the manuscript, and assisted in data collection. Russell, C. Nordeck, A. Sharma, and L. Bouk made significant contributions to data collection and reviewed and suggested edits to the manuscript.

Cushing was Co-NIDA protocol coordinator and contributed to study conception and design, and revision of the manuscript. King and A. Wahle contributed to the data analysis, and reviewed and contributed to the manuscript. Schwartz was Lead Investigator and made substantial contributions to study conception and design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and led the writing of the manuscript.

All authors approved of the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work. Registration: ClinicalTrials. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. Ann Intern Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC May Schwartz , MD. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer. Current Author Addresses: Dr.

Copyright notice. The publisher's final edited version of this article is available at Ann Intern Med. See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract Background Substance use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality that is under-identified in medical practice. Objective The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use TAPS Tool was developed to address the need for a brief screening and assessment instrument that includes all commonly used substances, and fits into clinical workflows.

Setting Five adult primary care clinics. Participants 2, adult patients were consecutively recruited from clinic waiting areas. Limitations Low prevalence of some drug classes led to poor precision in some estimates. Conclusions In a diverse population of adult primary care patients, the TAPS Tool detected clinically relevant problem substance use.

Introduction Tobacco and alcohol use are among the leading causes of preventable death in the US, 1 , 2 and illicit substance use is a significant contributor to the HIV and opioid overdose epidemics 3 , 4. Eligibility Criteria Adults 18 years and older who were in clinic for a medical visit and able to provide informed consent were eligible to participate.

Recruitment Research assistants RAs consecutively approached each individual in the waiting area. Study Procedures Study visits were completed in a private room.

Open in a separate window. Figure 1. Statistical Analysis Concurrent validity of the interviewer-administered and self-administered versions of the TAPS Tool, in comparison to the reference standard CIDI, was assessed for the risk categories of problem use and SUD for each substance class. Figure 2.

Table 2 Substance use prevalence, based on reference standard measures. Comparison of Interviewer and Self-administered versions Overall, the interviewer-administered and self-administered versions of the TAPS Tool performed similarly, and generated the same cutoffs for problem use and SUD.

Supplementary Material Appendix Tables Click here to view. Author contributions: J. McNeely was Co-Lead Investigator and made substantial contributions to study conception and design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and led the preparation and writing of the manuscript. References 1. Department of Health and Human Services; U. A report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: The health consequences of smoking: 50 years of progress.

Actual causes of death in the United States, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Atlanta, GA: U. Department of Health and Human Services; CDC grand rounds: Prescription drug overdoses - a U. Priorities among effective clinical preventive services: results of a systematic review and analysis.

Am J Prev Med. With a taper chamfer on one threading end and a bottoming chamfer on the other, these pipe and conduit taps can start threads easily, and they are able to thread close to the bottom of closed-end holes. The spiral flutes on these pipe and conduit taps keep chips clear by drawing them back out of the hole, so there's no need to reverse the tap while cutting threads. The cutting teeth are shaped to cut smooth threads in soft pipe and conduit material.

Made of cobalt steel, these taps are for use on hard pipe and conduit material, such as hardened steel. Cut threads in PG thread sizes commonly used for European conduit. Cut a range of thread sizes with a single tool. These thread mills can also produce both right-hand and left-hand threads.

Tap the unique size needed for garden hose thread GHT connections. Add threads to holes in preparation for installing helical inserts. Produce metric threads that meet Japanese Industrial Standards. The coil -style threads produced by these taps are shallower and more widely spaced than standard thread sizes. Use them for quick threading action with compatible fasteners. Use these high-speed steel taps to cut and repair threads in the sizes needed to accept spark plugs.

Fingers on the extractor grip the flutes on a broken tap. Use with a tap wrench to remove taps with straight flutes from the workpiece without damaging the surrounding threads. To extract taps of different sizes, these sets include multiple extractors. Use them with a tap wrench to remove taps with straight flutes from the workpiece without damaging the surrounding threads. Use the fingers on these extractors to grip the flutes of a broken pipe thread tap. They connect to a tap wrench to remove taps with straight flutes from the workpiece without damaging the surrounding threads.

After using a large-diameter bit to drill a starter hole in a broken tap, drill out the tap with one of these tools. Sets include multiple removers for use with different tap sizes and two picks for removing the remains. Restore bolt, hole, pipe, and conduit threading with this set of four files. One file restores a range of thread sizes in most hole diameters. Repair rusted and damaged threads in pipe and conduit. These files are for use in most hole diameters. With replaceable dies, these long-lasting tools can repair both screw threads and pipe and conduit threads.

These tools have adjustable blades to repair any inch or metric thread size. Attach these tools to a socket wrench to restore rusted and damaged spark plug threads in two common sizes. Insert the retriever into a tapped hole and pull out to remove chips. For use with a wide range of threaded hole diameters, these sets include multiple retrievers. Use a single set for many sizes of internal and external threads.

All sets include tap and die wrenches. Cut and repair threads and drill holes in many different sizes. Tap and die wrenches are included.

Switch from internal to external threading with interchangeable tap and die adapters. Use them with the included ratcheting wrench. For start -to-finish tapping of left-hand threads, these sets include one taper -, one plug -, and one bottoming-chamfer tap.

Multiple tap sizes allow tapping a range of hole diameters. Sets include multiple tap sizes for threading different hole diameters.

Create pipe and conduit threads in a range of hole diameters. Drill and tap a variety of hole sizes. These taps and drill bits are for use on metal and plastic. All taps and drill bits have a hex shank for direct connection to tools such as drills and power screwdrivers.

Also known as gun taps, the taps in these sets have spiral-point flutes that push chips ahead of the tap and out of through holes. Drill and tap holes in a range of diameters. With a drill bit point to drive into the workpiece, these tools can drill and tap holes in a single step. Ensure straight, accurate threading without building a fixture. Also known as tap chucks, these fit into machines that have a Morse taper spindle.

Attach taps to auto-reversing tap holders for Jacobs taper shanks. Use to attach taps to Procunier auto-reversing tap holders. Inserts come with a through-hole tap and installation tool. Assortments include various sizes of helical inserts and a tap, a drill bit, and an installation tool for each thread size. Kits include helical inserts, a tap, and an installation tool. These kits have short -, normal -, and long-reach inserts, an installation tool, and a tap.

System of Measurement. Thread Size. Thread Type.