![]() Even drilling Ti can be problematic - it work hardens something fierce and the drill tends to wander as a result. If you have a notion to try your hand and at tapping titanium, my suggestion would be. The advice above is for tapping into steel. For too small a hole is difficult tapping and possibly a broken tap. The penalty for too big a hole is a weak threaded connection. Use tapping fluid (normal oil doesn't do as good a job). With a number 6 drill of good quality and steady hand you'd be close, but still be too big for my taste. But you'd probably be fine with a 13/64 as well. For this reason, I'd use a number 8 drill (note that this is a NUMBER drill, and the number 8 is not mm). I would target a little less than the 5.09-5.16 target. But here's the thing: if you use a hand drill, and/or a poor quality drill bit, your hole diameter is going to be larger than the drill. A bit more accurate estimate using the formulas in the webpage below is between 5.1556 and 5.089mm. ![]() That's where you 5.2mm comes in (one formula is drill size = nominal thread OD - Percent thread engagement/76.98). ![]() As a nod to practicality, most holes drilled for tapping specify about 65-70% of full thread depth. ![]() Just a point of correction: the nominal correct size for an M6 cutting tap is often given as 5mm. Running it into the hole to the point where its not tapered is what you want to do. And for a through (and not a blind) hole, a tapered tap is fine. Generally, 3in1 or WD40 DON'T work as well as tap cutting oil, but this is water over the dam now. You worked faster than I typed! Glad it came out ok. ![]()
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