"Shawn" vashawn75AThotmailDOTcomNOSPAM wrote in message
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"Jordan" wrote in message
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Those things were called "die nuts", used for repairing threads only.
Weird that they're sold as thread-making dies?

Jordan



Isn't it the case that if the die is round, it is for thread cutting and
if
it is hex, it is for chasing?



No this is not true in all cases. As an example Snap On and Craftsman sell
a good qulaity die with a hex shape.

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