I think they make a tap with thinned-shank area, so that when you do break a
tap, it breaks at the thinned area, giving you something to grab for
removal.
Nitty-gritty torque limiter??

I guess you could also do this yourself, even if just on an abrasive wheel.
Anyone bother?
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On Aug 6, 10:14 pm, El Cazador wrote:
Need a recommendation for a good quality metric tap set. Particularly
want a 12 mm, 1.25 pitch tap. Guess I could buy just one tap
but . . .. Pretty sure I won't be able to buy just taps, but dies
will go with them. Thanks for any input.

Good-quality and set are about mutually exclusive. You can buy sets
and you can buy good taps and dies, but the good taps and dies won't
be in the sets. Make your own set. Lots of industrial suppliers
online. Stick with the domestic brands like Greenfield and Chicago
Latrobe unless you know the foreign-made brands. Don't forget you
need metric tap and clearance drills, too. Basically, I just buy what
I need when I need it. Saves having a lot of iron sitting there that
I'll never use.

Haven't seen any taps OR metric hardware in an auto parts place that
really begged me to take it home. Same old chink tomato can stuff you
get from the likes of HF or Homier.

Stan