"DougC" wrote in message
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I had assumed there would be taps & dies for this. I have found many
sources for cheap dies (pipe threading kits) but no taps yet, and the dies
are "long" because they are for threading pipe.... Is there any 'normal'
taps & dies sold for this, at a /relatively/ cheap price? I just need the
one 3/8"-18 size, internal & external.


Where are you, Beverly Hills?

Around here every surviving (= well-run) small hardware store carries or can
get them:
http://www.truevalue.com/product/38-...-Tap/20860.uts
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=1290739

jsw