On 12/18/2018 3:41 AM, Bill wrote:
This tool is sort of on the fringe of this newsgroup, but I never saw it
before today.

https://www.amazon.com/Bolt-Thread-C.../dp/B06ZYD4SS8

It's gotta be doable for (much?) less than $50.Â* You can treat it as a
"Guess what it's for" post!Â* : )Â* I thought it would nicely accessorize a
tap and die set.Â* I sought to find a tap and die set at my local Sears
"going out of business" sale, which my wife told me about yesterday... but
I could see I was late to the party. It felt like a funeral at the
store...I'll miss it. I couldn't help but think of happier times (concrete
memories of this, that, and the other)...details omitted.

I've had one of those, in a more limited form and not so all-inclusive, for
decades now. Most of the time it isn't needed but when it is usually
_really_ needed. Has definitely been useful in the WW shop since most of my
big equipment is metric and I don't have a huge stock of that hardware on hand.