Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than
another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ...

I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple
more. From experience there's a lot of junk out there, and the dormer
brand is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a source of good quality
HSS taps at a sensible price?

On 22/10/2020 21:57:39, wrote:
Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than
another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ...

I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple
more. From experience there's a lot of junk out there, and the dormer
brand is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a source of good quality
HSS taps at a sensible price?

The only place I have ever found stuff like that is eBay. Nothing wrong
with a s/h tap that's likely never been used.

On 22/10/2020 21:57, wrote:
Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than
another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ...

I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple
more. From experience there's a lot of junk out there, and the dormer
brand is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a source of good quality
HSS taps at a sensible price?

It's a very long time since I bought a sigle tap but then I used Tracy
tools.

Also a quick search shows

https://tap-die.com

show some 3/16 BSW

BTW what is Whitform I see mentioned on the Tracy site?

On 22/10/2020 22:30:59, AJH wrote:
On 22/10/2020 21:57, wrote:
Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than
another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ...

I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple
more. From experience there's a lot of junk out there, and the dormer
brand is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a source of good quality
HSS taps at a sensible price?

It's a very long time since I bought a sigle tap but then I used Tracy
tools.

Also a quick search shows

https://tap-die.com

show some 3/16 BSW

BTW what is Whitform I see mentioned on the Tracy site?

A Whitform thread is one with 55 degrees and general spec of a Whitworth
thread.

AF and metric is 60 degrees.

On 22/10/2020 22:30, AJH wrote:
On 22/10/2020 21:57, wrote:
Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than
another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ...

I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple
more. From experience there's a lot of junk out there, and the dormer
brand is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a source of good quality
HSS taps at a sensible price?

It's a very long time since I bought a sigle tap but then I used Tracy
tools.

Also a quick search shows

https://tap-die.com

show some 3/16 BSW

BTW what is Whitform I see mentioned on the Tracy site?
Thanks, but there's no shortage of people selling taps and dies. I'm
trying to find something between cheap taps made from chineseium and
something that costs £40.
I'd forgotten about Tracy Tools and they used to have an excellent
reputation - in the absence of other recommendations I'll give them a go.

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On 22/10/2020 22:30, AJH wrote:
On 22/10/2020 21:57, wrote:
Apologies for starting a thread that's related to DIY, rather than
another OT thread of the sort which increasingly appear here ...

I've just broken my last 3/16 BSW taper tap so need to get a couple
more. From experience there's a lot of junk out there, and the dormer
brand is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a source of good quality
HSS taps at a sensible price?

It's a very long time since I bought a sigle tap but then I used Tracy
tools.

Also a quick search shows

https://tap-die.com

show some 3/16 BSW

BTW what is Whitform I see mentioned on the Tracy site?
Thanks, but there's no shortage of people selling taps and dies. I'm
trying to find something between cheap taps made from chineseium and
something that costs £40.
I'd forgotten about Tracy Tools and they used to have an excellent
reputation - in the absence of other recommendations I'll give them a go.

I'd say the best way is to buy from a firm with a decent reputation. The
majority likely do come from the far east - and with all that sort of
stuff ranges in quality from rubbish to excellent.

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