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HSS BSW taps - source?
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? |
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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? |
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HSS BSW taps - source?
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. |
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HSS BSW taps - source?
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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wrote: 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. -- *Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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