Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

Need a recommendation for a set. Like to keep it under $100 if
possible.

MJ

wrote in message
...
Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

Need a recommendation for a set. Like to keep it under $100 if
possible.

MJ

I'd suggest buying a small combination set from a reputable seller like
McMaster-Carr.

www.McMaster.com
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Joe AutoDrill wrote:
wrote in message
...
Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

Need a recommendation for a set. Like to keep it under $100 if
possible.

MJ

I'd suggest buying a small combination set from a reputable seller
like McMaster-Carr.

www.McMaster.com

With no intended contradiction to Joe's recommendation, I bought an HF set
and for the amount that I need to call upon it (might be considered a medium
duty usage rate), it has not let me down. I don't think it would stand up
to a machinist's needs - in fact I know it would not, but then again most of
us are not machinists, and I know that my demands of this kind of tool are
far greater than that of most here. So - that's a possible maybe
statement...

--

-Mike-

Mike Marlow wrote:
Joe AutoDrill wrote:
wrote in message
...
Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

Need a recommendation for a set. Like to keep it under $100 if
possible.

MJ

I'd suggest buying a small combination set from a reputable seller
like McMaster-Carr.

www.McMaster.com

With no intended contradiction to Joe's recommendation, I bought an
HF set and for the amount that I need to call upon it (might be
considered a medium duty usage rate), it has not let me down. I
don't think it would stand up to a machinist's needs - in fact I know
it would not, but then again most of us are not machinists, and I
know that my demands of this kind of tool are far greater than that
of most here. So - that's a possible maybe statement...

Yep.
NC, NF, and NTP, 40-piece set: $19.99 #39424
Metric, 60-piece set: $23.99 #45766

"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
...
Joe AutoDrill wrote:
wrote in message
...
Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

Need a recommendation for a set. Like to keep it under $100 if
possible.

MJ

I'd suggest buying a small combination set from a reputable seller
like McMaster-Carr.

www.McMaster.com

With no intended contradiction to Joe's recommendation, I bought an HF set
and for the amount that I need to call upon it (might be considered a medium
duty usage rate), it has not let me down. I don't think it would stand up
to a machinist's needs - in fact I know it would not, but then again most of
us are not machinists, and I know that my demands of this kind of tool are
far greater than that of most here. So - that's a possible maybe
statement...

--

-Mike-

I'll second the HF sets. I've had one for years and it hasn't let me
down once. I use them in wood, plastic, aluminum, brass, cast iron,
and mild steel. I've not broken a tap or die yet.
Art

For an absolute complete and top of the line set that can handle home
and/or industry needs, at least as here in an oil industry State (or
similar industry neighborhood), you might check the pawn shops, also.

Sonny

On 1 July, 01:06, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

I'd like to hear the sides on Cast vs. HHS.

No point in spending money on any taps or dies that aren't HSS.

We're metric in the UK, for new work anyway, and maybe also a couple
of others like 26tpi brass thread and 40tpi model engineering. Anyway,
we use far fewer thread standards than in the USA. As I mostly tap in
no more than 3 threads, I can afford to have top-quality tap sets in
those sizes and just use a cheap set for backup.

Stuff like this ????

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?P...MITEM=990-3077
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?P...MPXNO=19509016

wrote:
Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

Need a recommendation for a set. Like to keep it under $100 if
possible.

MJ

On Jul 1, 2:06*am, Andy Dingley wrote:

We're metric in the UK, for new work anyway, and maybe also a couple
of others like 26tpi brass thread and 40tpi model engineering.

Ha! #4-40 tpi and #6-32 tpi are still NATO standards, and I'm
dubious
that pipe systems in UK have gone metric any more than they have
in the US. There's lots of OLD designs (1/4-20 Whitworth threads
for camera sockets comes to mind) that haven't been dropped, too.
All 3.5" hard disk drives are attached with #6-32 here in the USA,
though 2.5" drives and DVD drives have gone metric.

You can ignore the relics, but they haven't gone away.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:04:56 -0700, "Artemus"
wrote the following:


"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
.. .
Joe AutoDrill wrote:
wrote in message
...
Now and then, I find that I could use a tap and die set.

I usually go without and figure something else out, but
decided perhaps I should go with one.

The local hardware store has Irwin brand. Small kit, both
metric and English are available. However, not sure if it's
worth the $60 or so.

With no intended contradiction to Joe's recommendation, I bought an HF set
and for the amount that I need to call upon it (might be considered a medium
duty usage rate), it has not let me down. I don't think it would stand up
to a machinist's needs - in fact I know it would not, but then again most of
us are not machinists, and I know that my demands of this kind of tool are
far greater than that of most here. So - that's a possible maybe
statement...

I'll second the HF sets. I've had one for years and it hasn't let me
down once. I use them in wood, plastic, aluminum, brass, cast iron,
and mild steel. I've not broken a tap or die yet.

I'll 3rd that with both metric and SAE sets. I've broken only one tap,
and that was the devious 6-32 bastid. That was my fault as well as the
poorly designed 6-32 tap that had plagued mankind since its invention.
I simply didn't pay enough attention and didn't use any tapping fluid.
One turn too quickly and it became 2 pieces. Luckily, it was a cheap
and replaceable part so I didn't even have to attempt drilling it out.

OTOH, if I have something I truly can't afford to lose, I'll buy a
super quality tap and use it. Weigh the costs and go from there.

The cheap sets are great for most repairs, though. I use dies to clean
up buggered threads on irreplaceable bolts from errant hammer taps.

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