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1. Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Kyle K. Rice" <kkrice@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 21:10:27 -0800 (PST); Can anyone give me a recomendation for a Tap and Die set. I looked at Sears and I only saw Highspeed steel and I am not sure how that would hold up. I would spend about $100 to $200 for a set. I do; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00213.html (7,557 bytes)
2. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:04:51 -0600; NOT Cal-Hawk. I don't know what possessed me to buy the set, but it is the most useless garbage imaginable for the purpose. Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00214.html (7,682 bytes)
3. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Tony Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 02:06:09 -0600; Kyle asked: Sears I one I get along okay with an old Sears set . . don't use it THAT often, but it's a necessity . . My biggest gripe with all sets is the lousy handles for both taps and dies . . . I; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00218.html (8,517 bytes)
4. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 03:31:08 -0500; I have the HSS set and it's holding up OK. I go slow, back out often and use TapMagic or Castrol's Moly-Dee. Sears also has a titanium set. I think I saw it in the catalog a while ago.... I got my se; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00220.html (8,231 bytes)
5. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 04:02:26 -0500; What I've used is a 1-2-3 block that had the appropriately drilled holes & tapped threads. Clamp it to the surface and get started. Works for those intricate pieces although I've had to clamp the pie; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00221.html (8,263 bytes)
6. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 08:26:32 -0500; Kyle, Can't help with the set you are looking at. But what I did, (money was tight), was every time I need a tap or die, I went to the local hardware store and bought both the tap and die. Cost about; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00222.html (8,824 bytes)
7. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hammatt" <shammatt@sos.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 05:42:46 -0800; Check out eBay. Right now I found 20+ set for auction and the pricing looked pretty good. Greenlee is one source, also saw Sanp-On T&D sets. Steve; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00223.html (7,884 bytes)
8. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: Eric J Petrevich/LRM<inch@megageek.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:14:25 -0500; I bought a $60 set from Harbor freight and I was VERY impressed with what I got for my money. I use it occasionally (I needed it last night when working on the Harley's Tranny.) and it has held up gr; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00225.html (8,527 bytes)
9. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:18:50 -0500; I bought 2 el cheapo sets (standard and metric) from Harbor Freight on a special they had. I told a friend who is a machinist what I'd done and he said they'll work fine for home shop use. He suggest; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00226.html (8,579 bytes)
10. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Tw Cook" <tw@texas.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:38:49 -0600; That's a good strategy. I found that I could get good quality individual taps and dies from a local industrial bolt supply house for reasonable prices. This is especially handy if you need an unusual; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00230.html (8,791 bytes)
11. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:45:51 -0500 (EST); I agree, think about how many wrenches you usually use..1/2...7/16 maybe 3/8 after that you probably could put the rest of the set away for a year and never use it. The same with taps and dies. Actua; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00238.html (9,767 bytes)
12. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:05:10 -0800; Well, that's different for different people- all my stuff is metric and I work on bikes more than cars, so it's 8x1, 10x1, 10x1.25, 12x1.25 which get the most use. If you get the cheap HF set as some; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00239.html (8,617 bytes)
13. Re: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:37:59 -0800; Since I started with British cars, and on a budget, my first kit was a Craftsman 20-piece or so HSS kit with UNC and UNF. It has the common sizes and fits in one of the small drawers at the top of my; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00240.html (8,440 bytes)
14. RE: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:42:14 -0800; I've been using a Hansen HSS set for over 20 years, and the 1/4-28 tap is the only thing I've worn out (although I've broken a few). TR3 bodies seem to be "sewn together" with 1/4-28 bolts, and I've; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00253.html (9,603 bytes)
15. Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams); Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:12:00 -0500; Call Wholesale Tool, 800-331-4075, and Travers Tool, 800-221-0270. Tell them you want catalogs. These are machine tool suppliers, and they have more stuff than you can shake a stick at in a variety; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00271.html (8,212 bytes)
16. RE: Tap and Die set (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:50:47 -0800; Or see their web site and catalog order form at http://www.wttool.com Their web site and order form is at http://www.travers.com Thanks for the tip, Dave ! Randall; /html/shop-talk/1999-12/msg00273.html (7,934 bytes)

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