<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>Totally off Healey content, but here is a stupid question Re. dies. I have a piece of 1/2" OD steel pipe I want to thread (the outside). I don't know the die size to use. A 1/2" die seems way too small. Anyone know what size die to use? the number of threads doesn't matter---just the size of the die.</div><div>Thanks</div><div>Tom</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net><br>To: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>, simon lachlan <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com><br>Sent: Wed, 13 May 2020 02:51:28 -0400 (EDT)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] BSF Taps and Dies<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp295671feyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">I just want them to clean up threads. Should be adequate for that..</div><div dir="ltr">Mike M<br></div><div><br></div></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_9932842874" class="yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #26282a;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #26282a;"><div><br> On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 11:33:41 PM PDT, <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div id="yiv3373911207"><div><div class="yiv3373911207WordSection1"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"><span>I’ve got one of these. I’d say that it was adequate for an amateur (me). The taps and dies are OK, but the tools are pretty marginal. Worth the money.</span></p><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"><span>Simon</span></p><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"><span> </span></p><div class="yiv3373911207yqt9104187930" id="yiv3373911207yqt30344"><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael MacLean<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> 12 May 2020 23:28<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] BSF Taps and Dies</span></p></div><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"> </p><div id="yiv3373911207"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal">just a FYI for those of you dealing with BSF fasteners. Amazon sells a BSF tap and die set for $36.</p></div><div id="yiv3373911207yMail_cursorElementTracker_1589322461553"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"> </p></div><div id="yiv3373911207yMail_cursorElementTracker_1589322462138"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://smile.amazon.com/BSF-20pc-British-Standard-Fine/dp/B01MCZHN40/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=AB+Tools-Toolzone&qid=1589322431&sr=8-5" data-mce-href="https://smile.amazon.com/BSF-20pc-British-Standard-Fine/dp/B01MCZHN40/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=AB+Tools-Toolzone&qid=1589322431&sr=8-5">https://smile.amazon.com/BSF-20pc-British-Standard-Fine/dp/B01MCZHN40/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=AB+Tools-Toolzone&qid=1589322431&sr=8-5</a></p><div id="yiv3373911207yMail_cursorElementTracker_1589322356376"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"> </p></div><div id="yiv3373911207yMail_cursorElementTracker_1589322474632"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">Mike MacLean</p><div id="yiv3373911207ymail_android_signature"><p class="yiv3373911207MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" data-mce-href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature">Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></body></html>