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Re: Tap and Die set

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Subject: Re: Tap and Die set
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 08:26:32 -0500
At 09:10 PM 12/27/99 -0800, Kyle K. Rice wrote:
>
>Listers,
>
>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 not need a huge set but one
>that would cover most auto repairs (mostly my 74 TR6). 

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 $5 to $10 depending on 
the size.  I never put out a lot, got the ones I used, etc.  This is a
little inconvient, and may cost more in the long run.  However, I don't
have a lot that I don't use.  So probably saved money.

John

>kkrice@earthlink.net
>
>
John T. Blair  WA4OHZ          email:  jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va                  Phone:  (757) 495-8229

              48 TR1800    65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1109)
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