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 size for something.
Tw
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
To: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>; <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Tap and Die set
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> 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 suggested that if I use one
to
> the point that it won't work, go buy a good replacement. It'll be obvious
> that it's being used by the fact it's worn out.
>
>...
>
> Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN
> 99 Mazda Miata (Bad Dog Racing)
> 78 Triumph Spitfire (for sale)
> http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
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