Taps and dies

[fabr]

FWIW,I'd invest my money in the most common taps and dies and forget the sets.

[fastcorvairs]

FWIW,I'd invest my money in the most common taps and dies and forget the sets.

People People I have had a full set of drill and taps from Sears and Saw buck for ever.  They are still working to this day.  Just take your time and don't push them and use a good tapping fluid.  One for alli and one for still.  This set was compleat MM and US. They are not for production but for a naives they are fine. 

[fabr]

I've had my full set also for that long but 75% of them are STILL new since they never get used.    It IS nice to have everything on hand if needed but.....................................I did get my set due to  a nice 5 finger thieving employee discount tho.   

[SPEC]

 
Now if you'd just gimme that smart talking job

[trans man]

I've had my full set also for that long but 75% of them are STILL new since they never get used.    It IS nice to have everything on hand if needed but.....................................I did get my set due to  a nice 5 finger thieving employee discount tho.   

  LOL!!!

[Snoopy]

I'm with a few others in here.    go with MSC or Sears and get the individual sizes.  the big sets are pretty but your paying for that shelf in your garage to look good               

[Grimm Reaper Racing]

FWIW,I'd invest my money in the most common taps and dies and forget the sets.

I'm with Fabr on this one.  Unless you have a repair shop like we do, and you need every tap and die known to man (usually more than 2 of them) than you are just wasting money.  Unless you run across a killer deal on a set of high quality taps and dies I'd get what you need when you need it, just my $0.02.

I know that we purchase most of our taps and dies from the local hardware store that orders all of that in for us.  We get a great deal with them as we do about $50,000.00 worth of business with them a year.  MSC is fine if you like paying retail prices though.
 

 

[fabr]

I'm with Fabr on this one.  Unless you have a repair shop like we do, and you need every tap and die known to man (usually more than 2 of them) than you are just wasting money.  Unless you run across a killer deal on a set of high quality taps and dies I'd get what you need when you need it, just my $0.02.

I know that we purchase most of our taps and dies from the local hardware store that orders all of that in for us.  We get a great deal with them as we do about $50,000.00 worth of business with them a year.  MSC is fine if you like paying retail prices though.
 

 

Right there ,IMO, is the key to a happy life.  DO NOT waste your time or projects on a POS tap or die. AS a side note make sure you buy a CORRECT size drill bit to go along with each tap you buy. VERY important.