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Tap and Die Set
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I have a small sealey or clarke or similar set that cost about £15 and has M4-M12 taps and dies plus the holders and a thread pitch gauge. I've had it for 5+ years and never had an issue and the only stuff I've had to buy to add to it are a couple of BSP taps and M12x1.25 which is the peugeot wheel bolt thread as standard M12 is M12x1.5


I wouldn't go for a big set as you are highly unlikely to use 90% of it. If I were gonna buy another set it would be a relatively limited set but one that came with primary, secondary and butt taps and the appropriately sized tap drill.



If you are just tapping out a hole that has previously had a thread in it then cheap taps are fine, people f*ck taps by trying to force them to cut, turn them forward a quarter turn tops and then turn it back by an 8th. Also WD40 is a tappers friend.
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Tap and Die Set - by silverzx - 22-01-2015, 12:44 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by Eeyore - 22-01-2015, 12:52 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by r3k1355 - 22-01-2015, 12:59 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by zx_volcane - 22-01-2015, 01:45 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by Poodle - 22-01-2015, 02:03 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by silverzx - 22-01-2015, 02:13 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by nominous - 22-01-2015, 02:40 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by Poodle - 22-01-2015, 06:11 PM
Tap and Die Set - by todd1983 - 22-01-2015, 07:09 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by Dum-Dum - 22-01-2015, 07:51 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by Dave - 22-01-2015, 08:32 PM
Tap and Die Set - by todd1983 - 22-01-2015, 09:28 PM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by nominous - 23-01-2015, 09:46 AM
RE: Tap and Die Set - by silverzx - 23-01-2015, 10:27 AM

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