Tap and die set?

[Gerbutt]

Hello guys

 

Could anyone recommend a decent tap and die set please? I know cheap sets should be well avoided but I’m not sure at what cost they become good? Any help would be great - I could have done with a set yesterday!!

 

Thank you.

[Woodworks]

I bought this one many moons ago and has earned it's keep 

Kaliber Tap And Die Set - 32 Piece | Tap & Die Sets | Threading | Threading, Reaming & Drilling | Cutting Tools | Tilgear

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[Stubby]

41 minutes ago, Gerbutt said:

 

Hello guys

 

Could anyone recommend a decent tap and die set please? I know cheap sets should be well avoided but I’m not sure at what cost they become good? Any help would be great - I could have done with a set yesterday!!

 

Thank you.

 

Any taps and dies made by Dormer  will serve you well .  Most tool rooms use Dormer .

[Gerbutt]

Thanks chaps! Does the kaliber set go big enough to sort out a bolt with an 18mm head that’s stripped the thread it goes through?

I’ll have a google of the dormer thanks.

[Gerbutt]

Wowzers they are expensive!! I think they might be a tad overkill for me, mine would be for now and then - but still want to be respectable [emoji106]

[Ratman]

We used to buy in everything Dormer, brilliant stuff. But cost cutting etc that every business does now means we buy in Lyndon stuff, its good stuff but not quite as good as Dormer, obviously its reflected in the price!

Lyndon Sets. Highland Industrial Supplies Ltd UK

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[Squaredy]

23 minutes ago, Gerbutt said:

Thanks chaps! Does the kaliber set go big enough to sort out a bolt with an 18mm head that’s stripped the thread it goes through?

I’ll have a google of the dormer thanks.

You may be able to buy a single size tap from eBay for a few quid.  You can even make one from a high tensile bolt if you are stuck - it just takes a couple of minutes.

[doobin]

1 hour ago, Gerbutt said:

Thanks chaps! Does the kaliber set go big enough to sort out a bolt with an 18mm head that’s stripped the thread it goes through?

I’ll have a google of the dormer thanks.

18mm is not a common size head- could be anything. You will need to corectly identify thread, both size and pitch. Furthermore, you can't just run a die through and expect all to be well with the situation above. You need to either drill out and retap to a larger bolt, or drill out and tap to fit a helicoil.

 

I've never spent Dormer money on taps and dies.

[Stubby]

3 minutes ago, doobin said:

 

 

I've never spent Dormer money on taps and dies.

If you ever worked in a " trade shop " tool makers that would be all you ever used .

[Dan Maynard]

I buy quite a bit from here for engineering, Dormer for the stuff we use a lot and sometimes Lyndon. The Ruko stuff seems ok as well.

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