tap and die

Now thats a new one on me , I didn't know snap-On had botttled water .

 

anytime you taps, dies or drills, always buy the best. long term you cant lose.

use cobalt drills. not hi-speed or carbide. regal-beloit(owns richmond gears), cleveland twist both make cobalt drills. get a weldon coutnersink for chamfering the top of hole for taping. and greenfield, starrett and others make taps and dies. :Smarty:

 

Guys. Check out Grizzly tool company at www.Grizzly.com ,,,,, I have used their tools and found them to be good and fairly priced and the delivery is prompt.....

 

[Edit: As mentioned in post #19,] A tap and a thread chaser are not the same thing!

:Smarty: :rant:

 

I have my Dad's old Starrett tap and die set that is probably 50 years old.
I also have a Harbor Freight set that I bought before I inherited his, and for what I have used them for they are just fine.
If I were doing production work I would never consider using a Harbor Freight tool.

 

Steve's already mentioned that. I'd never use a tap to chase threads on anything requiring some semblance of a precision fit! I shouldn't have even made the comment.

Devon

 

At work we handle promotional products along with printing.
You can slap a logo on anything. I've done orders of bottled water for a couple of different customers.

 

Tools are one of the things that absolutely prove the old saying "You get what you pay for". Seems like to me that the age expectancy of a tool is directly proportional to the price paid for it new, or at least that has been my experience.

Yes, I have Harbor Freight tools in my tool box. Things that are not complicated, etc. Central Pneumatic and Central Electric are crap. I do have an engine stand, a hoist, a sand blast cabinet and a 20 ton press from them. The hoist and sand blaster have been pretty well used over the years.

The balance of my tools are Craftsman, Snap-on or Cornwell. Some of these are more than 30 years old and are still going strong. It's funny though. Over the years, I only ever actually broke one socket myself. The others were broken by my boys and my wife. uzzled:

 

I have bought a ton of tools from pawn shops.... name brands like Makita, craftsman, snap on , cornwell ect... much cheaper... there are a lot of precision tools there too, Starrett ect. mikes, calipers.....