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04-29-2015, 08:26 AM

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Stu, Those are some fantastic sets!

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04-29-2015, 11:13 AM

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Truckdog. very neat set of taps and dies. Good memories too for you

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04-29-2015, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by clintonvillian

I have that exact set of tap and dies. It is made in China. I have used several of them now over the last six months. They have NOT held up well. The handles are nicer than the old Harbor Freight set that I have, but the taps seam to be softer.....

Most likely they are not H.S.S.(high speed steel) which makes a better tool.

Compare the cost of lower end sets to high end sets.HSS sets cost a lot more than the carbon steel sets.

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04-30-2015, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by truckdog62563

You guys show me how old I am. Here's the Craftsman full set in its walnut box that the wife bought me for college graduation -- 45 years ago.

And older yet, here's the 1950s (I'll guess) Ace brand hardware store tap and die full displace case I bought at auction a few years ago. These are NOS, and don't get used. But the Craftsman set sure does. Stu

I'd like to see both of those mounted on my living room wall

(I no longer have a wife)

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04-30-2015, 09:59 AM

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If anybody has any NOS old style Ace/Hanson round dies in 10x24 tpi (3 ea), 6x32 tpi (2 ea), 4x36 tpi (1 ea), and/or 7/16x20 tpi (1 ea) I'm your buyer. Stu

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04-30-2015, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CharlieLed

Bobby,
According to some folks on the Garage Journal, this Sears rethreading set is the exact one sold by Snap-On...only difference is that the Sears model does not come with the lifetime warranty. Sets are made in Racine, WI, USA

I have the Sears set and I can't live without it. Good to reform threads without cutting metal. Gaps to collect doo-doo work great to chase threads in my engine blocks before assembly.

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