I purchased the same tap and die handle set years ago – and they’re good, but I haven’t touched them in a while. Gearwrench makes a budget-friendly tap and die set – this one is under $104 at Amazon right now. I bought just the wire gauge and letter drill bits I needed, and eventually purchased a large drill bit set. I started with just plug taps and eventually also purchased 3pc sets, with taper, plug, and bottoming taps. My most-used taps are the ones I purchased separately, as needed at first. I opened it for my first project or two, saw it didn’t have what I needed, and it say untouched since then. If handle stud or similar became gummed up or the threads got a little mangled, maybe I’d use one of these dies to clean it up.Ī long time ago I bought an inexpensive Kobalt set. Or maybe I would move the hole if needed. I might use the tools in this kit to drill out the hole and tap a new one. Let’s say I strip a hole in a piece of machinery. If you’re starting to design your own parts out of metal, this is not the best way to get started with thread cutting tools. These tools will hold up to use – which is why Hanson has had such a strong reputation over the years – but it’s not the best approach for anyone looking to get into metalworking. To start off, the cutting tools are made from high carbon steel, whereas I typically prefer to buy high speed steel thread cutting taps (I mainly cut internal threads). It’s part of my mindset, that a tap and die set like this is more for repair work than fabrication. Most items come in overnight and we will take the time needed to understand what it is you need.But, I would never use this set to cut new threads unless I was in a pinch. We have a vast supply base of specialty hardware and tools. We don’t often fail to find even the craziest hardware related items for our customers. So, we are far, far better than the big boxes in the areas that we serve.Īnother service our customers love is our special order department. The same is true for extension ladders, we can get them but don’t stock them. But we carry just about every small engine spark plug and other repair parts. We can order these items, but we don’t stock them. What you won’t find at our store are things such as outdoor power equipment. In total we have over 650 different drills. We carry metric drill bits, number bits, letter bits, square hole drills for mortising, Forstner type bits, a huge assortment of masonry bits including spline, SDS, and percussion, and even carbide drills for drilling in hardened steel. In our drill bit aisle for instance (yes, we have an entire aisle devoted to drill bits), in addition to all the common drills, you’ll find short length drill bits, hole saws down to the 1/16th of an inch, left hand drill bits, spotweld removers, high speed drill bits for metal to the 1/64th of an inch and as large as 1 ½ inches in diameter, so you’ll find that bit you need for your tap. We have thousands of SKU's in our fastener department, and you don’t have to buy a package of ten screws when all you need is four-you can buy four. We carry items that they couldn’t even identify. Our inventory is nothing like the big box assortments. If you have time to browse, please enjoy a cup of coffee on us, while enjoying music from Sirius Satellite Radio. If you’re in a hurry we’ll get you in and out pronto. We have a trained knowledgeable staff that is anxious and happy to help customers.
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