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Best place for tap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 21:23
by THE GRIFF
Can anyone point me in the right direction for a whitworth tap and die set, looking for a kit with small sizes preferably 1mm-5mm or would consider buying them individually.

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 21:31
by rodp
MM in Whitworth :think:

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 21:47
by Gren
THE GRIFF wrote:Best place for rap and die?
Harlem without a doubt ;-)

But seriously, you can find a lot of that stuff very cheap at Auto Jumbles. Otherwise I think eBay is the place for everything today !?

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 21:49
by THE GRIFF
rodp wrote:MM in Whitworth :think:
Ok then, the smallest they do upto 1/4 inch

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 21:58
by rodp
I thought they only went down to about 1/4 then BA took over, apparently though they do go smaller. :thumbup:

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 23:19
by Gloop
Talk to anyone who owns am old british heap of junk. Sorry motorbike or car. :thumbup:

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 14 Sep 2014, 23:20
by Gloop

Re: Best place for rap and die?

Posted: 15 Sep 2014, 21:22
by terry1001
Tracy Tools have a good range of taps and dies at sensible prices http://www.tracytools.com/

Re: Best place for tap and die?

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 10:37
by hairyyoda
Hello all.
In this day and age to have a good choise of screw or bolt types of head shapes, e.g. allen head, cheese head slot, phillips, pozi drive, hexagon, etc. etc. etc. metric is probably the only way to go. Also you should bare in mind these days that the availability of the right size tapping drill is a lot easier when you go metric now. If you realy want to look for a semi obselete thread type you can still get 1/8th and 3/16ths whitworth at a push, you can also get small BSF, UNF, UNC, also cycle thread, watch makers thread if you really search quite hard etc etc etc. Can I ask what are you altering or building. Tell me exactly what you what to do, I have small allen bolt of different sizes and length in black oxide also quite a lot marine stainless etc. Thanks Phil