Tap and Die Sets

[Average Joe]

@BASIL and all the other machinist here. What is a good quality tap and die set for a home user. Don’t need any professional grade, but don’t want crap either.

 

[BASIL]

@Average Joe

I would look at MSC. You can get from lower end and up. But it will all
be better, and less $ than a big box store or hardware store.

OSG and Hertel are good to go. Just buy the size you need. You won't use 90% of what comes in a set.

Msc Industrial Supply Co.​

www.mscdirect.com
8203H Piedmont Triad Pkwy, Greensboro, NC 27409 · ~19.7 mi
(800) 645-7270

Ask for June. I don't know if she is still there, but she is a sweetheart.
If she is, tell her Steven from Wrangler says hi.

 

[Jerzsubbie]

 

[Dale Gribble]

 

[Get Off My Lawn]

@BASIL and all the other machinist here. What is a good quality tap and die set for a home user. Don’t need any professional grade, but don’t want crap either.

Std or metric? I may have a partial set or two.

 

[Average Joe]

Std or metric? I may have a partial set or two.

Both preferably. But standard is what I need currently.

 

[BowWow]

HSS if possible for hand use. They are less likely to break. A broken tap can be a real bear to remove.

 

[Beef15]

I've had good experience with Irwin.
Is/was the same as Mac and Matco, which are the sets I own.
I kick myself for not getting a set with drill bits. But I have gotten by fine without most letter gauge bits for a couple decades, so the value is in the eye of the user.

 

[Infamous1]

For a little bit of everything/ home projects these are nice. We had a few of these sets at one of the places I worked.

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