75-Piece GearWrench Ratcheting Tap & Die Set (SAE/Metric)

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11-25-2020 at 04:26 PM #3

Got this for $84.40 at the end of October. Just FYI.

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11-26-2020 at 02:44 PM #4

Quote from mustangpony :

Got this for $84.40 at the end of October. Just FYI.

Can you comment on quality? Seems to be lacking based on reviews.

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11-26-2020 at 03:12 PM #5

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Can you comment on quality? Seems to be lacking based on reviews.

I own this kit, and it has saved me countless times with miscellaneous car projects.

I'm sure there are better quality and more complete sets out there, but I think it is a good value for its performance.

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11-26-2020 at 03:24 PM #6

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Can you comment on quality? Seems to be lacking based on reviews.

So far I have only used one of the dies and it fixed my semi stripped M6 1.0 bolt. The set doesn't seems to be a poor made set despite it's made in China. It did the job for me so I am keep it.

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11-26-2020 at 03:27 PM #7

Quote from leibjuwp :

Can you comment on quality? Seems to be lacking based on reviews.

The key is to lube the hole before you tap it. You get much better results when the hole is lubed.

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11-26-2020 at 05:07 PM #8

I wonder if this can re-thread (reduce the size) a titanium bolt..

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11-26-2020 at 05:13 PM #9

Quote from stasis :

I wonder if this can re-thread (reduce the size) a titanium bolt..

Titanium is not that hard of a material...Use lube and reduce the bolt diameter close to die size before rethread.

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11-26-2020 at 05:35 PM #10

Quote from cockadoodle :

The key is to lube the hole before you tap it. You get much better results when the hole is lubed.

Thats what she said

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11-26-2020 at 06:22 PM #11

Its a very good set for the price

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11-26-2020 at 09:27 PM #12

Bought - thanks

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11-27-2020 at 04:56 AM #13

Quote from cockadoodle :

The key is to lube the hole before you tap it. You get much better results when the hole is lubed.

Good advice in many situations ...

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11-27-2020 at 08:32 AM #14

Forgive my ignorance, but whenever I've used a tap and die set, a good bit of the work a tap or die does is the cutting in reverse, at least when I do it, my motion is to cut clockwise, then back out a few degrees to clear the metal shavings, and smooth the threads, then back to forward cutting. Wouldn't this be impeded with a ratchet?

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