the best tap and die

[sparks123]

its any one who can help me to buy the best tap and die..really im fustrated on the last job from the tools provided by company and im looking to buy my one ..also im looking and for the best 12'' hacksaw blades..

 

[Marvo]

Tap and die for steel conduit or small ones for 3.5mm fascia screws?

 

[sparks123]

Tap and die for steel conduit or small ones for 3.5mm fascia screws?

good point..yes im looking for 25mm steel conduit mate..

 

[Strima]

You could have the best tooling in the world but without decent cutting oil/paste your wasting your money.

I tend to use CT90 for saws and light drilling and Temaxol for thread cutting and heavier drilling.

Either Bahco or Eclipse hacksaw blades.

 

[Marvo]

Good hacksaw blades are damn expensive. I usually get Starrett bi-metal hacksaw blades, they're very decent but mainly because we don't have very many options where I am.

If you're using it on thin materials then a high TPI blade is best like 32TPI, for thicker walled conduit maybe a 25 or 20TPI.

 

[sparks123]

Good hacksaw blades are damn expensive. I usually get Starrett bi-metal hacksaw blades, they're very decent but mainly because we don't have very many options where I am.

If you're using it on thin materials then a high TPI blade is best like 32TPI, for thicker walled conduit maybe a 25 or 20TPI.

thanks marvo..usualy i used them for steel contuit..

 

[sparks123]

You could have the best tooling in the world but without decent cutting oil/paste your wasting your money.

I tend to use CT90 for saws and light drilling and Temaxol for thread cutting and heavier drilling.

Either Bahco or Eclipse hacksaw blades.

its not problem of paste or oil..im used them on any threading but problem its that tap and die its bit bigger than 25mm conduit and when you make thread they come slightly on angle..for that im looking for some tap and die who its more proffesional than that stupid chinese tap and die..

 

[Marvo]

What tool are you using for threading? Doesn't it have a head that has an alingment collar?

 

[LewisM]

I do a fair bit of metal work and you need one of these https://www.amazon.com/Bare-Tool-Milwaukee-2625-20-One-Handed-Reciprocating/dp/B003EZWK42 saves so much time and effort, as for stock and dies the best ones I've used are all like 30 years old, as above though you need a decent cutting paste.

 

[Rocboni]

its not problem of paste or oil..im used them on any threading but problem its that tap and die its bit bigger than 25mm conduit and when you make thread they come slightly on angle..for that im looking for some tap and die who its more proffesional than that stupid chinese tap and die..

On an Angle? Are you using the guide?

 

[KEV 1 N]

Your stocks and dies should look like these....


Or you could get one of these beasts!......

 

[KEV 1 N]

Incidentally this is a tap....

 

[telectrix]

Incidentally this is a tap....
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so is this:

 

[ruston]

Most of my taps and dies were Sykes Pickavant. In fact in the old days I had a lot of their gear . I always found it to be good quality.

 

[ruston]

so is this:

For awhile.

 

[Stufin135]

Don't know what your thoughts are on this, but I had a few customers that thought this was brilliant. Since putting them in no one has bought them (although saying they are a good idea). So all I have is good feedback from before we got them into stock.

Impact PipePower - Conduit Pipe Threader for your Impact Driver - http://www.impactpipepower.com/services/pipe-power-impact/#track-drill

 

[telectrix]

what's the cost?

 

[davesparks]

what's the cost?

Your hearing! We bought one out of curiosity and they’re not really worth the effort in my opinion, if im ever doing enough conduit to warrant power threading then I’d get a proper thread cutting machine.

 

[Squid]

I do a fair bit of metal work and you need one of these https://www.amazon.com/Bare-Tool-Milwaukee-2625-20-One-Handed-Reciprocating/dp/B003EZWK42 saves so much time and effort, as for stock and dies the best ones I've used are all like 30 years old, as above though you need a decent cutting paste.

I still have my old ones from 30 years ago, still find Tallow one of the best cutting pastes.
With some cheap dies you may need to take the edge of the conduit so it "grips" when you first start.

I really need to find mine and clean them up, can't remember the make but I need to thank Matthew Hall for supplying them back in 1987.

 

[sparks123]

Your stocks and dies should look like these....
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Or you could get one of these beasts!......
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yes mate my one its same as one on photo 1..the problem its element two on the picture..i dont know the exacly name ..they have to be 25mm wide but on most of them its 27mm wide..now when you try to thread conduit you cant thread properly them because its hard to keep exacly 90 degre to the conduit to make proper threding..for that i ask here if any one have this problem before and if its possyble to find one tap and die who its 25mm and not 27mm wide..