can't actually see the bows, they are often the weak tool in sets of taps, but they give the impression they have sliding blocks in them - which is good, some of the cheap ones use the end of the threaded rod to hold the taps, and they don't hold the taps well at all = broken taps especially in the smaller ranges
the dies are split dies so are of a better quality than a lot of the sets you find
overall I'd snap then up at that price ( cos I have a couple of bows here that will do if their ones are of a lessor quality
franc123,
Apr 14, 7:04pm
Couldn't comment on the quality but those combined SAE and metric sets are going to be a bit of a compromise, they simply omit too many thread pitches. I was looking for one last year and was tempted by a few but ended up spending $300 on a very comprehensive metric only set which did all the more unusual pitches all the way up to M18 and another 100 on a fairly complete SAE job that was going to cover all I would ever do with it. I also use a small Ampro set at home which goes to M12 which is pretty good quality for the price, which again was about $100.
budgel,
Apr 14, 9:32pm
Have a serious think as to whether you will need the SAE parts of the set. If not, look for an all metric one.
fordcrzy,
Mar 14, 4:00am
I just buy a smaller selection of quality taps and dies. i have 3/16 and 1/4 bsw. then 3,4,5,6,10mm. and 1/8,1/4,3,8 bspt taps then 6,10mm dies. seems to work so far. nothing worse than having a poorly tapped hole strip out.
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