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Subject:Re: Seeking threading dies
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:04:38 -0700

Harbor Freight doesn't have dies this size.

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 08/27/2014 02:05 PM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> Harbor Freight sells at lower prices.  I've heard that you get what you pay for, and that at HF that might not be much.  However, I bought a tap and die set from them a few years back for about what you mentioned for a single die.  I've used some of the tools, and everything always worked fine {within the limits of my skills ;-) } .  mcneely
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> ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> Indeed. But at $70 for the smaller and $89 for the larger, those are
>> hardly "good" prices. At least according to my wallet.
>>
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>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
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>> On 08/27/2014 01:17 PM, Michael Magnani wrote:
>>> I'd be surprised if McMaster didn't have what you're looking for.
>>> Mike M
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>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Need a couple of threading dies (5/8" x 27 & 7/8" x 27) for a steel
>>>> tubing threading job.* Does anyone know who might be a good online
>>>> vendor of such things with good prices?
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>>>> * Microphone stands, got three that I wish to modify.
>>>>
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>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>>> Bend, Ore.
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> David McNeely
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