Cutting new. But no chrome, just black paint. The tubing is probably
just mild steel.

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

On 08/27/2014 07:12 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Are you looking to cut new threads or dress up damaged threads? If the
> latter then maybe all you need is a thread file. If cutting new and for any
> distance you may need a few of those cheapie dies, especially if threading
> through a good chrome plating.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 5:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Seeking threading dies
>
> Ah -- I never considered Amazon a source for machinist's tools. Now I know
> better! Thanks, David B!
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 08/27/2014 01:25 PM, David Beierl wrote:
>> At 04:21 PM 8/27/2014, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>> Indeed. But at $70 for the smaller and $89 for the larger, those are
>>> hardly "good" prices. At least according to my wallet.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Right-Hand-Thread-Die-TPI/dp/B008B2GM6A/ref=pd_s
>> im_indust_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0KKFDH9HBD06CMH9ZMD6
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Right-Hand-Thread-Die-TPI/dp/B008B1VTY6
>>
>> d