Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Small taps and dies

The big supplier out of NY NY is MSC Industrial supply I found you 000-120 taps there they aren't cheap. Is that true 38.00 apiece? Wow! You have look for imports there must be a better price.
Peter

Peter Rosenholm <treelaw45@...> wrote:
at an auction 20 years ago I bid on a cabimate with different tools onside. There was a bow full of small drills. From the smallest up tp 3/32" . Each little packet had a dozen drills per. The guy who one the auction asked me what I wanted out of the cabinet and I told him the box of small drills. He asked me if I'd give him 25$ dollars for them, I said no problem. That $25 saved me thousands over the years. There were also tiny taps. I've looked in the box of drills and they aren't there. I don't know if they went when I sold the company, but I will look. I should be able to help with the tap drills anyway. I mainly used ~.025" for vacume forming molds. I have the other sizes smaller and larger. tell me what you need, and I'll look for the taps.
Peter Rosenholm

Michael Fagan <woodworker88@...> wrote:
Ooh, miniature work. Model work makes perfect sense.

On 8/17/07, Mike <ezme@...> wrote:
>
> Why use 000-120 or 0000-160. I routinely use 00-90 nuts and bolts
> which I make to fit wherever I am using them. I like to make models
> that reflect the prototype as best as can be done, nut and bolt detail
> is essential to this end. Making the nuts and bolts allows me to make
> the head any size to fit the scale, within the limits of the diameter
> of the thread. Even in 1/2" scale there is a need for nut head detail
> down to 0.010 across the flats, one might ask what's the point it's
> not visible to the naked eye, that's true but I like to photograph the
> finished items and that's where the rub comes in. Do a close up and
> right away any liberties taken with the detail show up big time. I've
> reached the lower limit of what a 00-90 will allow as regards
> dimension across the flats of a hexhead.
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Michael Fagan"
> <woodworker88@...> wrote:
> >
> > Just out of curiosity, what do you plan to use them for? I've seen a
> > 000-120 once in a machine shop supply house but never since. I assume
> > they're used in watches and precision electronics, mostly?
> >
> > On 8/17/07, Mike <ezme@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Any one have a good source for small taps and dies? I'm looking for
> > > 0000-160, 000-120. I have looked in Grobet catalogue but find out that
> > > many of their offerings are now discontinued. Several other sources
> > > will sell taps but no mention of dies. I would entertain going into
> > > metric sizes. Any help much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
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