Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Small taps and dies

Like I wrote earlier, I use a guy from Lake Havasu City. A little over
$9.00 each and fast.

Roll form, plug, bottoming, whatever. The guy makes them here in the
states for a bunch less money. I get ridiculous amounts of holes tapped
from each tap when the machines are zeroed properly.

Check them out:

http://www.minithread.com/

Scot



Peter Rosenholm wrote:

>
> 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@... <mailto:treelaw45%40yahoo.com>>
> 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@...
> <mailto:woodworker88%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> Ooh, miniature work. Model work makes perfect sense.
>
> On 8/17/07, Mike <ezme@... <mailto:ezme%40rogers.com>> 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
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> <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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> > >
> >
> >
> >
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