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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: Mike H on April 14, 2016, 07:08:16 AM
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Last Sat (9th) there was a sale at a mobile home park and hosted by the Woodworking Club of the park. They have it every year. I try to get out there each year although have never found anything major. Sat. morning about all I saw of interest (to me) was this bunch of taps in a
Remington shaver case. Price $2.00 and the fellow who looked to be an old geezer like me says,
"Nobody uses them anymore" There must be a phone app that cuts threads.
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Last Sat (9th) there was a sale at a mobile home park and hosted by the Woodworking Club of the park. They have it every year. I try to get out there each year although have never found anything major. Sat. morning about all I saw of interest (to me) was this bunch of taps in a
Remington shaver case. Price $2.00 and the fellow who looked to be an old geezer like me says,
"Nobody uses them anymore" There must be a phone app that cuts threads.
I see them a lot here in my locale as well-nice find and $ if you have a use!!
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Mike H & Cranky,
I find taps & dies frequently at my local flea market, but the sellers think they're made of gold. It's seldom that I can pick up a tap or die for a reasonable price. I've never run across a large grouping of them either.
That said, over the last 10 years I have managed to assemble a working SAE tap & die set consisting of the most common sizes. I've also started working on a metric set, again working on the common sizes.
Just once I'd like to find a large lot like you found for $2
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Lucky find. Looks pretty good.
I see them all the time for cheap but rusty or worn. I also see them all the time for the cost of new.
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Sorry for contacting you on a different subject but I'd like some info on this
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http://alloy-artifacts.org/williams-supercompany-p6.html
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Superjustable! Fantastic branding! Now I want a set of these just for the name!