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Stuart Tap and Dies 32-50-72091
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jkimberln
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Those taps and dies are from "The Tap and Die Co" in England. "TapsandDies"-TAPS DIES DIENUTS,tap sets tap die sets,tap holders die holders,lefthand HSS Taps+Dies CSTaps&Dies BSW tapdie BSF tapsdies BA tap die, BSCycle taps_dies, Model Engineer taps&dies UNC taps+dies UNF tap_die,Brass tap&die BSP tapanddie BSPT ta You can check there to see what the current value might be.
NRHangar
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Thank you! that link was helpful. Typically $.50 on the dollar of secondary market for things like this?
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pm me if you come up with a price and willing to ship to Virginia USA. im interested but also dont kow the real value for them but am interested if it fits my budget for building up my tooling
Thanks much
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WisJim
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I'm a newcomer to this site and to model engineering and am interested in some of the things you are offering, including this tap and die set and perhaps a set of castings. And it looks like I am just down the road from you, in Menomonie, WI
Jim
The taps and dies you show may have been sold by the Tap & Die Co., but they were manufactured by Totem.
Totem was a well respected tap and die manufacturer in England.
Dave
The Emerald Isle
Totem was a well respected tap and die manufacturer in England.
Dave
The Emerald Isle
I saw the same set on E-bay . This was a used set in supposedly good condition. Sold for $100.00.
Your set looks in perfect condition though cannot be sure from a pic.
My nephews are machinists and they said that Stuart is a good set for the money.
mike
Your set looks in perfect condition though cannot be sure from a pic.
My nephews are machinists and they said that Stuart is a good set for the money.
mike
NRHangar
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Thanks Mike! the feedback is helpful. From looking at the case and the taps and dies, I don't think my Father had used them yet. Bart
The label on the box tells us they were sold by Stuart, during their Guernsey ownership. I think they are likely to be carbon steel, not HSS. I don't think they have anything to do with the Tap and Die Co (which I have always found overpriced whenever I have looked).
NRHangar
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Good morning Charles, the taps and Dies have the Totem label on them, how do you check if they are carbon steel or HSS? Thanks for the assistance. Bart
If taps and dies are HSS, they will be etched/engraved with HSS usually on the top, but maybe on the bottom, so your taps and dies are carbon steel. That is not necessarily a bad thing for occasional use, despite what you may hear to the contrary.
Dave
The Emerald Isle
Dave
The Emerald Isle
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