Mac Tools Tap and Die Warranty
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Chadro
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I'm not 100% sure but I'd say if they warranty their drill bits (they do) then they would definitely take care of tap&die sets.
alex71
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why would you bother paying 4x market? how many taps are you planning on breaking?
I was actually making a hyperbole. I'm willing to pay a premium for a tool that, even if it breaks, has a lifetime warranty, even if it would be cheaper for me to replace it multiple times. The peace of mind is worth it to me.
In truth I will probably go with a cheap HF tap and die set. Even though I put in quite a few hours as a tech, I actually very rarely need to use a tap and die set.
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4x4gearhead
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Yeah they really do warrant them, so does matco and snap on.
And for the record if you used taps you would know that sometimes you are going along with your thread and doing the right things (oil, backing it out as there are metal shavings to clean out of the flutes) and the tap just snaps, it has happened to me a bunch of times, so a warranty is always a good way to go.
And for the record if you used taps you would know that sometimes you are going along with your thread and doing the right things (oil, backing it out as there are metal shavings to clean out of the flutes) and the tap just snaps, it has happened to me a bunch of times, so a warranty is always a good way to go.
One of the old guys who originally trained me decided one day, on a stuck BMW stud we had a hard time getting out, that he wasn't going to hand start his tap and just took the 1/2" ratchet to it. Needless to say he ended up with a ruined tap and a whole new wheel hub had to be installed. Not cheap on a BMW.
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alex71
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Thanks for the condescending reply 4x4gearhead. I find that having more than one in each size/thread pitch/config, especially in the smaller sizes is the way to go. Warranty does you no good when you break a #4 tap off in a hole, don't have another and have to wait a day or two, or longer for the dealer to show up.
Taps are consumables, and should be treated as such. Buy good ones, use them correctly and you won't break many. And if you do, just grab another one out of the drawer and move on with your life.
Taps are consumables, and should be treated as such. Buy good ones, use them correctly and you won't break many. And if you do, just grab another one out of the drawer and move on with your life.
Jbullfrog
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Yes, they are warranted, but may not be USA origin like the one you broke.
Wrenches of Death
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Ah, but the real fun is in getting the tap out!I crack myself up.
Not hard at all. It's as simple as opening up a drawer and grabbing the correct sized Walton tap extractor.
It's also pretty easy to blow them out with a cutting torch too if you have the room and fire is safe to use there. The fireworks can be much more entertaining if it's broke off in a blind hole.
WoD