You guys are probably sick of hearing me sing the praises of Lee Valley (They aren't paying me - I swear it!), but his bounced up and I can't help myself. How many times...
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You guys are probably sick of hearing me sing the praises of Lee Valley (They aren't paying me - I swear it!), but his bounced up and I can't help myself. How many times...
To read the rest of this blog entry from The Garage Journal, click here.
superautobacs
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These are on back-order nationwide (Canada). I've put my order in yesterday and it's expected to come in some time in March.
This is another product of Lee Valley, under the Chesnut brand.
This is another product of Lee Valley, under the Chesnut brand.
sheslostcontrol
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For those patriots who still care:
Tool Pants
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Glad this was on the front page of the site.
This is something I've been dying to get.. Yea, hardware stores have them, but I still want one in my garage. Especially for as cheap as they are.
Does anyone know of one with fine Metric and larger sizes? Otherwise, I'll buy this set.
The wood box is nice, but pretty unnecessary. Just something that'll gather grease!
This is something I've been dying to get.. Yea, hardware stores have them, but I still want one in my garage. Especially for as cheap as they are.
Does anyone know of one with fine Metric and larger sizes? Otherwise, I'll buy this set.
The wood box is nice, but pretty unnecessary. Just something that'll gather grease!
OP
I don't use metric hardware. I'm a patriot. 
Joking... Joking...
Tool Pants, where did you get your rig?
Joking... Joking...
Tool Pants, where did you get your rig?
tonydanzah
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made in china!
benjamming
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S&W Manufacturing has thread checkers made in USA & is the mfg of the one that Tool Pants has. They will also brand them for other folks.
Tool Pants
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Yep. Made by S&W.
Here is a link from a year ago when I bought them.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25619&highlight=thread
Here is a link from a year ago when I bought them.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25619&highlight=thread
X1 Mike
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I bought a sweet thread checker for $0.03, it's called a bolt. 
91FE
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I've been meaning to get one of these....found this one a while back
system store
system store
RbrtAWhyt
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Thats a nead little gadget. I would order one if they weren't back ordered until the end of march...
Mickey_D
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What do you need one of those for? You mean you can't tell what it is by just looking? 
jteck75
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I bought the S&W sets as well,I got the bigger set that goes up to 1" sae and 22mm (I think) metric. They have them on E-Bay,but if you go to S&W's website you can get them a whole lot cheaper. Great folks to deal with,shipped them super fast and sent me a follow up e-mail later on to make sure I was satisfied with them.
wantedabiggergarage
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Rockler sells a set. McMaster Carr has both the sets on strings, as well as sets on boards, which DO go into larger sizes. The advantage that BOTH of these have over the homebrew looking LV sets, is you don't have to remove the bolt to check the threads of a bolt, in its place.
Really guys, how often do you, "just going to set this on the bench for a second" and then have something come up? I think the bolts are going to disappear.
EDIT: Found out the McMaster sets, appear to be the S&W sets above, and the string ones go larger then the board.
Really guys, how often do you, "just going to set this on the bench for a second" and then have something come up? I think the bolts are going to disappear.
EDIT: Found out the McMaster sets, appear to be the S&W sets above, and the string ones go larger then the board.
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Jbullfrog
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I have a set of "Check-A-Thread" They have a nut and bolt of each size mounted in a plastic T frame. Alot of the hardware stores around here have them attached close to there bolt bins. I like it when sorting the bucket of misc. nuts and bolts that get cleaned out of the tractors and equipment. My 6 year old nephew is starting to do the size checking and putting them away.
http://www.ruralking.com/check-a-thread-metric.html
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=320220#post320220
http://www.ruralking.com/check-a-thread-metric.html
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=320220#post320220
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Art From De Leon
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My sets, which are just like yours, came from NAPA.
Jeff
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I prefer Rockler's Thread Detective. (the ball looking things on a cable). Since it's all attached by one cable you can't lose those small peices when shimmying under a car.
diogenes
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Odd. I thought that this what you use your tap and die set for when you aren't actually threading holes or rods with it...
poprockcrusher
Banned
thread gauge comes free in the tap and die set
alex71
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sure it does, but that's only good for pitch, not dia...
I have one of those dorman metric-check-a thread. SAE/USS I can ID by eye these days.
arizonaadam
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I bought a sweet thread checker for $0.03, it's called a bolt.
Ha, good one! I like the old method, standing in a hardware store opening thousands of little drawers, or at Checker trying to match through a plastic bag.
29bowtie
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I try, to never stop, at the Lee Valley store, I drive by on my way to work everyday, since all the cool gadgets I'd be interested in, would cause me to never get to work on time.
nissan_crawler
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hmm, never liked the things. I've always used a thread gauge and caliper.
mikeyr
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Those are older threads ? I use them everyday
I would not buy one of those thread checkers for SAE and Metric but BSF metric, I would buy right now, I could really use one of those. Guess I am going to go make one, a metal plate and some bolts threaded to the plate for testing nuts and then some nuts tigged to the plate for testing bolts.