does anyone know any good tool companies? i need taps/reamer for an 80%

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Posted: 8/8/2005 7:31:47 AM EDT

i have checked out msc, northern hydrualics, etc. nobody seems to have a 1 3/16 -16 tpi tap or a 1 1/8 spiral shell reamer. i am looking to save some money instead of paying 160 bucks for the set on ar15tools.com
seems like one could buy this stuff somewhere, but i cant seem to find any.

im looking for alternatives, i have access to lathe and mill.

thought about making a tap by cutting grooves in a bolt with the same threads, i dont know if i can find one of those either, let alone one hard enough.

any suggestions?

Posted: 8/8/2005 7:36:45 AM EDT

[#1]

www.mscdirect.com - they're not always cheap, but they have yet to not have something I need and I do some odd shtuff.

Posted: 8/8/2005 7:55:39 AM EDT

[#2]

ok i get lost when they start asking for details(groundthread limit, style, series, etc) its all greek to me.
can someone find exactly what i need and post the link? i appreciate it

i found this for reamers. looks like im not gonna save much money on one of these herewww1.mscdirect.com/CGI/N2DRVSH

Posted: 8/8/2005 7:56:10 AM EDT

[#3]

I though the tannery shop had all that stuff.

Posted: 8/8/2005 7:59:51 AM EDT

[#4]

they do, i was hoping to save some cash though

Posted: 8/8/2005 8:37:49 AM EDT

[#5]

You can try:

http://www.use-enco.com/

and

https://www.travers.com/

Enco is the cheaper imported company of msc. Their stuff is fine for one or two time use and fairly inexpensive.

Posted: 8/8/2005 10:12:33 AM EDT

[#6]

YEah, I bought mine from MSC. Ask them for a dead tree catalog, about 3" thick.

I found the tap on their sales page, so it was not as wallet wrenching as it could have been. That reminds me, I need to check up on that page again.

Posted: 8/8/2005 10:39:49 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
YEah, I bought mine from MSC. Ask them for a dead tree catalog, about 3" thick.

I found the tap on their sales page, so it was not as wallet wrenching as it could have been. That reminds me, I need to check up on that page again.

I got the big book. It's like porn for machinists.

Posted: 8/8/2005 10:47:45 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
YEah, I bought mine from MSC. Ask them for a dead tree catalog, about 3" thick.

I found the tap on their sales page, so it was not as wallet wrenching as it could have been. That reminds me, I need to check up on that page again.

I got the big book. It's like porn for machinists.

And is a good thumping book for naughty children.

Posted: 8/9/2005 8:49:56 AM EDT

[#9]

MSC isn't the cheapest, but they are the best. I have ordered stuff UPS GROUND and have had it arrive THE NEXT DAY, from Atlanta to Texas. Not sure how they do that. What I like best is their stocking... in 10 years as an MSC customer, I have had exactly one line item backordered. Otherwise, it appears like magic, very quickly.

Just a happy customer!

And it IS machinist porn!!

Posted: 8/9/2005 11:02:18 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
YEah, I bought mine from MSC. Ask them for a dead tree catalog, about 3" thick.

I found the tap on their sales page, so it was not as wallet wrenching as it could have been. That reminds me, I need to check up on that page again.

I got the big book. It's like porn for machinists.

+1

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