All that is needed to do these jobs is a set of relatively inexpensive hand taps and dies — the precision tools that cut threads in metal. A tap cuts internal threads on the wall of a drilled ...

The new taps and dies have three features: black oxide coating to fight against corrosion, markings for size identification and machined threads for threading. The Milwaukee Hex-LOK 2-in-1 handle ...

After you dispose of the body, where are you going to find one of those studs if you can't fix the threads? It's cool to have a tap and die set. When my friend Vince and I used to work on cars ...

Fortunately, most of the time, your thread taps and tap wrench cut threads into your workpiece without a hitch, but occasionally, you'll hear a snap that ruins your day: a broken tap that’s ...

Derek Tostevin brought this 'tap and die' set to the BBC Guernsey Outside Broadcast at the Guernsey Museum. It was used for cutting a thread into a piece of wood. Specifically, it was used to ...

But with a little ingenuity you can make your own wood taps and cut threads that will perform great. Wood threads aren’t suitable for every project, but knowing that you can do it might just ...