tap and die

I genuinely appreciate all who responded to my most recent post asking for an M11 cheat sheet. But I now come to this amazing group once again seeking some help. I am trying to make a slightly smaller section, using an M9x.75 tap and die. For the body, I drilled an 8mm hole, and used the...

Up to this point, I have been using an M13x0.8 tap & die for the body & cap of my kitless pens. With these choices, it translated to using an M10x1 tap and die for the threads on the section, which also required an M7 tap for the threads of the nib casing unit. Does anybody have a cheat sheet...

Hello world I've turned wood for a number of years (purely as a hobbyist) and I happened to be chatting with some friends who are fountain pen enthusiasts. I enjoy making kit pens as fun gifts, but they turned (pun intended) me on to the idea of "kitless" simply to take advantage of the higher...

Unused Tap and die set from a previous IAP group buy many years ago. HSS M12x2.4 and matching M12x.8Px2.4L SOLD!

So, I want to transition from kit pens to kitless fountain pens. I need triple or double tap and die sets. Turners Warehouse is out of several sizes. Is there another place I’m missing in the states to buy these things? I hear about group buys? Just curious on how these work as well. And is...

Hello, I am trying to make custom barrels for some Parker 21s, 51s and Sheaffer imperials, dolphins and legacys (the cartridge converter models) does anyone know what taps I will need for the barrel threading for any of these? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

I started out just wanting to experiment with the M12 x .8 triple start tap and die I purchased in the recent group buy. I grabbed a couple short lengths of left over PR I had cast ....I chose it because I wasn't crazy about it, so no great loss if it got ruined. :biggrin: Making the cap to...

So I want to try going kitless... I went out and bought a tap and die set this weekend, an Ace Hanson 39 piece kit. I got it for $40. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any instructions on how to use it. Any advice? Any links to instructions/manuals or a basic how to? There's codes on the...