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Is this Die made improperly?

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bogstandard:
Spin,

Question 1 answer.

Wrong, hex shaped dies are not all bad, just that yours are. You can buy very expensive and very good quality die nuts, they are designed not for cutting threads, but for running down a previously threaded part to clean up any damage, and are usually used with a spanner. Used mainly in places like car workshops to clean up threads that have been damaged.

http://www.tapdie.com/html/dienuts.html

Question 2 answer

If you look at the middle picture of the 3, you will see that there are 3 grub screws around the end of the holder where the die is.
On a standard split die they serve two purposes. The first is to allow for fine adjustment in size of the thread cut, and the second is to hold the die into the holder and stop it rotating.

John

SPiN Racing:
Ahhh yes.. I didnt see them in the first pic of your die holder.  :doh:


Okey.. out I go.. for tonights tinkering.  :dremel:

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