On Monday, December 26, 2011 12:19:25 PM Steve Stallings did opine:

> > > The tool cutting brass is one I found amongst some cutters
> > 
> > at a clock
> > 
> > > and watch show
> > > It just suited the job, you can also use commercial thread mills
> > > eg
> > 
> > http://www.kennametal.com/en-US/products_services/metalworking
> > /tapping/t
> > 
> > > hread_mills/thread_mills_products.jhtml
> > 
> > These of course have to be ordered per tpi, and Kennametal
> > has any pricing
> > hidden behind a login screen.  Bad dog they be, no biscuit from me.
> 
> Gene,
> 
> Maybe try eBay. Item 180765422137 is one example
> from a seller who has several sizes. On the other
> hand, $45 for an easy to break carbide cutter is
> a bit of a thrill that I can live without.
> 
> Single tooth thread mills like item 190567056928
> are also available and offer the ability to cut
> a reasonable range of pitches with one tool.
> Again, somewhat pricy and fragile.
 
Somewhat? Starting at 150$ & bigger than I can drive by 4x is a bit more 
than somewhat.  But thanks for looking, I did about 80 pages of ebay myself 
& only came up with one other similar item at a similar price, and one even 
bigger for about 4 bills.

>From the looks of that, I have a drawer full of 1 to 4" taps, cleaned out 
of a shed at the bro-in-laws place after he died, most in need of 
sharpening or nicked teeth on one corner.  Looks like I could sell a few of 
those for at least the shipping cuz I'll never have a use to a 4" NPT tap.

Another BIG box of huge, dull drill bits I've occasionally reached into for 
tooling steel, and 2 boxes of bent & worn wrenches.  Anything that  got 
damaged & wasn't going back to the tool crib apparently came home in his 
lunchbox ala the Johnny Cash theory, for 40 some years.

I guess I've finally reached that age where everything I like is either 
illegal, fattening, or immoral. Sigh...
 
> Cheers,
> Steve Stallings
> 
> 
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