Customer Reviews

Allied 49035 41-Piece SAE Tap and Die Tool Set

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I've been a moldmaker for 30 years. Have used a lot of taps and dies, even the pricey one's brake.

This price is unreal just ten years ago. The handles and tool are worth the price along. Nice range of sizes 4-40 to 1/2-20 Zoom on picture to see for yourself. Great for home use. Beats paying 119.00 for a craftman set.

I bought this set for one purpose threading plastic parts, and the results have been excellent so far. I expect the set will last the rest of my life.

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I am an antique restorer and I bought this for occasional use. It worked out fine for me

I went out on a limb and bought this tap and die set b/c of the great price. I am shocked at how well this set works. The tap handle is a little different than what I am used to and took a second to figure out that only one side is meant to screw in to tighten the tap into the "t" handle. After I got that right the tap worked flawlessly. Today I tapped an exhaust manifold with the nf 7/16-20 tap and it continues to impress me. No complaints with this set. If handled properly this set will do what any high end set will do.

I bought this because every now and then I need a tap or die around the house for yard/garden equipment, etc. For the price, I didn't expect much but this is good quality material. In less than a week after I got it I was working on my truck and broke a bolt off. After I got it out, I had to re-tap the hole. This worked great and saved me a lot of headaches and time. Again, when you don't think you need something, that's then you need it most! At least that's what I tell my wife when I buy new tools - lol.

Had to use this for working on some standardized floor electrical boxes.

Did the job well, held the screws tight to the piece once the tap was done before securing the scrwes in.

Highly recommend this. You never know when you need to tap into new holes or chase threads on damaged bolts.

Nice set for the price, I've seen better quality taps, but these are perfect for chasing damged threads, and cutting new threads on softer materials, probably not good for harder materials though. Use lots of cutting fluid.

It looks good, doesn't it? Even comes with a little thread gauge. Unfortunately, when I tried to tap a 4-40 thread into a 1/8" piece of acrylic, the handle on the tapping wrench came off. It was being held in by one and a half threads on left-hand threaded end. This one's going right back to Amazon.

I'll admit that I expect alot from my tools, but this product wasn't even in the ballpark. I suppose if one had a rare need, this tap and die set might suffice, but for frequent use, or for use with hardened metals, it does not hold up well.

This set seems well suited for home/semi-pro use. Solid metal taps and dies. Case is a bit tight, but overall for the occasional job it should pay for itself. Some mechanics might actually be upgrading...