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Wicked Good Deal - Tap/Die Sets

One of my favorite cheap stuff sites: American Scientific is selling micro tap and die sets - just perfect for putting screws and threads on wire - for the amazing price of $12.95/set. I paid a boatload more than that a long, long time ago. I ordered a set last week, and it arrived today. The set is of very good quality, and will work on wire between 7 gauge and 20 gauge.

I tried it out on some 18 gauge silver wire, and it works like a charm. I was considering making those stylish, expensive "Cape Cod" bracelets as a joke, and this set is perfect to make a bead screw onto a wire. It would be even cooler to cut threads in one of Tink's silver lined beads and make it the focal clasp of a bangle bracelet.

Anyway, the web address is

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The part #92197 (They say they are out of stock, but call them anyway. I've found that the site isn't always accurate)

A public service announcement from Kathy N-V

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :

]putting screws and threads on wire

you NEVER cease to amaze me! but while i THINK i understand what you mean, would you mind explaining just a little bit?????

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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 2:50:07 -0500, vj wrote (in message ):

You use the taps to make a bead into a nut, so it will accept screws. Use the Die to make threads onto a piece of wire so it will be a screw. Really, really easy.

It allows you to make some neat findings with wire and metal beads and is an all around handy tool to have. I have a great big tap and die set, too - that's for things like pipes.

Kathy N-V

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :

]You use the taps to make a bead into a nut, so it will accept screws. Use ]the Die to make threads onto a piece of wire so it will be a screw. Really, ]really easy. ] ]It allows you to make some neat findings with wire and metal beads and is an ]all around handy tool to have.

more to learn! it never stops, does it? thanks, Kathy! i'm adding it to my list!

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What a fabulous idea, Kathy! I just gave Donna (my studio wench) one of my American Scientific catalogs. She nearly swooned on the spot. Gads, I love that grrl.....

T>One of my favorite cheap stuff sites: American Scientific is selling micro

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Your influence is astounding -- the item is now "temp out of stock check back soon".

Elise

who wants one really, really bad ...

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Oh boy... more toys for me! I want toys... lot's and lot's of toys! I can see very good things using those. :) Thanks for the link!

Harry

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