The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The Tool Chest Anyone want to recommend a "good" quality tap and die set?

I have had two exact same size/pitch bolts and several nuts will thread on the one and none will go on the other until I chase it's threads. It's the plating/finish on the bolt. You end up taking it off and probably exposing it to corrosion. But I don't want to go back to the store so I do it. I have always used my regular taps and dies to chase threads and have never had a problem with that. Never really understood the reason for special chasers. I always take off the handle when unscrewing the die/tap so as not to damage my good job I just did with too much unthread wobble. I would seriously try to get a set of dies that are hex. It's real handy to use your sockets sometimes in tight places and they will NEVER slip in the handle.