General Information - We are the only independently owned ‘specialist’ company. We have proved to be an excellent, efficient company since 1978 with years of service to industry. Please click here to View what customers say about Us . The quality of our taps & dies are excellent for making internal or external screw-threads in most steel material eg.cast-iron, bronze, aluminium, stainless-steel etc. They are used in every industry including: industrial factories, aerospace, trains, ships, autos, bikes, model-engineering, scientific, jewellery, technical colleges etc. Since 1978 millions of taps & dies have been sold by us. They are 100% quality inspected.
Tpi (threads per inch) - Measurement of threads on all inch-diameter sizes eg 1/4”x26tpi means 1/4” is dia of tap or die and 26 is tpi (threads per inch)
Taps - Taps are packaged normally in 3’s (with 3 tapers or 3 seconds or 3 bottomings/plugs) in neat white boxes with labels showing size
Dies - Dies are round split-adjustable in outside diameter 13/16”od, 1”od, 1.5/16”od, 1.1/2”od, 2”od etc - Solid dies are also supplied
Wooden Boxed Sets - They are computer-designed British-made boxes containing Taps, Dies, tapwrenches + diestocks covering the widest choice on a variety of taps, dies, dienuts, drills etc. and supplied at REDUCED prices & is the best way to buy our range of tools
Quantity - Do you sell any quantity ?
Answer: Yes, even 1 tool is supplied. - Larger quantities get bigger discounted prices - simply fax or phone us for prices. We carry every type & size on the shelf and are the LARGEST Company in London, UK / Europe
Delivery - Do you deliver anywhere in the world ? & how do you deliver ?
Answer: We supply customers since 1978 & deliver anywhere in the World. We deliver by courier service ( next day delivery in UK ) and by Courier or Air-post to to all other destinations
Quality - How does your quality compare to others ?
Answer: You cannot get better “ Quality, Prices or Service ” . You can read What customers say about Us Our excellent HQS quality (Highest Quality Steel) ensures guaranteed accuracy for taps, dies + dienuts. It is a tougher & better alternative to HSS and cuts superbly even into stainless steel. Proven durability & wear resistance of tools have been shown since 1978, to industry. All other tools viz : Drills, Reamers, Milling Cutters, Slitting Saws Toolbits are made in HSS or supercobalt
Prices - Our Product pages shows ‘ Normal Price ’ - What does it mean ?
Answer: This is the ' Normal List' price of other UK manufacturers / suppliers for 1p c or 1 box
Currency - All prices are in Stirling Pounds Stg£(=GBP). How much is it in my country-currency ?
Answer: Click on ' Pick your Currency ' ( shown on left margin above ) and it will show your currency amount
Security - Please be assured that Online Ordering Process is secured for us by Globecharge. The SSL certificate which protects this transaction is supplied by Digicert, Inc. When you order online and before filling in the Bankcard details, you can click on ' Globecharge Secure Checkout ' (logo) and view all details showing that www.tap-die.com has secure Online transactions
Payment - How can we pay for tools ?
Answer: You can securely pay on-line by most Credit cards or by UK Bank cheque in Stg£ ( GBP ) made payable through any London bank
On this site are the Taps, Dies & Dienuts for Right-hand thread-cutting ?
Answer: All taps, dies & dienuts and other tools are for right-hand cutting (unless stated as left-hand)
We manufacture/supply every type/size and 1000’s of each standard size is on the shelf
If a size is not shown it is often in stock or SPECIALS can be manufactured to order
Do you make/supply LEFT-HAND threads and or ‘ Specials ’ ?
Answer: Yes, left-hand is in stock on most sizes or tools can be made to order in a few days
Do you make/supply other specialist tools ?
Answer: Other than Taps, Dies, Dienuts, BOXED SETS (Wooden & Metal boxes), we offer :
1] HSS Drills : Jobbers, Centre-drills, Long-series, Stub, Morse Taper Shank, Core drills, Drill blank, Quick / Slow Helix, Taper Pin drills
2] Reamers: Hand, Machine, Morse Taper Shank, Chucking, Taper-Pin, Bridge reamers, Shell reamers Carbide-tipped reamers
3] Milling Cutters (Screwed-shank or Plain-shank or Bore-type) : End-mill, Slot-drill, Ball-nose, Ripping, Throwaway, T-Slot, Woodruff, Corner-rounding, Dove-tail, Inverted-dovetail, Cylindrical, Helical, Side & Face, Equal & Unequal cutters, Concave/Convex cutters, Involute Gear Cutters
4] Slitting Saws : for slotting screw-heads & side chip clearance in staggered or straight teeth
5] Toolbits : Round toolbits, Square toolbits, Rectangular toolbits
Are Product dimensions found on this website correct ?
Answer: For customers to be certain about a product-dimension shown on our webste, we suggest contacting us before ordering. We can then actually measure the tool required and in this way be certain about that product-dimension, as occassionally dimensions vary
