Everything You Need to Know About Taps & Dies - Gear Up With Gregg's

[@Ken-1]

8:15 after he said If you're "dying" for more great content, I was so disappointed that he didn't say "tap" the subscribe button. Pity on you, sir! But seriously, awesome instructional video, thank you for the free education!

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@AgeofReason]

A sadly missed opportunity

[@ianjames4089]

Excellent example of what an instructional video should be - informative, clear and concise with the graphic supporting the text. Thanks very much!

[@dgriffin6074]

Thank you. This is, literally, one of the BEST and professionally done teaching videos I've seen on YT

[@JustinHambrick]

I love the tap breaking and the sad music, with serious stuff like this video its nice to see a bit of silliness. We need that more and more in todays world.

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Thank you for watching and supporting a true Canadian channel, stay tuned for more to come!

[@BallistaTheDeer]

I want a hammer! Do you know what a damn hammer is?

[@lizalisasidaki7073]

I was in class and laughed my lungs 🤣 out when that part appeared.

[@Thetrucky69]

This is definitely one of the BEST most comprehensive and professional tutorials on You tube.

[@tedsmith6137]

Definitely aimed at total novices.

[@primaltactics6885]

The illustrations make this easy to understand. I appreciate how you just give the knowledge and aren’t aggressively trying to sell us something. Thanks!

[@tinamarie4875]

Good job! You're a great tutor! I learned everything I needed to know about this, plus your explanation of the different tap ends helped a lot!

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

This kit of tools is amazing! I don't need to make my own hardware, but the ability to do so is something too powerful not to have, just in case!

[@tedsmith6137]

A good tip my father taught me is to put the tap in your pocket well before starting the job, so that it is warm and will be less liable to snap.

[@hellawicked6184]

@@douganderson7002 It's way better to microwave them before use

[@howardosborne8647]

@@douganderson7002 What about sprinkling some steak tenderiser on it and give it thorough beating with a meat tenderising hammer...do you reckon that would help?😂😂

[@AgeofReason]

Brutal lol poor Dad out there lol

[@CRS204]

Really appreciate this! I recently inherited some tools from my late grandfather including a tungsten steel tap and die set. Thank you for the great and easy explanations!

[@SuperMachoGamer]

Hey! Thanks for the information. My late grandfather was a tool hoarder. I didn't want to throw anything out as it looked useful. Now I know what those doohickys are!

[@TheAngryMushroom]

Jeff nails the puns, dyeing for more great content. Can't wait to drill down follow up on those threads. Great job Jeff! Now I get it. I have never used a tap and die before. Most helpful.

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Thank you for supporting our Canadian channel, we're glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for more to come!

[@frankbaldassarre7335]

I wasn't dying to find this content but I was tapping your source for useful information.

[@usernamemykel]

OMG

[@davet.5493]

This is an awesome intro to taps and dies!!! Professionally made and edited (thank goodness).

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

We're glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@benaliaa]

By far the best explanatory video I have seen on YT, and I have seen quite a lot... grats and greets from Hungary!

[@pavelow235]

High production value and informative, thanks for posting !

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Thanks for the positive feedback, we're glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertengland8769]

A good tap and die set is a mechanics best friend. Essential to working with bolt holes and threaded fasteners.

[@thimnthimn6622]

thanks jeff, this si the most well xplain video about taps n dies i've seen so far

[@PurpleGamer23]

I recommend watching the video at 1.5 speed

[@samirguettari5315]

But we aren't all americans here watching this video, he's talking the best way

[@midnightrunner684]

Trump is The Man M A.G.A

[@houalee9101]

This comment saved my 50% more of my life time. Thanks 👍

[@wateringflower]

The time I saved with this tip I finished my thesis. Thanks

[@gustavoinzunza412]

THANK YOU!!😂😂

[@jakerennie2386]

Mate you helped so much for a first timmer. Thank you and will revert to your content everytime 🙏

[@matthewprior3762]

Wow! I didnt know a single thing about tap and dies in my 29 yrs of existence!! I feel like i dont need to watch a single other video on it. You just got a subscriber 😎

[@AccelerateGoodLiving2402]

Hello " Jeff "..... This video is very helpful.. Thanks to you, I can stop an bathroom leak and return my bathroom area " back to tranquility " , due to everything you illustrated me... This video is wonderful!!! ☺☺☺☺☺👌👍.

[@colbyweber650]

People should learn about forming taps and spiral taps for blind holes

[@duanecjohnson]

I highly agree! "Thread Forming Taps" produce stronger threads as they forge the threads instead of cutting them. The metal grains are, generally, forced to follow the shape of the treads. Forming taps can do bottoming in blind holes. Forming taps don't need to do the pecking dance as the don't produce chips which don't need to be cleared. There are also "Thread forming Dies" also. redrok

[@theedge1420]

Many thanks. Your demo was Brilliant, so clear and concise.

[@rotarythread]

That is a huge collection set of tap and dies! In case you do not have that liquid, a fully synthetic engine oil works the same. Make sure to clean it after!

[@eddierodden]

Very informative for a newbie like me, thank you.

[@AbuTalhaPiashu]

Very well illustrated and demonstrated. Thank u.

[@colvinator1611]

Excellent presentation, thanks a lot.

[@forevercomputing]

I mainly use these to repair/clean threads. I had to do an M22x1.5 and the end was mushroomed, the nuts would fit on the other axle. I had to buy a new set as my current one topped out at M16/M18. Getting that thread recovered meant I had to reverse the tools. I held and turned the part while keeping the handle still. Luckily for me the part was a drive shaft and had didn't matter if I was bending it as the bottom part with the threads was being kept still regardless. 2 hours later and that nut went on nicely, then I did the nuts. Even better.

[@MatthewEncina]

Thanks for all the solid information!

[@randallchongyihong203]

This is most useful dude...thanks for your lesson✌🏻

[@jaryubrojan9585]

Thank you for information to use that tool sir now i know to use that. from philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@E.IS.M.I.A.]

I lost it when the sad music started playing after the tap broke....

[@melodyshart7572]

that part killed me i have tears

[@artistfrank8511]

They should have the other sad song, oh nonono or na na nana lol

[@E.IS.M.I.A.]

@@artistfrank8511 you need your phone privileges taken away…

[@DaveInBridport]

I shed salt tears into my broth. Then I committed an act of gross indecency upon a duck.

[@princessmarlena1359]

This is the sort of thing they should be teaching [more often] in schools…my older brother was the last generation to learn this in high school shop class, during the 1980s. His class project was to make a set of nuts and bolts using the tap and die set. No breaking the taps, the nuts and bolts must thread properly, or it’s an “F”.

[@woodstream6137]

Stem is important but i would love to see shop class and home economics become mandatory for every student. Basic tool usage, cooking, sewing, and especially personal finance. With wall street, banks and SS shenanigans trying to screw normal people, children need to learn that our disposable and credit usage attitudes are unhealthy. Sure that should be up to the parent but the country has over 300M people and many parents don't have the time or knowledge. Waiting for that to meaningfully catch up could be too late.

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@woodstream6137 I, or rather my older brother, has a funny shop class story. There was a kid in his class who wanted to make a wooden engraved sign for his dad, “DAD’S WORKSHOP”, as his final project and Christmas gift. First he engraved it, but forgot to space it so it ended up reading “DAD’SWORKSHOP”. No problem, he figures, he can do the other side and fill in the mistake with wood putty and sandpaper later. When he finished, to his horror the side read “DD’S WORKSHOP”. He forgot the “A”. That’s when the bell rang, ending the last class of the school day, and the final school day before Christmas break.

[@steveshalaby9131]

Outstanding video.

[@dadyalcity5801]

Excellent explanation dude. Thanks, I see the light now, was in the dark prior!

[@kj55]

This is a great video, I am not sure why I'm watching it though seeing how I've been machining for 7yrs now.

[@lizasdn4633]

Love this. it helps me a lot with my online teaching class.

[@seekertosecrets7618]

3:13 And just like that Simple Plan's "How Could this Happen to Me" chorus plays in my head!

[@Donderi]

Excellent summary. Thank you.

[@steveblais6269]

Excellent tutorial. Very informative. Thanks!

[@astc593]

Thank you for presenting these great products!

[@joewhitney4097]

Wow, this was a great video. Very helpful and I learned a few things about threads I never knew. I am going to watch all your videos and visit your web site for purchasing. Thanks for sharing.

[@thelearningmechanic9978]

A very educational video.

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Thanks for supporting our Canadian content!

[@mlez7197]

thank you Jeff...dint have a clue on this stuff...I have to watch the video one more time...is so interesting

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

You're welcome! Thank you for supporting our Canadian channel, we're glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrewCityRider]

Excellent video. You answered all my questions. Thanks! 👍

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[@johnjohn-ne8fw]

Nicely done ✅

[@anonymouse527]

Thanks for this educational video.

[@willmurphy6663]

Thanks excellent service

[@brandongregg4287]

Great video and loved the editing

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@ZombifiedPreacher1]

Great video!

[@MohammedSaeedAwad]

Thanks for valuable info.

[@jackmaxted5683]

Big help, cheers.

[@andemadhusudhan]

Exelent editing and most informative video 👏.

[@deltaman2283]

Yall deserve more subscribers!!! Totally underrated channel. All the very best from my side. That was some pro level content. Yall will grow to millions soon one day ;) Now I don't have any doubt regarding dies and taps. Thankyou very much🙏🏻

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@deltaman2283]

@@GreggDistributorsLP You're welcome...keep growing!

[@pauldanster1239]

Your explanation is easy to understand, thanks. Jst doing a module in Taps and Dies

[@VidarrKerr]

3:11 OMG I almost fell over laughing. LOL.

[@AbortedEvolution]

Great vid. Thank you.

[@tjvanderloop1686]

A Great Introduction for the CAD/CNC/CMM technicians and technologists. Good video showing the important details used with tap & die tooling. Thanks! T J (Tom) Vanderloop, Author, Mechanical Designer & Consultant: ATEA, AWS & SME-Life Membership/Leader

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@ajinkyashelar8954]

Really helpful 👍

[@rajeshpais1629]

Very informative

[@bonginkosibuthelezi7458]

Well explained

[@ctyang2100]

This is amazing! Thanks for your informative content!

[@blairguinea1337]

Great job Geoff, very informative tutorial..............thank you Sir

[@noellarcena6428]

nice, thanks for that info. im an electrician. In tapping, after drilling a hole, still continue to use drill for tapping and WD40 penetrating oil

[@dutchleussink156]

Thank You Sir 👍

[@steviegibson9226]

Awesome thanks 👍👍

[@atuljoshi34]

Excellent video. Very nicely explained

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@OrloEverett]

Thank you!!

[@shogun678]

Awesome video, thank you!

[@zfilmmaker]

Awesome video! Well explained...thank for this!

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

We're glad it was helpful, thanks for stopping by!

[@JohnHumphrey]

This was great and is a popular vid for the subject of taps and dies. My question is about tap wrenches and die stocks. How do you know which one to buy? How many sizes are there? I recently purchased a couple of very fine thread dies. I knew I'd need a die stock so I bought a kit. But the dies in the kit were much smaller than the die I had bought separately. I've watched a bunch of videos but I don't see anyone explaining how to match the appropriate die stock/wrench to the die/tap. There seem to be a lot of different sizes!

[@brajaybr]

Great!!!! Love the content, and Heartfully appreciate the time and effort put for making the video!

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@Ghostofthewar-lc8ge]

I’m just getting into machining. So thank you for the information

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Best of luck, Charles! Thank you for watching.

[@danduncombe6911]

Thank you, great info.

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kenxiong6830]

Awesome very informative video. Thanks

[@bantymech8242]

Awesome video love from India, useful for my exam.

[@marlonllvalenzuela6050]

Thank you for the awesome video. From Philippines.

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@lrs9911]

great job

[@thomasblackwell9507]

Molson’s, eh? Great video!

[@virginia7125]

I had some oddball taps from a machine shop somebody gave me a few years ago. They're spiraled like twist drill bits with teeth. I guess they're used if you need extra clean out to prevent chips from clogging your hole. I tried buying these in a hardware store. They must be exclusive to machine shops and can only be purchased at an industrial supply store. Most new dies are hex now. Very seldom see round ones.

[@chancesmalley6708]

Those are machine taps...they are made for power tapping bc they feed the chips out the flutes so they can be fed straight in

[@gabakusa]

you are the man

[@sham1234567891]

Great stuff! Do you happen to have lefthand threading taps n dies as well?

[@peterobazuaye1991]

Nice video, keep it up

[@95Everan]

I work at Harbor Freight Tools. I would replenish the automotive section all the time. Never knew what this was till now . A weird name if you think about it

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

Thanks! This was excellent!!! 👍👍👍

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

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[@samuelkasoka4533]

Well explained 👌🏽

[@fabiotellez6192]

Thank you

[@TheChupacabra]

Didn’t realize they hired Michael Cera for this spot until he hit me with the Dying joke

[@Raul28153]

For cutting taps & dies buy OSG, for forming taps buy BALAX. Forming exterior threads is not done with a round die as when cutting, but with forming dies

[@flat-earther]

6:48 haha look at how the nut jumps up

[@wisdomplat4orm]

Dantastic demonstration am getting on today

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Great explainer video, thanks!

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your support.

[@sonicdash3818]

Thank you for this instructional video, I bought a couple taps and a few hex dies. Came across this video cause I needed to know which side of the hex die I put into the die stock, and I got a lot of useful tips and information on how to properly use this tool. Can any kind of lubricant like 3-in-1 oil work if you don't have tapping fluid?

[@runningonfullnostanks4523]

ahhh, ok. finally after all these years i find out what A Tap & Die set does LOL.

[@jeremyfrenick5621]

I did not realize this video was over a year old until I finished typing this comment but I'm posting it anyway.... Quick tip: An easy way to put a perfect and centered chamfer on a rod (not bent); Chuck it up in a cordless/corded drill for rotation while grinding the chamfer on a bench grinder. Turns out pretty nice. Lastly, I have not taken the time to read the comments but, that nut was pretty loose fitting and it also looks like a lock nut which makes it even worse. I'm sure it was used only as a quick example for the video and not meant to be 100% accurate. I've been a heavy equipment mechanic for 23 years and knowledgeable about most of the content but I did learn something new. I never realized there was an actual technique of going back half a turn per full revolution when it came to breaking the chips. I did it by feel which would probably explain why I broke a few taps in the past. It was a pretty good video and got me to click the subscribe button. I look forward to checking out more content from Gregg Distributors. Thanks

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Thanks for the tip, Jeremy! We're glad you stopped by and learned something new today, stay tuned for more to come!

[@shorelinemafiaiglives9750]

Very informative, my only question is what is the difference between for example a 5/16- 18 and 5/16-24 tap. I can obviously tell one is a finer thread than the other. So I guess my next question is, which one is typically used more most threaded hex bolts. Asking because I have a set but only need like 4 of the taps in the set for work. I don’t want to try and use the wrong one and mess up the threaded hole. That would be a huge problem especially since we don’t have a fabrication department to remake the part I messed up for 3rd shift

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Hello Shoreline, the -18 is coarse thread and is more commonly used.

[@shorelinemafiaiglives9750]

@@GreggDistributorsLP thanks!

[@buddydelacruz9541]

Sir, please discuss the right size of metric drill bits used for each taps.tnk you. Then, the english tap and drill size.thanks.

[@danasummers709]

When tapping a hole there drill bit size charts to use the proper drill for the proper tap. How does one know what size solid rod to use when using a die. Is there tables for that?

[@GreggDistributorsLP]

Unfortunately, we have not seen a chart like this before. You would likely want to use a micrometer to take some measurements of the outside (peak) of the thread at it's apex and try to find a piece of steel stock that would work. We do have this available and it can be found here: greggdistributors.ca/search?q=round%20rod&resp_group=Default,Variations,ItemProperties

[@mmbengs]

Great informative Video! Thanks👍

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