Greenfield OK Jr. Tap and Die Set

Christina Perez sent this beautiful set to the channel for all of us to enjoy! Thanks Christina!

[@christinaperez254]

Wowza!! What a beautiful job you did!!! The box looks amazing! 😍 I was not expecting all the attention to the woodwork, you're showing off your many talents! And that tap handle!!! My boys loved the red lettering, HA! I knew you'd find an appropriate screwdriver to complete the set. The one you picked matches the period and style of the set very well. Thank you especially for taking the time to demonstrate both the tap and the die functions.....my boys learned invaluable tips.

[@denniswhite166]

Thanks for sending this set to ScoutCrafter he did a great job!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Christina- Thanks so very much for sending this set over so everyone can enjoy it! So very much appreciated! 😃

[@lewiemcneely9143]

You did GOOD, Sis! Thanks!

[@christinaperez254]

@@lewiemcneely9143 , my boys (10, 12, and 14) watch Scoutcrafter religiously with me. They were peeing their pants in excitement to watch this video. I'm so glad a vintage tool like this found a home in the "Scout Museum" and all the viewers got to enjoy the eye candy.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@christinaperez254 You get the Big A-PLUS! Those lads already know more than 99% of the thumb gamers.

[@JimmysTheBestCop]

This has to be in my top 5 SCer videos of all time now. Almost 20 minutes long. Love it!!! I'm waiting for that like 5 hour SCer stream. Talk about how much of a treat that would be. Great work as always.

[@christinaperez254]

My thoughts exactly!

[@richardrivers1409]

Another outstanding restoration job,not only of the tools but also the wooden box and the screwdriver topped off with a full demonstration of how to use them. Great job as always!

[@negotiableaffections]

This is the sort of work my father apprenticed at along with lathe operator. Had he been alive, he'd probably have taught me how to use the tools I inherited when he left us [1982]. As it is, you've just stepped into his shoes for me. I've seen youtubers sticking their Taps into power drills and reversing them out, but you've just shown me the traditional way my Dad would have known. And you did a great job of it too. Thank you Scoutcrafter.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Keith! There is a real sense of enjoyment threading the old fashioned way. It takes a bit longer but I think more enjoyable! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@Traderjoe]

I was taught to cut the threads the same as you, and I was always backing it off, applying oil, going forwards and backing it off and I had learned that method in high school industrial arts class, and it had been 35 years since I had done it and I had a job opportunity in my company and part of the evaluation for candidates involved doing this and all around me in the shop were guys who were not putting oil and just going in one direction and I am hearing their tools snap and when I was done, I had the most perfect threads the instructor ever saw and he called all the other guys over to look at what mine looked like. It filled me with pride haha

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Joe! Threading and knurling are real passions of mine, I am no expert but do love both of those procedures. No wonder machinists never want to retire! LOL Thanks Joe!

[@frankg3072]

That was just an AMAZING video! The box restoration was great and anyone like myself who never knew anything about tap and die operation now has a knowledgeable operation of it. Thanks for all the great videos and info!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Frank! So many of these operations are so simple but unless you see it done they seem so difficult! It really is a good skill to know because it can really come in handy!!! Thanks so much!

[@Brooklyn-bn5go]

Great restoration and preservation! You made the Perez family very happy, way to go JN!

[@ScoutCrafter]

=) They are awesome!!!!

[@ActiveAtom]

A fellow Californian sent you a nice job to do like that die handle set. What a nice set and a great guy restored these tools again something to be proud of and all captured on film for the future generations that come into contact with this fine tap an die set over the coming decades to follow. Thank you for doing this job and for sharing it with us all. Nice tap and die lesson for the youth to learn and remember great work. Lance & Patrick.

[@ScoutCrafter]

It's so nice that some of these gems can be saved just for the sake of seeing what the tool world used to look like. Stuff our Grandfathers used! =) Thanks so much!!!!

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

Sweet! I had me a hot-oven grinder, fresh out of my oven and tucked in for this video! Perfect! Never apologize for going long! You are an excellent teacher and you are giving away some high quality information! The finished product looked fantastic!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I love chowing down while I watch my programs! LOL Thanks so much!

[@mrbenmall]

Thanks for the lesson. I'm pretty good at using a dye but for the life of me I can't keep a tap straight when I'm trying to put threads in a hole. Really beautiful job on the restoration. That deep engraving was calling your name!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Ben! LOL When ever I see DEEP engraving a little voice in my head starts chuckle! =) Thanks!!!!!!!

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Thanks to Christina and to Scoutcrafter for saving and restoring this fine, American-made tap and die set, and thanks for demonstrating it. What great tools used to be made in America! Scoutcrafter: When protecting tools with Shellac, do any precautions have to be taken when the tool is exposed to water or high humidity? Thanks again for showing us it can be done and for setting the standards.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Luckily my tools are in a temperature controlled area so I don't have rust issues, however in a garage or the trunk of a car it's always tough keeping the tools rust free. One thing I noticed is smooth polished tools are much less likely to rust then rough or scratched up tools... Shellac isn't waterproof but does offer some protection as does clear-coating with Lacquer or other coatings.. The carbon in steel always wants to rust! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

ScoutCrafter My experience too, but I live in a very humid and famously hot part of the South, so rust is always an issue. Keep up the good work and thanks for encouraging others.

[@bertalicea2397]

Looks good John you do good work no matter the time..! 👍 👍 screwdriver fits right in.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Bert! Yes! That screwdriver just made it! LOL

[@AtomicReverend]

SC thanks for covering Tap and Dies, it took me until I was 39 (I am 40 now lol) to buy descent sets, I bought a old Blue Point machine screw set and then I bought a cheapish Dumont (I think it was Sears before Craftsman but I am no tool expert) set in a beautiful wood case that was missing a few taps so I replaced them with Irwin US made taps and just as you did I cleaned the whole set and got it in good functional order, I can't believe it took me 25+ years to buy these tools I have needed them for literally decades and I have used them probably 20 times already chasing nasty threads or cross threaded stuff. I am not lying when I say I mess around with old rusty machinery on a daily basis (yesterday was a 1967 Mercury !6hp outboard as an example). A few weeks ago I bought a 6 piece die set in metric made by Irwin (bought it at Lowe's because I needed it that second) that has a 1" hex instead of being round on the outside, they are self starting/aligning and they are great new additions to my growing tap and die sets (I think ai am going to bargain Hunt some eBay Irwin taps to match and then film making a wood case for the set but that isn't a priority yet). I am glad you covered this a bit, I had no clue the plate was for alignment, it turns out I was using my tool wrong now I am excited to use it properly next time I have to thread something. On that not you forgot to mention the different taps (like bottoming or tapered tap, I only mention this because there is a big learning curve on this stuff and I had to learn everything from incorrectly using stuff and breaking them. I got lucky and I was one of the last kids back in the 1990s (in Commiefornia at least, hopefully shop is still taught across the nstion) to have had a automotive shop classes (and 1 wood shop class) but it wasn't near enough education on the subject let alone tools. You are a great teacher I have learned a lot from you since discovering your channel. I wouldn't mind seeing a video on screw extraction because the is something I personally dread when I come across it and it happens alit on cars or farm equipment especially exhaust manifold bolts (the FE series big block Ford manifold to head bolts come to mind I don't think I have ever removed one without snapping at least 1 bolt and I have to pull the head just to drill it and Helicoil it.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello ARA! You are so right! This stuff is like hidden secrets! It's so simple but until someone unlocks the knowledge we all struggle! I too spent countless hours learning about and experimenting with threading! I'm no expert but at least I understand what's going on now! LOL I absolutely love threading and could spend hours talking about it but I don't know how many viewers share our enthusiasm for this subject! I feel your pain for broken bolt removal! I recently bought a set of left handed drills! Good to have!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

[@AtomicReverend]

@@ScoutCrafter you're a tool Guru even if you don't view yourself as such, I think most that watch your channel value your knowledge. Along with your restoration skills. I can't speak for everyone else but I like these longer technical videos. Keep up the good work my friend.

[@georgechambers3197]

What a great set. Greenfield is probably the best ever made. And the restoration you did especially on the box is outstanding. Thanks for sharing!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi George! You're so right they were super high quality!

[@BestUserNameUK]

What a nice set, the restoration turned out great. The tap wrench is a work of art!👍🏻Imperial threads are largely obsolete here in the UK, metric is the norm.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello TD! Yes! There are only 3 countries still using imperial threads! Liberia, Myanmar and the USA... Go figure!!!!! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!

[@rjcruisers912]

I actually watched this video 3 times , great restoration excellent tutorial, you have a certain charisma when you do these videos excellent!!!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow! Romel! Now you know why I was stoked when I bought that Die Handle yesterday!!!!! April 24th! Save the date! Next meeting! =) Thanks again!!!!!

[@michaelpugh4894]

Beautiful restoration as usual. Neat tap and die set. I have an old brace drill that was made by Greenfield.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Greenfield was the leader in Taps and Dies and bought out Little Giant! Thanks!!!!!

[@progressiveprepper6553]

Fantastic set ! One of your best videos Scout. I really enjoy these when you restore tools and also demo their use. Bravo !

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@19Bmiller]

The tap & die set looks beautiful. Great job. Since you’ve mentioned being downstate and going upstate there’s a short story I want to share. I grew in Niagara Falls and have lived the last 45 years in Albany. Years ago I was talking to a neighbor, a native Albanian and he told me this one. He was in boot camp and his group were together. The sergeant asked where’s everybody from. He heard someone from across the room yell out upstate New York. Afterwards he found the guy and asked where are you from, and in a very distinctive accent the guy said Yonkers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Bob- NYS is night and day from NYC as you know. I love "upstate" NY but can't stand the city. (all cities really) I have been to Albany a few times and it was always considered the half-way point! (I guess to Canada) LOL Thanks!

[@helpinghandremodeling3755]

Great demo and an even better resto. I also really enjoyed the wood working. Your a man of many talents!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Bernie!!!!!

[@MrDoeboy356]

Another awesome clean up and display. You give great tool operation instructions. Thanks for the video buddy.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Cliff!!!!!!!

[@MrDoeboy356]

No problem buddy

[@drstrangefart]

MAN that tap and die set is beautiful. LOOOVE the wood case. I still need to put a good tap and die set in my shop.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Allan! Look for HSS the carbon steel taps are troublesome! =) Thanks!!!!!!!

[@drstrangefart]

Will do. I'm just gonna wait until I can buy what I want. I'm not gonna put myself through the misery of buying the cheapest stuff I can find.

[@joeheilm]

What a great viewer gift! That gunstock stain looks great. As always, great work! Cheers

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Joe!!!! Christina is awesome!

[@Brian-Burke]

I liked the longer video. Great info as always. I love the tap handle. And that deep stamp. Nice!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Brian!!!!!!!!

[@wyattoneable]

I like the tip of using the square side of the slide to make the work vertical. And yes, the tap and die set came out amazing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Wyatt! Threading is so much fun to me... Saved my butt a hundred times! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@wireworks616]

I have to say this is the best restore I've seen on your channel SC. What a beautiful set and restore.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Wire!!!!!!!!!

[@thelastengineer2315]

Sterling job Sir, and refreshing to see someone using a tap and die set correctly.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Richard! This was a nice little set! Thanks so much!!!!!

[@rogerbradley7509]

Wow! Awesome! Art work at its finest! When I think you can’t get any better you prove me wrong!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Roger!!!!!!

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Nice set.

[@zacharybradley7260]

Beautiful restoration. Box and all

[@danielgrenier3288]

What a fun video! I love this set. Beautiful! You've got to be excited about how it came out. Thank you and Christina for sharing. Oh, not too long either... I really enjoyed this one!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Daniel! At 20 minutes this was my longest video ever! LOL

[@davidleasure9138]

Outstanding preservation of a really nice set. Take care of your tools and they will last more than one generation

[@ScoutCrafter]

Absolutely! I love a well looked after tool! Thanks!!!!!!!

[@thomasryan8218]

Great job fixing the box, that's a nice set.

[@denniswhite166]

The whole project just came out beautiful but the "piece de resistance" is the tap handle. From looking like a Chinese knockoff it looks like a precision instrument used in surgeries! Well Done Scout!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Dennis! Yes! I too have the Chinese version! The difference is very noticeable! LOL Thanks so much!

[@timothymassina6138]

Beautiful job as always! Thank you for the video sir

[@stokeburner6730]

You did a good job on that box. I liked your tap and die demo even though I know how to use them. I still liked watching. They cleaned up great. I have a large set for pipe I got from my dad. I think I will clean them up now. lol I have metric and standard sets that I used on automotive and race car stuff but they are all still in good shape. I still use them but not as much as I used to.

[@piotr0704]

Wonderful set -a real treasure - Thank you Christina, Thank you ScoutCrafter

[@kevinsmith1791]

That has to the the best thing you’ve done up to date so far brilliant job. Best wishes

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow! Kevin! Thanks so much!!!!!!! I really appreciate that!!

[@nn2380]

Excellent restoration and very educational too! I'm trying to learn tap and die techniques and your video was very informative!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello NN! I love threading anything!!!! =) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DavidLopez-ho2mb]

Great video, I always learn something new from your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@ScoutCrafter]

So glad to hear that David!!!!!

[@stephencampbell4145]

Turned out great+ very nice gift

[@wayneshanks9005]

Awesome video beautiful job Scout

[@Rick_Schott]

Started out a cool set, ended up a super cool set!

[@bisonuberti]

SC... Excellent presentation.

[@altonriggs2352]

Beautiful...wood beats plastic every time.

[@peteb2]

Neat SC you used my favourite... 1/4-20 in the demo! It's my most favourite along with the 3/8-16. I have a full house set of 'special' taps & dies i've collected over the years specific for the job, especially a top quality final bottoming tap of both thread types. The reason: i fix a lot of cameras & related kit (lights) in my work... and these are the industry standard for TV News cameras to 'point & hopes', on lenses and accessories. It stuns me the number of folks who make an M6 (6mm) screw do the job & jam one in there! A 3/8-16 is used more often on the camera's tripod adapter plate. I also get through quite a few re-coil thread kits for 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 and i just don't understand where some of the users of the gear summon up so much strength/power to break such a tough thread!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I have some awesome vintage tripods that are just amazing to look at! You're right! How do they break these things? LOL

[@salchristiano6606]

That box looks so good. I am glad you didn't put a opaque finish on it. Great job

[@lotsabirds]

Breakin' the chips....that's what the baggers at walmart usually do when they put my kettle cooked barbecue chips in the same bag with my 5lb blocks of colby jack cheese!! Nice job on that box and on those tools!! Great Work, My Friend!

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL Thanks Bill!!!!!

[@jamesalsup9135]

Great video. Thanks.

[@stevewalker7822]

Awesome! As you’re aware I too love old tools.

[@robertsnell2834]

Another awesome restoration

[@stephenkent8903]

Excellent job!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I think 5/16 is my size too. NICE finished finish! Thanks, Crafty Scout!

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL 5/16 x 18 LOL

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@ScoutCrafter U got it!

[@MadStiles]

Great work on the box and set! I get intimidated when it come to wood repair Haha

[@ScoutCrafter]

Me too but I had nothing to lose on this one! =) Thanks!!

[@leebrewer1190]

A beautiful restoration as always Scout! Also apropos using 20 year old sawdust! A great tutorial on using the tap and die set as well as wood repair. Now, looking at your thread cutting oil can - do we get a new video showing you restoring the can with expert side-of-can dent removal techniques? 😄

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL You know Lee I used to like the old fashioned metal (tin) cans that oil came in... Now I hate them! They were awful! The new plastic ones are so much better. The new regular 3 in 1 oil dispenser is the best yet! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@stevef8993]

Amazing job as usual ScoutCrafter!! The stain and fixes on the case is perfect along with the tap driver!! Great tutorial on using the taps and dies. I never knew what that twisting feature was on the tap handle to keep the tap straight. Makes perfect sense!! Don't put that jar of sawdust next to the Italian breadcrumbs or you may mix them up and the chicken cutlets will taste a little woody. Lol!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL Steve! Now you know why I was a little surprised to find that Die handle!!! =) I wish those meetings were every month!!!! Thanks Steve!!!!!!!!

[@stevef8993]

I thought you got that last night! Excellent find and perfect timing. I was just saying that to the wife when I got home that they should be every month. 👍

[@PapiDoesIt]

This is one of your best yet! Absolutely beautiful.

[@emersonaz]

What a great job on an awesome gift. Funny I didn't even realize the video was 20 minutes long until you said something. That's how you know it's a quality video.

[@reynaldovalle1773]

Beautiful job Scout 😁 I couldn't wait to see this video did the tap and die set great job they came out nice God bless you family and friends.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Reynaldo!!!!!!

[@reynaldovalle1773]

@@ScoutCrafter 👍👍👍👍👍

[@reynaldovalle1773]

I saw a set like this on eBay just a little while ago

[@reynaldovalle1773]

@@ScoutCrafter you're more than welcome just out of curiosity don't tell me you're going to buy it.😂😂😂👍

[@davestoys4884]

Awesome video very informative

[@surfstrat59]

I’ve fallen in love with this channel! 🛠🧰

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much Mike!!!!!

[@sheep1ewe]

I love those old sets too.

[@ypaulbrown]

wonderful my Friend, Paul in Orlando, Florida

[@robertgibson7716]

great restoration friend many a time tap n die sets helped me out keep them coming ps please send the heat across the pond lol

[@ScoutCrafter]

It's super cold here this week! Maybe next week! LOL 28F is 2 degrees below freezing! =)

[@robertgibson7716]

@@ScoutCrafter sorry mate got mixed up with 28c lol

[@357magdad]

I like the guides on the die handles!

[@ScoutCrafter]

They work so well! Nothing worse then a crooked thread!!!! LOL Thanks N!

[@RobertBosworth]

This turned out so well. Nice demo as well. Like I've said before, I always learn something from you. Thanks.

[@ClintGrantham]

Another great video!

[@DavidCAdams]

Really glad you saved the original paint! Nice job.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi David! , It was a very unusual crinkle type paint! Love it! Thanks!

[@robertfairburn9979]

Thanks for the lesson, now I’m willing to try this

[@LoStivale]

Another great job Scout.

[@alfredofloress3435]

Excelente set !!

[@jackfrost1031]

Very cool. I like the case a lot. I think it might be something worth replicating for another set I have.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...WOW!! looks great..

[@JAResto]

That came out clean. I liked that you saved the original paint and box. I also appreciate the information on the use of the tap and die set. I have never used one so the crash course should help. Also, have you ever thought of being a HAND model? Hahaha

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Joe! LOL! I kept getting my mitts in the shot! I need to go to a two camera shoot! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!

[@michaelbradley8508]

Very nice project and good restoration. Is that wooden box a 2 x 6 split down the centre? If so it is a great idea. Split the board then use a router to make the tool placement areas - brilliant. This brings a new idea to 'box making'. Michael from Canada

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Michael! Yes! The early Greenfield sets were just two boards sandwiched and cut out for different sets! It was brilliant! I think this was Poplar... Thanks!!!!!!

[@Reggyontheroad]

Just found this film fantastic job I missed clean up one of my sets it’s all in the point of you do you believe them original and untouched as they are or do you get them and clean them and refurbish them and bring them back looking like they were when they were new no it’s just a point of view which is the best way to go which adds value which takes value away which simply makes them look more beautiful or is it better to leave them untouched that is always the question that is always the dilemma fantastic film

[@slrn832472577]

Wow ...nice work

[@joelmccoin9727]

Howdy, I have the #3500, much larger set, 50pc. I think. They were well made, stay sharp, I have used mine a lot. Came out nice, Thanks

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Joel! Yes! You have a much bigger set! They made so many sets but all great quality pieces!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@Carpetcleanerman]

Thank you for another great video of a mighty restoration job! I am wondering what to look out for when buying a tap and die set? I prefer spending good money on good tools that last longer and do a better job. Nowadays there are so many shops and special offers, i dont know what is good and what isnt worth the money. The tools you show are always of good to very good quality and worth noting when it says made in.... i find nothing more annoying when material and resources are wasted on tools that dont last from here to there. But then again, if you are and out and about you have to be so careful to keep an eye on your tools, as the good ones keep growing legs....

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello HC! You are so right! Taps and Dies are considered "Consumable" meaning they eventually dull and need to be discarded. Depending on how you use them could be years or days! LOL I do a lot of work on softer metals like Aluminum so my tools will last a long long time. many times if you buy a set only a few pieces have been used so the rest are like new! Its easy to get replacement taps and dies! The handles are the expensive part!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@tfknauss]

Another awesome job pal.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much!

[@BradsWorkbench]

This is so far my favorite work you’ve done. When you said you used a #7 drill bit, was that 7mm?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Brad! Drill sizes come in Fractional, Letter and Number sizes. The #7 drill is equivalent to .2010. the next size up would be 13/64 which is .2031 What's interesting is Number drills start off at #80 (smallest) and go to #1... Thanks very much Brad!

[@BradsWorkbench]

ScoutCrafter wow, I have heard of the lettered drills but never the numbered ones like that. Thanks for the info!

[@tanathos0414]

My father taught me a neat trick to find the tap diameter. You were right that it should be approximate but the rule is the diameter of the hole multiplied by 0.8 (this applies to metric). Also, if you have a tap with a broken tip you can use that for a "dead end" hole instead of a through hole, another neat thing he showed me. He still has a lot of taps and other old tools.

[@ScoutCrafter]

The funny thing is just when you think you got the whole tapping thing down there is a whole different world of tapping! Like thread engagement percentages. The normal tap/drill charts are for 75% thread engagement. if you want more or less you have to adjust your hole size. On a normal tap only the first 20% of a tap has the cutting flutes, the rest of the tap is for drawing the tap in... It really is a interesting subject and that's why the machinery handbook has hundreds of pages dedicated to such a simple procedure! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

[@SeanKroner]

You sir are a restoration magician!

[@davidchenze1374]

A thing of awe for sure

[@JackScurlock]

Oops, I posted from our farm channel. Great job...captjack

[@SachsVDE]

I'm watching it in my tools office ..Nice&Clean..👌

[@aceroadholder2185]

Nice job, especially saving the tool set box. For running a tap straight into a hole there is a simple tool everyone should have. Saw out a piece of ~1" (25mm) thick aluminum that is ~1.5" (40mm) x ~3" (75mm). Now drill a hole the size of the tap you are using through the 1" plate, e.g. for a 1/4"x20 tap drill a hole using a 1/4 inch drill. Set the aluminum block on the work piece and run the tap through the aluminum block and into the work. Once started straight, if desired you can take off the tap handle and remove the guide block if it's going to get in the way. Every time you need a new tap size, drill another hole in the block (mine looks like a piece of Swiss cheese). The block I've used for 40 years has the sides as sawed and the block isn't even square... it's sort'a skinny down at one end (I think I sawed off some material to get the block into a tight spot). Actually, I may have just picked the block up out of the scrap box next to the band saw and didn't do anything to actually make it. I've probably tapped a 1000 holes with it. Cheers from NC/USA

[@ScoutCrafter]

That's a great tip!!! I have a couple tap machines that work great, maybe Friday! Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@AmericanCoinHunting]

Beautifult tap and die set restoration . Thanks for sharing John . I have a question for you John .I have a small 1/4" socket set tool box , that doesn't have a latch to close it , so I keep a rubber band around it . Is there anywhere I can buy a couple tiny latches I can use my Mig welder to tack weld to the box ? I don't even know what to type in a search to look for them .

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Dave!! There are lots of "Box latches" on eBay and Amazon however most are made to screw on because they have holes.. You can easily use the holes to tack them on the box! Look up "Small box latches" on eBay! Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@AmericanCoinHunting]

Excellent John . Thanks to you I found a bunch on there ! @@ScoutCrafter

[@juancentenno8522]

great restoration!! I would like to see one video like this but on a little giant one , the one who has square die,

[@ScoutCrafter]

I love those square dies!!!!! Greenfield bought out Little Giant!!!!!! Thanks!

[@jackfrost1031]

I like metalrescue for taps and dies. Like you mentioned, you've got to be careful to not dull anything.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Jack, Yes! The Dies are protected but the Taps are open and exposed. Only the front 20% of the tap is cutting, the majority of the rest of the tap is drawing so they are pretty durable but it's tapping hard materials that usually dull taps... They are consumable and not made to last forever. A dull tap and die should be thrown away or marked DULL... LOL Thanks!!!!

[@alexstools]

Not a second too long! I am drooling over that set. That box really came out so great! The colour and the repair, just amazing. What kind of glue did you use on the split off part?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Alex! I used Titebond waterproof glue.. It really is the best wood glue out there... Stronger then the wood itself! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!

[@whatzittooya1696]

Awesome job as usual! The box is beautiful! Also, what brand of screwdriver is that on the right at the 3:20 mark?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Nolan! That is a asian screwdriver that I bought as a set and it is awesome! Super strong and the same handle shape as the German Wera design! They really work well! Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@norherman]

yes sir its a winner!

[@waltlars3687]

A tip when dealing with spilt wood as you are smushing in the glue put a shop vac hose on the underside to suck the glue in deeper to the spilt

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Walt! Awesome tip!!!!!!! Never knew that!!!!!

[@elevatorproductionsbymaxpassa]

Do you ever visit Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, MA?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Not yet! I want to visit Ma. but waiting for my GF to retire like me! LOL Thanks!!!

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

Looks like the dashboard of my moms 86 560sl Nothing comes outa California without a slip or a crack in it!

[@PoppaSkinnysFarm]

Burr @ 28 degrees and a great job...captjack

[@Steve-qo4hi]

Beautiful job as usual. Was that set made in Greenfield MA?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Steve! Yes! Greenfield Tap and Die company!!!!! Greenfield Mass!

[@uncleblack7322]

Nice...Nice...came out great...see you found that mini-screwdriver...Do you sent that set back to the original owner??? or it's yours???

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Blackie! Christina had no use for the set so she sent it to me. Years ago when space was available sets like this were huge! Nowadays these sets come in small packages! =) Thanks so much!

[@uncleblack7322]

@@ScoutCrafter Always a Great Fan...The word...Enjoyment...Thank You

[@thomasflynn5366]

I have to admit, I died a little inside when you used a hacksaw on wood LOL.

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL Believe it or not it's an old-timers trick! The best way to make cuts in wood without tear-out! Now a wood saw on metal is a whole different animal! =P