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I have the one from harbor freight.I have used it so much.I think it's one of those things from harbor freight that's actually good.

I usually use a 6 inch crescent wrench .

But , when you do need a die , the set sure keeps a smile going . ;)

I buy M6 taps and other as needed taps at a hardware store. Look online for the correct drill bit size for a 75% thread which is what most are and buy as needed. The sets will be cheap unless they are a good name. I have an M6 die that I use to clean threads. Comes in handy. Hanson brand is pretty good. Use a tap wrench and oil, they break easily if forced from side to side from using pliers or other incorrect tools.

I used to have really good set but we had a flood And water got in it destroying most of it it so I got a Cheepo harbor freight set 6-7 years ago then I bought a few good quality Taps for common sizes like m6, and some bottoming taps and what was left from other set so I got enough for most stuff.

The harbor freight cheepo kit it has a die perfect fit to chase puch crank threads and after fixing threads on about 10 cranks it still works

I don't have any luck at Horror Fright. I kept returning a torque wrench. Kid grabbed one when I got it in the Jeep it stunk of cigarettes! POS was used, abused, and put back on shelf. 3 strikes.

Avoid the China Crap. I have quite a few sets, all American. ACE, Hanson, Irwin, Vermont American, these are all inexpensive American sets. If the die stock has a cast center section, it's China. A sometimes cheap way to get an American set is to buy Craftsman which if it's more than 10 years old is Vermont American.

Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-USED-VINTAGE-MACHINING-TOOLS-PREMIUM-CRAFTSMAN-TAP-DIE-SET-FINE-SHAPE/254635387633?hash=item3b4973aaf1:g:4SEAAOSwOape9T~R

I would expect this set to 50 to 75. It's worth 10x that Amazon crap.

Beware a craftsman set in plastic shrink. That is new and it's China junk.

Metric sets for for more than SAE as there were fewer of them made.

An M6 Hanson is around 6.00 at True Value Hardware but that should be the going price for an American made one.

I have a bunch of SAE tap sets from the US made era but all my work is metric.

Thanks guys, gonna put this in notebook.

But , it wasn't always like it is now .

And , it's far from butchering when it keeps the machine in use for longer than you care to use it . ;)

Don't get a Carabela, then. Made in Mexico and half of the bolts are standard, and half are metric.

I bought a cheap harbor freight set about 15 years ago. Use it on crap stuff, and it works when I need it.

But I bought individual metric taps from McFadden Dale, hi quality M6, M8, and a few others. Flat bottom taps so I can get all the threads needed in intake, exhaust, etc.

Gotta have some good taps. Extracting a soft broken stud is easy. Not so with a hardened, broken tap