Everybody who has worked on a car knows the pain and suffering of stripping or damaging threads. It can and will happen to anybody on a wrenching journey, and it often feels like a firm dead-end for ...

Taps and dies are great for cutting new threads or repairing old threads on metals, plastics and other hard materials. Taps cut threads on the inside of holes and dies cut threads on the outside of ...

That’s why thread repair kits are essential for any mechanic or DIYer who frequently works with aluminum or softer metals ...

Working on cars requires a pretty robust arsenal of tools. As a result, walking into somewhere like Harbor Freight to stock up isn't a challenge. In fact, the chain has gone out of its way to provide ...

Thread taps are an essential part of any mechanic’s toolbox-- mostly because, well, you will ruin some threads. Or, as is the case for YouTube user This Old Tony, you’re fabricating parts from scratch ...

Derek Tostevin brought this 'tap and die' set to the BBC Guernsey Outside Broadcast at the Guernsey Museum. It was used for cutting a thread into a piece of wood. Specifically, it was used to allow ...