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where to buy a good tap and die set?

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Kawasakinut:
     well i get my frame and other parts back from the powdercoater
in a couple days. i was wondering where to buy a good tap and dye
set? i'm pretty sure i'm going to need one. Anybody here ever had to
take powdercoating off fitment areas, such as bottom triple clamp
and frame and swingarm fitment areas? Also how do you know what size tap to use in the various holes?   

BDI:
I have a craftsman set that I hve been happy with. You know what I have been thinking about doing for a while Is after I get my frame back from the powder coat place take it and have it rhino lined. I want to just do the bottom half from the top of the wish bone over the exhaust port, down under the engine and up the sides where your boots rub.

GDubb:

--- Quote from: BDI on June 11, 2008, 02:27:27 PM ---I have a craftsman set that I hve been happy with. You know what I have been thinking about doing for a while Is after I get my frame back from the powder coat place take it and have it rhino lined. I want to just do the bottom half from the top of the wish bone over the exhaust port, down under the engine and up the sides where your boots rub.

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Good idea... seems it would add some grip where the boots rub.

Hillclimb#42:
 Yep, my k5 is gloss black frame. They had a bunch of rubber cones stuck in every hole, but still had to work at it to re-assemble. For the most part, I just needed to clean-up the first turn or two of threads. Just have to take your time and look at everything, I used bolts to tap it back out, where I could. Not going to work tho, if you have alot in there. Tap and Die is definately the right way. My two cents, is get some new bolts. I found boxes of metric boots at the bike shop for cheap. The new powder coat will make old bolts look older. On my bike, the little bit of powder coat that was in the first thread or two, acted like loc-tite, so it kinda helped. I just was very careful not to force them. You could always use something that is extra part (or metric nut that works on spefic bolt)to test tap. Of course you have the bolts you pulled out to compare to. Anything like sand paper or utilty knife to clean out fitment areas depending on how thick it is. You'll appreciate the durability of that stuff before you're done, thats for sure.
  That thing should be showroom now huh? Powder-coated, Stewart-built, green-machine. (black now) where's the pics?

Kawasakinut:
       hillclimb i get the powdercoated parts back maybe tommorow or
monday. just still wondering how do ya know what size tap or die to
use on each threaded hole. do you go by the size of the bolt head?
or maybe the exploded diagram has the size of each thread hole?

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