Reddit reviews IRWIN Tap And Die Set, Machine Screw/SAE/Metric, 76-Piece (26376)
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This tap and die set is great for auto repair and machineryHigh-carbon steel taps and dies provide durabilityMachine screws: 4 - 40 NC, 6 - 32 NC, 8 - 32 NC, 10 - 24 NC, 10 - 32 NF and 12 - 24 NCFractional: 1/4" - 20 NC, 1/4" - 28 NF, 5/16" - 18 NC, 5/16" - 24 NF, 3/8" - 16 NC, 3/8" - 24 NF, 7/16" - 14 NC, 7/16" - 20 NF, 1/2" - 13 NC and 1/2" 20 NFMetric: 5/8" hexagon: 3mm - 0.5, 4mm - 0.7, 4mm - 0.75, 5mm - 0.8, 5mm - 0.9 and 6mm - 1.0This tap and die set is great for auto repair and machineryHigh-carbon steel taps and dies provide durabilityMachine screws: 4 - 40 NC, 6 - 32 NC, 8 - 32 NC, 10 - 24 NC, 10 - 32 NF and 12 - 24 NCFractional: 1/4" - 20 NC, 1/4" - 28 NF, 5/16" - 18 NC, 5/16" - 24 NF, 3/8" - 16 NC, 3/8" - 24 NF, 7/16" - 14 NC, 7/16" - 20 NF, 1/2" - 13 NC and 1/2" 20 NFMetric: 5/8" hexagon: 3mm - 0.5, 4mm - 0.7, 4mm - 0.75, 5mm - 0.8, 5mm - 0.9 and 6mm - 1.0
For that price you won't get anything high-end, but you could get a decent Irwin set.
IRWIN Tools 76 Piece Machine Screw/Fractional/Metric Tap and Hex Die Super Set (26376) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000EI9AW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_FjGyybPP6KVMF
They're good quality, but usually not worth the price when you compare them to non-tool truck brands. Most of the Snap On stuff I have I bought used. Like the tap and die set, it's virtually identical to other sets (like this Irwin), but it costs $400+. I bought it "used" from someone for $200. A lot of the tool truck tools are like this, either made by OTC or some other company and rebranded for their brand.
But the Snap On ball joint press really is far far far better than any other ball joint press out there. Most use a series of stepped plates and hollow cylinders and you have to balance them while you align it over the ball joint, but the SO set has a circlip on every cup so it snaps together and holds itself while you get everything situated.
A lot of the time it's just little niceties in the tools that set the truck brands apart. For example, SO makes their own modified version of the Airlift coolant filling system. It's about $75 more, but it has a + adapter rather than a T adapter, so you don't have to remove the vacuum to install the filler hose.