Page 1 of 1
Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:59 pmby rerun12
one of my underlings saw a locksmith throw this away on a job site the other day. he grabbed it outta the dumpster and gave it to me like a good little underling. im not sure what it is, what it does, whether or not its broken ect....thought id post it here. the only markings on it read: No. 1852 GTD USA
anyone have any idea what it is?
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:01 pmby jharveee
Die holder for cutting threads.
Guess #1.
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:03 pmby jeffmoss26
Greenfield Tap and Die handle. For standard round dies.
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:11 pmby scudo
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:09 pmby Deadlock
Die handle, die holder or die stock. Not for taps. Looks like a pretty good sized one. What's that, about 18'' long?
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:30 pmby scudo
I can never decide whats the tap and whats the die, I just know what bit to use.
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:47 pmby rerun12
its about 12" (TWSS) if anyone wants to pay the shipping its theirs
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:24 pmby Josephus
scudo wrote:I can never decide whats the tap and whats the die, I just know what bit to use.
Taps go in things as in keg tap or maple tap. Things go into dies as in pressing die or stamping die.
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:43 pmby Deadlock
Yup. Or taps are the screws, dies are the nuts.
What does TWSS mean?
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:31 pmby 10ringo10
Not much tapping & die-ing going on in the locksmith world ... maybe he wanted to lighten is bag a good reason to throw it away
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:58 pmby jeffmoss26
Deadlock wrote:Yup. Or taps are the screws, dies are the nuts.
What does TWSS mean?
That's what she said
Re: Tool for?
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:12 pmby Deadlock
Ah! I see. It's amazing all the different things I learn round here.