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Where to get a 26 tpi die? 
#1 2009-10-28 9:51am
Where to get a 26 tpi die?
So I want to freshen up some axles. I thought the easiest way to do that would be to use a die to remove crud and correct any of the wayward threads. Where do I get a cheap 3/8 -26 tpi die? A tap would be nice too. I've searched Amazon, McMaster, and even tired to find a cheap one via google and ebay. I did find some, but they were all pretty expensive. Is that just the nature of this size, I'm going to have to pay a lot for one?
The cheapest I've found so far was $32 (12s/h) from here http://www.hermanscentral.com/product/q … sid=google
There's got to be cheaper ones out there.
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#2 2009-10-28 11:26am
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Re: Where to get a 26 tpi die?
On this same note, Can you re-thread a 24tpi to a 26tpi??? I have some 24tpi pegs I wished were 26tpi.
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#3 2009-10-28 11:58am
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I remember making threaded axle pegs senior year in high school (1992). I remember 24tpi was common, but the 26tpi was a bitch to get. I eventually found the tap. Not sure where I got it but they also had 26tpi dies.
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#4 2009-10-28 12:24pm
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tico frank wrote:
On this same note, Can you re-thread a 24tpi to a 26tpi??? I have some 24tpi pegs I wished were 26tpi.
nope.
also of note that most axles are rolled threads and not cut thus some surface hardening and overall a stronger axle
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#6 2009-11-02 4:19pm
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there are some available on ebay from england
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#7 2009-11-02 5:36pm
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#9 2009-11-02 7:07pm
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Jaminak wrote:
So since no one seems to have a die, how do you clean your threads on your axles? I have some that are pretty sticky.
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#10 2009-11-02 8:18pm
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Re: Where to get a 26 tpi die?
Jaminak wrote:
showboat booter wrote:
SNAP ON TOOLS!!!
Not that I saw on their site. Do they make one?
yeah they do, it comes with there tap and die kit, but you can buy them individually off of the snap on truck 
I called my snap on guy here locally and he's got one on the truck.
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#12 2009-11-03 7:55am
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I bought a kit at Home Depot for around $40. They also sell individual taps and dies. Sears is also a good place to check.
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#13 2009-11-03 8:37am
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I have some 3/8 - 26 taps but no dies. I was thinking about ordering some from england where they seem to be more common.
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#15 2009-11-03 12:34pm
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Are you able to get a part number?
yeah I could but the cost is more than the one you have posted, even after shipping its still more, but they are gauranteed for life, that's the kicker 
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#16 2009-11-03 3:02pm
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Re: Where to get a 26 tpi die?
the snap on website doesn't have 26 TPI listed. I asked the snap on guy that comes by work a while back about them and he said they didn't carry them.
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#17 2009-11-03 3:05pm
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Re: Where to get a 26 tpi die?
cantcant74 wrote:
the snap on website doesn't have 26 TPI listed. I asked the snap on guy that comes by work a while back about them and he said they didn't carry them.
saw my snap on guy this morning, he had one on the truck???
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#18 2009-11-03 3:11pm
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I think Porkchop's BMX had a tap and die axle kit. Seemed to be pretty expensive from what I remember. $60 or so.
I looked for some a while back, and couldn't find any. I also couldn't find metric 10mmx1.0's so I compromised and used 3/8"x16, if I remember correctly. It was the closest to 10x1.
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#19 2009-11-03 3:18pm
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showboat booter wrote:
Jaminak wrote:
Are you able to get a part number?
yeah I could but the cost is more than the one you have posted, even after shipping its still more, but they are gauranteed for life, that's the kicker
Yea, please post it. I would rather buy snap-on than some google-searched website.
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#20 2009-11-03 3:28pm
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Re: Where to get a 26 tpi die?
Jaminak wrote:
showboat booter wrote:
Jaminak wrote:
Are you able to get a part number?
yeah I could but the cost is more than the one you have posted, even after shipping its still more, but they are gauranteed for life, that's the kicker
Yea, please post it. I would rather buy snap-on than some google-searched website.
called him, no answer so I left a message, it will probably be tomorrow though, dude has bankers hours
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#21 2009-11-03 3:42pm
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sears has them cause S K makes a really good quality kit.
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