Show us your tap wrenches/die stocks

[God mode restorations]

My go to set for small threading works I use these ratchet handles. The big stuff for inch upwards is in the other drawers and can't be assd to dig it out.

 

[MetalMonkey]

Oh, good to know it isn't just me that has a problem.

I appear to be missing a boxed set of warrior BA, they must be somewhere in the workshop but I'm ******** if I can find them.

 

[lotus_esprit_s1]

It's a sliding jaw version. Not one that I've seen before.

I also forgot to include the stock that I made last week

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Also, the small T-handle, immediately under the one circled, cleaned up rather well. It's American made, but manufacturer's name, and the handle is held nicely by a shaped spring loaded plunger, which was seized. Also freshened up the knurling

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looks like a Millers Falls

 

[Seadog]

M&W clear as day.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Here's my stash.

Bigger ones wall hung, smaller ones in drawers.

 

[Memmeddu]

Why I didn't find this earlier

 

[daleyd]

I wouldn't have described you as a small hobbyist!

Things have a different meaning on this forum - small hobbyist here = well equipped fabrication/machine shop/electrical workshop in normal life

 

[Memmeddu]

Things have a different meaning on this forum - small hobbyist here = well equipped fabrication/machine shop/electrical workshop in normal life

Love that definition
Edit you forgot mechanic

 

[Mark 2]

I had initially read it as die socks. With Christmas just around the corner an all.

 

[Memmeddu]

I've came to the conclusion that we have more tap wrenches and die stocks in our shops than what we have at the machine shop I'm working.
And I'm happy and proud to say most of us have proper steel wrenches and stocks not the cheap alloy ones that breaks just by looking them.
I've almost got seriously injured once when a cheap alloy tap wrench snapped while tapping with an M8 spiral fluted tap and those type of taps needs way lower pressure to cut than regular taps.
Since then I've said myself to not use alloy tap wrenches anymore