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Not with a 24 pitch thread file. A die can cross thread if it isn’t started straight and timed with the existing threads. A thread file follows the existing threads, only removing material that is mashed into them. I’ve been a machinist for 35 years, a thread file is the right way to dress these threads.
Yes, Chinese/Harbor Freight dies will only work one time if you’re lucky.
Yes, of course, if cross threaded, the die will cause damage. That's not the point. Damage can be caused with a file. This wanted ad is about finding a die, not about the merits of a file. People often want a die to extend the threads. Try doing that with your file.
You are the one to steer this thread into an argument, instead of helping the author find a die.
Here you go or is it the other one?
Yes sir! I worked as a machinist in an electric motor repair shop for years, I almost used the thread files everyday. BarryWith a thread file you can repair 8 different pitches of thread, of any diameter, with one tool! Do that with your die.
