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• Thread cutting on small diameter pipes or rods can be done with a die wrench similar to a tap wrench.

• Pipe Threader

• Tapping Die Wrench

• Tapping in the home shop is almost always done by hand. The machines to do automatic power tapping are quite complex.

• Tiny tap wrenches for tiny taps!

• A simple step up from manual tapping is to use a hand tapping machine. It simply holds the tap in a perfectly vertical position to avoid drunken threads.

• If you need a custom length of iron pipe for a plumbing job, you have to cut and thread it yourself (or find a pipe supplier who does it). This long-handled ratchet die set works on pipes up to 2” in diameter.

• Alternately you can use a pipe threading machine like this, which rotates the pipe against a stationary die.

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