Good threading taps and dies

[coater87]

 Is there still a maker of good CEI and Whitworth taps?

 I have a few very poor quality ones that have gotten me by, but I would like some good ones.

 Matter of fact, my last (out of 3) 1/4 inch tap had to be removed with a carbide burr.

 Lee

[berger]

depends if you want HSS or carbon, but I think there is a firm in yankyland based in new York that does CEI etc called british tools and fasteners , but if you want to import from good old {well used to be} gt Britain you need TRACY TOOLS

[Greybeard]

They are probably all made in China

[muskrat]

I got a set (1/4 -5/8) from Tracy Tools over 30 years ago. Only broken one tap and lost one die.
Cheers

[berger]

as they say in our silly house of commons scroungers ---- HEAR HEAR or EEAR EAR yes MUSKRAT my older brother does lots of engineering stuff and uses tracy tools and has no issue with their range of products

[Bsareg]

In Britain we're lucky because flea market etc still occasionally yield Presto tap and die sets for silly money. A few years ago I bought a full unused set containing BSC left and right handed for £30 ex WD still with the oil paper wrapping. For metric and other taps and dies Tracy tools takes some beating.