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Best TAP & DIE Set? Craftsman vs Irwin, Bosch, Draper, Vermont American, Tekton, GearWrench

Feb 2022 · 17 min · 9 products tested

His winner

Irwin

It is probably slightly better than the craftsman and provided very tight tolerances

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Results, round by round

Tapping Aluminum Torque

Lower is better, in inch pounds
  1. 1Draper37inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2Craftsman45inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3Century53inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4Vermont American60inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5GearWrench60inch poundsAmazon
  6. 6Bosch61inch poundsAmazon
  7. 7Irwin65inch poundsNo link
  8. 8Tekton76inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Pittsburgh118inch poundsNo link

Tapping Steel Torque

Lower is better, in inch pounds
  1. 1Draper35inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2Craftsman40inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3GearWrench43inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4Century48inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5Irwin49inch poundsNo link
  6. 6Bosch49inch poundsAmazon
  7. 7Vermont American55inch poundsAmazon
  8. 8Tekton67inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Pittsburgh122inch poundsNo link

Side to Side Play

Lower is better, in millimeters
  1. 1Draper0.63millimetersAmazon
  2. 2Craftsman1.23millimetersAmazon
  3. 3Irwin1.28millimetersNo link
  4. 4GearWrench1.45millimetersAmazon
  5. 5Bosch1.5millimetersAmazon
  6. 6Century1.55millimetersAmazon
  7. 7Tekton1.55millimetersAmazon
  8. 8Pittsburgh2.93millimetersNo link
  9. 9Vermont American3.18millimetersAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.