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Hi, I couldn't find a simple answer off Google, so I'd thought I'd ask here. I know that "Butterfly" was a brand for a filier, and I know some people will use the terms, "Butterfly" and "Die", interchangeably. Is a Butterfly filier the same as a die filer? If not what are the differences...

I'm looking for some info on what tool you use to crimp air hoses. I have used screw clamps, but don't really like them. I don't need a press, I have a press. So dies alone might be ok, as long as I can put them in the press. I have a bunch of ear type hose crimps. But I think the ear type crimp...

I don't have a copy of Machinery's Handbook, and given how much even a used one costs here in Canada (if you can find one), I won't be buying one, so please don't suggest I get a copy in answer to this question. Please! I'm trying to use a TR10x2 button die. It's a metric version of an acme...

H-M Supporter-Premium Have alot of duplicate taps , all NOS like new, all HSS , mostly Greenfield , Widia, OSG . Looking to trade for NOS either some sizes I dont have in taps or dies . Wana trade ?

Have alot of duplicate taps , all NOS like new, all HSS , mostly Greenfield , Widia, OSG . Looking to trade for either some sizes I dont have in taps or dies . Where do I post this ? (Not selling)

Can anyone recommend a good tap and die set? I need one where the lettering is engraved into the taps and dies. I have Blue Point in standard and metric but can't read what the sizes are on most of them.