Best place/site for helicoils, taps etc

[pstephens46]

Some of you use these things on a regular basis.

Any recommendations?

[rodbolt17]

depends how fast you need it.

[pstephens46]

Not fast....just a good source

[boscoe99]

NAPA I believe carries them in most of their stores.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/search...h_form-allprod

[fairdeal]

not fast - but "cheap" (my middle name) for taps, tooling
and hardware of all kinds
is eBay - direct from China.

that's where its manufactured!

Takes a month or so for the mail -
but you will get the same thing you might buy locally
for pennies on the dollar

I'm curious whether the savings is "eliminating the middlemen"
or whether the Chinese sellers steal it ("bring it home from work")

and apparently one piece is the low cost of postage
because of "international agreements"
the USPS is obligated to handle and deliver a parcel to us in the USA
that might have cost the Chinese / Hong Kong shipper a few cents to mail

[boscoe99]

This whole trade deal with China is a mess.

If we are so worried about the inbalance why not simply stop buying more of their stuff than we sell to them? We buy so much stuff we have to pay a place to store it for us. I guess folks never stop and think about saving for their future. Spend it all and hope that the US government will take care of them in their later years.

It is amazing buying stuff that gets sent directly from China. I have bought a number of electronic gizmos.

[pstephens46]

This whole trade deal with China is a mess.

If we are so worried about the inbalance why not simply stop buying more of their stuff than we sell to them? We buy so much stuff we have to pay a place to store it for us. I guess folks never stop and think about saving for their future. Spend it all and hope that the US government will take care of them in their later years.

It is amazing buying stuff that gets sent directly from China. I have bought a number of electronic gizmos.

My attic is full of sht that will never make it back to the common area. But let’s make sure we store and keep it. So we can step on it, curse and fling crap when we need to go up there. Time to move? Start a fire....

[panasonic]

Keep your money at home, don't send it overseas if possible.
https://www.mcmaster.com

They are a very good source for decent stuff and fast.

If you buy cheap taps and drill bits you end up with not so cheap results..

They sell just about anything.

[TownsendsFJR1300]

This is the kit I bought and use often for M6 x 1, genuine Heli-coil kit. Excellent quality.

https://www.amazon.com/Helicoil-5546.../dp/B0002KKPXK

Pic's below are of a float bowl (generators), I install them in (fully drains carb).
FYI, the aluminum thickness in the bowl, MIGHT be 1/16". I install with RED Loctite(wipe out excess, let dry overnight, SOLID threads)


*Looking at the McMasters link: https://www.mcmaster.com/#helicoil-i...-kits/=1e0tqlt , their kits are a bit more expensive.*
Scroll down for metric kits.

[walleye1]

I 2nd mc master car.