[TheForge] Die question

[Michael Boettcher]

Use the size of the die.  Ex.1/2" rod for 1/2" threads.  Its not listed, 
since each die tells you what to use.

At 10:11 AM 2/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks for the info on the Taps.
>
>How do you size the rod for a certain die to make a bolt?  I must be missing
>somethin (Know you can't believe it) here as all the Tap and Die charts I
>can find on the web or in my books actually say nothing about dies, just
>what size drills to use for taps.  I've been able to make a bolt by just
>sort of picking a die that seems to work on a rod from my pile of round
>stock,but seem to remember that its very specific what size rod is used with
>each die.
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>Jeff Valentine