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Pros & Cons
Pros
Quality is good, and the ratcheting design is nice. Build quality is top-notch. Pricepoint much lower than its competitors.
The ratcheting die holder is a nice touch as well as offering two collet type tap holders - much better than the t handle type that always seems to loosen at the wrong time. The carrying case holds the dies in well and without rattling.
Cons
Many of the dies are mislabeled so there are duplicates and missing dies. Clearly, misrepresentation of what's included.
The internals of the ratchet are not of good quality. It often switches itself forwards and backwards or the ratcheting action locks up. I normally like gear wrench but this product is junk using junk chineese steel.
Of the 32 metric taps and dies have nonstandard pitches. None of the non-standard pitches follow the metric fine thread (mf) standard. The blow-molded case labels some of the metric dies as sae.
Out of the box junk machining with defective thread cutters. I refuse to use this on my stuff, as it would destroy any threads i tried to clean. It just spins freely now.
Highlights
Quality
Seems well made with a good selection of tap and dies.
The tap and die numbers and sizes are super easy to read, which made the whole process smoother and more efficient.
25 die destroyed a stud full of paint that i was trying to chase.
Has most every tap or die you might want or needfor most common situations
Price
I think this is a bang for the buck, get a lot of taps and dies to get you started type arrangement
If the price can decrease a little that would be a five stars !
Nice set to have boy did it go up in price compared to last year.
Shipping
It took a while to be delivered, but worth the wait.
Competitiveness
It is much better than other sets out there that i've owned.
Really like this kit was a bit pricey compared to other brands but i have had good experience with gearwrench.
While this set was far more expensive than any other tap and die set i've purchased, the quality is vastly better -- and this g... Read More
I researched gearwrench as a brand, and they have above average scores.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
set, good, great, quality and nice. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 4,820 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 4 2025.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive purchased a number of different less expensive tap sets over the years and ive been very disappointed with the quality of all of them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have gone through 5 different other sets before i got to the gearwrench set
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I opened the set and tried it out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To start i threaded a brass rod
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Feeling the excitement i tried to thread a stainless steal rod
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I found the cutting groves that start the threading had bent over
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After trying a couple of times i couldnt get it to work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Maybe im doing something wrong
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