Everything seems to say quality and i don't expect to need another pipe threader in my lifetime.

Everything seems to say quality and i don't expect to need another pipe threader in my lifetime.  Read Less

S as well and is totally different quality then the foreign dies and handle i saw at a local home improvement store.

S as well and is totally different quality then the foreign dies and handle i saw at a local home improvement store.  Read Less

Quality is what i've come to expect from ridgid, that's why i bought it.

Quality is what i've come to expect from ridgid, that's why i bought it.  Read Less

I suspect it is the quality of the chinese pipe steel alloys, or the diameter of the pipe.

I suspect it is the quality of the chinese pipe steel alloys, or the diameter of the pipe.  Read Less

I'm sure there are other manufactures of pipe dies out there that do a good job, but ridgid is the benchmark.

I'm sure there are other manufactures of pipe dies out there that do a good job, but ridgid is the benchmark.  Read Less

I have threaded about 50 pipes so far from 1/2-inch to 1-inch.

I have threaded about 50 pipes so far from 1/2-inch to 1-inch.  Read Less

The rigid threaders are professional grade and work awesome.

The rigid threaders are professional grade and work awesome.  Read Less

There is no substitute for ridgid tools.

There is no substitute for ridgid tools.  Read Less