hexagon die head size

[jimbob-mcgrew]

has anyone got a hexagon shaped die they dont mind measuring the OD in mm for me please. if i had to guess, id say about 27mm, but unsure.

is this size a universal standard ?

cheers :thumb:

[bazzap8389]

what thread is the die you have? I've checked a few I have lying around and none are 27mm but none are the same either. The bigger the thread the bigger the o/d of the die is. if you bought a set they might all have the same o/d. I've a small set of round ones up to m12 and they all have the same o/d

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[jimbob-mcgrew]

cheers baz, the ones i was looking at were all the same size, but it didnt mention diameter. cheap and nasty ones, as im poor.

ive got some awkward studs im trying to put a thread on, but there pretty close together, and all the same level, so i was searching for an extension tool, possibly with a ratchet on too, to fit inside the small gap between studs, aswell as go deep enough down, to not hit the surrounding studs with the arms of the tool.

a deep socket and ratchet might just work, or bit by bit with an open ended spanner on the hex die. ive only ever used the regular T-bar type tool, so not familiar with other techniques.

these die extension tools for ratchets cost a bomb :

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LPDsJMSZvMo/mqdefault.jpg

[mk1nova_rich]

Are you trying to cut a new thread or trying to chase down some knackered existing threads?

[jimbob-mcgrew]

fresh thread. deeper down on the existng studs

[bazzap8389]

I'd use the lever down as far as you can go then on with a spanner to finish it off. Should do the trick

[jimbob-mcgrew]

I'd use the lever down as far as you can go then on with a spanner to finish it off. Should do the trick

cool, thanks. i was hoping i could get away with it, doing it something like that :thumb:

[bazzap8389]

Could even try it with 2 spanners if there's room to try keep it even and just go a bit at a time.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

thats a good shout actually.

will give more of an even force from both sides, to stop it from cutting wonky :thumb:

[bazzap8389]

Yeah that's the one :)