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Vic	25/08/2017 23:07:47
3453 forum posts 23 photos	Anyone know where to get something like a 8.5 x 1 mm tap? I've seen them offered in the US and Germany but not over here so far.
JasonB	26/08/2017 07:27:01
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	I think that is used for pen making, try some of the specialist pen part suppliers
Old School	27/08/2017 14:33:09
426 forum posts 40 photos	Did you find the 8.5mm tap could do with one myself
Brian G	28/08/2017 10:02:06
912 forum posts 40 photos	A search for Gewindebohrer 8,5 x 1 (German uses a comma for decimals) threw this up LINK . Brian
Vic	28/08/2017 10:20:07
3453 forum posts 23 photos	At that price I'd rather try to make my own from Silver steel.
Hopper	28/08/2017 10:23:21
7881 forum posts 397 photos	Try Tracy Tools or The Tap and Die Company in the UK, they may make you one cheaper than that.
richardandtracy	28/08/2017 16:47:46
943 forum posts 10 photos	It's not a standard pen thread that I know of, but I certainly don't know them all. The best & cheapest place for pen related taps in the UK is Beaufort Ink. Sorry, no link as I'm on a tablet and it won't play with the forum link buttons. Their taps are M7.9x0.6 at the size closest to M8.5x1 Regards Richard.

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