5/16" x 18 BSW 1" HSS Button Die - Goliath

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• 5/16" x 18 BSW 1" HSS Button Die - Goliath
• HSS Circular Split Button Die
• HSS Button Dies (also known as Adjustable Dies) are designed for cutting external threads.
• They are used for threading rods, bolts, and studs, either by hand using a die stock, or by machine using a floating die holder.
• They also can be used to cut smaller or larger, than factory setting, by utilising the adjusting screws in the die holder.
• Dies are manufactured with a thread chamfer to aid starting.
• M2-HSS material provides increased wear resistance and superior thread accuracy.
• British Standard Whitworth angle of thread is 55 degrees as opposed to 60 degrees in Metric and Unified threads.
• This thread form was developed by Sir Joseph Whitworth in 1841.
• The thread form has rounded roots and crests and is specified in BS84:1956.