Thread Identifier Caddy

[mklotz]

I bought the set of metric thread checkers, mainly because my collection of metric screws, taps and dies is not very complete and making a thread checker board like the one I showed would have required buying a bunch of stuff for which I would have only limited use.

Like Paul, I soon realized that the cable was great for keeping them organized but really got in the way when you have to use the thread checker on a nut/bolt secured to a structure. The individual checkers should be sold in a case of some sort that keeps them together and organized but still removable for individual use. However, it's easy to sever the cable with a cutoff disk and mount them on a board as Paul and I have done.

Screw checker plates, e.g.,

https://www.amazon.com/SAE-Inch-Scre...ead+identifier

have their place (indeed, I have several) but are impossible when dealing with a stud attached to a structure. That's where these thread checkers, either the commercial model or self-assembled like mine, justify their cost.