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Like some other snap on stuff, they rebrand certain products. Both our sets were made in the same factory most likely
IRWIN Tap And Die Set, Machine Screw/SAE/Metric, 76-Piece (26376) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000EI9AW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_pzp3Fb61RN3NZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
It looks like you still have a few threads of engagement just clean the thread up with a die (https://www.amazon.com/M14-1-0-Metric-Left-hand/dp/B08CX87Z92/ref=pd_aw_ic_dpcp_att_2_m_2?pd_rd_w=YWAwi&content-id=amzn1.sym.d5680d00-6912-40c6-a74a-2507b093bffe&pf_rd_p=d5680d00-6912-40c6-a74a-2507b093bffe&pf_rd_r=DVD8EZWRHQFB0W86TMZ9...) and you are good to go
Ill give it a go!
I figured 1/4” die is a 1/4” die... im so above my pay grade! Lol thanks for the suggestion, I ordered it. Fingers crossed 🤞
https://www.amazon.ca/IRWIN-7403ZR-4-18-NPT-Die/dp/B0006NDHJM
No big deal. The correct way to repair would be to buy a 12x1.25 die to clean up the threads. If you don't want to do that, just thread a nut on (being extra careful not to crossthread) and run the nut over it a few times to smooth it out.
You can use a tooth pick and use that as material for the brake to bite on, but I would first rethread as best you can.M14 x 1.0 Metric Left hand Hex Die https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CX87Z92/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_FJVP31CH8QKVESS1KC7Z
Toothpick is an old carpentry trick, I have had to use it a few times, but never for airsoft, it might have to be something stronger, like a plastic.
Thought about it some more.
Remove enough surface for a new tube to be fit I'm place. 2 place the unthreaded tube on the end of the barrel.
Drill a hole through the new material and barrel.
Two pins in the holes to hold the new material in place, some metal epoxy would be a good idea too.
Use a 14 mm ccw die to thread the new material.
I used a rethreading die. I bought two off Amazon in case the first one broke.
Its quite simple to do but if you don't know where to begin, there's a really good write-up someone else made on the velostern.com forums. If I find it I'll link it in my next comment.
IRWIN Tap And Die Set, Machine Screw/SAE/Metric, 76-Piece (26376) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000EI9AW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_A13QGB13E133WPYXMA7G?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This is what i bought a while back. USA made and i think it is the snap on set. Or was at some point. It was $173 in august of 2019
For any potential glory hole enthusiasts out there reading this who want to take it to the next step, that is called a hole saw and can be found at your local hardware store. You can also buy a compact hand drill to attach it to.
They're good quality, but usually not worth the price when you compare them to non-tool truck brands. Most of the Snap On stuff I have I bought used. Like the tap and die set, it's virtually identical to other sets (like this Irwin), but it costs $400+. I bought it "used" from someone for $200. A lot of the tool truck tools are like this, either made by OTC or some other company and rebranded for their brand.
But the Snap On ball joint press really is far far far better than any other ball joint press out there. Most use a series of stepped plates and hollow cylinders and you have to balance them while you align it over the ball joint, but the SO set has a circlip on every cup so it snaps together and holds itself while you get everything situated.
A lot of the time it's just little niceties in the tools that set the truck brands apart. For example, SO makes their own modified version of the Airlift coolant filling system. It's about $75 more, but it has a + adapter rather than a T adapter, so you don't have to remove the vacuum to install the filler hose.
They're worth far more. Out of curiosity, where'd you pick yours up?
You'll be able to see a spot of slight discoloration where a weld covers the set screw that holds on the fake can. Stick it in a vise, and use a dremel grinding wheel to shave away the weld until you get to the allen head screw, which should come right out. Then, you just have to unscrew the fake can, which required some vise grips in my case.
Wear a full face shield! I had a grinding wheel explode on me, and it left a good sized dent in the shield right where the bridge of my nose would've been.
If you want to use the 1/2x20 tpi threads, clean them up with a die like this one and then get a thread adapter.
Triple K makes kinda ugly repro mags, that do work.
Nemo FTW. You never know when you're going to need to run some 3" deck screws into a 2x4 in your above ground pool. At only $1700 it fits in everybodys budget if you're serious about tools. A close 2nd place would be this fiskars model.