Gages
Our picks for gages that punch above their price.
Gages
ACME Thread Gages
ACME thread gages — the kind of specialty gage that is painful to source new.
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Class ZZ Pin / Plug Gage Set
Class ZZ minus pin gage sets that make a full hole-checking set actually affordable. Sold in ranges (.011–.060″, .061–.250″, .251–.500″).
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Metric Thread Gages
Haas' threaded plug and ring gauges, metric and inch — GO/NO-GO thread inspection without specialty-gage markup.
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Metric Thread Plug Gauge Set (7-Piece GO/NO-GO)
Haas' 7-piece metric thread plug gauge set — GO/NO-GO inspection for M3 through M12 threads at value pricing.
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Pipe Thread Gages (NPT/NPTF/ANPT)
NPT, NPTF, and ANPT pipe thread gages at distributor prices.
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Setting Plug Gages
Set plugs for calibrating your ring gages — the hard-to-source piece, available used.
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Thread Plug Gages
M&J's core business: thread plug gages (UN, NPT, metric and more), new and refurbished, at some of the lowest prices around — great for odd sizes the big suppliers gouge on.
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Thread Ring Gages
Thread ring gages across UN/NPT/BSPT/metric — buying refurbished here saves big over new.
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Dull drills slowing you down?
The cheapest way to keep a drill cutting clean is to resharpen it, not replace it. We recondition HSS drills by mail from our shop in Perry, OK — flat-rate, fast turnaround.
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