HQS vs HSS ?

High Quality Steel ?, probably made in China from bits of the twin towers

AWEM

With a reply like that run, don't walk......................

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You got the punctuation wrong - it was a question:

"Neither, it's HQS. Which is better?" ;-)

Regards, Tony

Boo, hi, you don't say where you found this HQS could it be the Tap and Die Co? They quote it as "Our excellent HQS quality ensures guaranteed accuracy for taps, dies & dienuts. It is a tougher & better alternative to HSS and cuts superbly even into stainless steel". Under Quality on their page here:

Otherwise Google doesn't seem to illuminate any further unless it is to do with High Quality Saphire or some strange plant from the far east that produces a "pleasant high" if harvested in October!!!

Not sure who's on what.

Yes you are right I am bored and fed up and never heard the term before but then what do I know.

Best regards

Keith

Boo wrote: I''ve never heard of HQS, can anyone tell me anything about it ?

High Quotient (Scrapped parts)?

Peter

Highly Questionable Substance??

Regards, Tony

Well, I've taken your advice and bought the tap from Maidstone, the nice chap there assured me their taps are HSS anyway.

Cheers,

I've bought a few HQS taps and dies from the Tap & Die Co. They seem fine to me (much better than a set of Sealey taps and dies which I have) although I haven't used them for repetitive production work.

Best wishes,

Chris