[Michael C Henry]

I prefer 10 x 24 screws. I have a bag of longer screws that I have to cut to length. New screws fit smoothly in 10 x 24 riv-nuts. After cutting to lenght there is a problem , I figure it 's just the first thread. I have a large Craftsman tap and die set and the 10x 24 solid hex die nut should go rite on a new screw, It doesn't . It's trying to cut threads. Anything that has passed through this die nut screws into a new 10 x 24 nut like it has dirt in the threads. What is the difference between a die and a thread chaiser? At any rate I figure this die nuit is a waist of time. What I want is to be able to cut a screw off , dress up the end ,and it screws in where it is supposed to.