German confusion

[Dave D]

I know that there are some Germans on this message board with excellent English skills. I hope one of them can clear up some confusion for me.
Is a Gewindeschneider and a Gewindebohrer the same tool with two different names? Or, is one a tap and the other a die? If not, please help me learn the correct terms for tap and die.
Thanks in advance.
Dave

[praezis]

Let me say it this way: Gewindebohrer is the male tool.
Gewindeschneider may be the female tool, but is a more general word for a threading tool.
Schneideisen is the female tool.
My online translator said, tap also means both.
Regards
Frank

[Dave D]

Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort auf meine Anfrage. Ich wollte diese Fachbegriffe lernen und Sie haben mir sehr viel geholfen. Mein On-Line Übersetzer hat Geschwindebohrer sowohl für Tap als auch für die gemeint. Das war etwas verwirrend!
mfG,
Dave

[praezis]

excellent German

[Dave D]

excellent German

Thank you very much. A highlight of my life was working in Cologne and Frankfurt from 1982-84 at an advertising agency. I loved living in Germany. I still have lots of friends and relatives there.
Dave

[technitype]

I have always wanted to visit the cathedral in Cologne.

[berntd]

Frank (Praezis) is correct.

Gewindeschneider is the collective term for thread cutting tools.
Gewindebohrer is the tap.
Schneideisen is the die.

Best regards
Bernt

[Artin]

I bought two months ago:



The left-hand thread!
From the description of the lot:
UHRMACHER WERKZEUG- KLEINES ALTES GEWINDESCHNEIDEISEN

[zcjaais]

Yes, but that Gewindeschneideisen was made in France, where it would be called a filiėre and the male would be a taraud. In Dutch its a schroefdraadsnijder and a tap (m) like in english.