Strange that the LBS only charged $10 to do that. Unless they have a large, bench mounted machining tool, cutting an inch of threads probably caused a lot of wear on their tool. A cutter such as the Park Fork Threading Set FTS-1 is typically used for chasing threads or adding a couple of mm, not extensive cutting. Maybe your shop replaces dies a lot or doesn't do this process often. Those tools are pretty expensive.
Last edited by Ira in Chi; 01-03-05 at 12:40 PM.