jeff g
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Hi
thanks
thanks
looking for some quality screwdrivers, felo, wiha etc, any links?
There are some Dormer centre drills on ebay at the moment going rather cheap.
Probably not many will have a use for centre drills but if you have a lathe or mill they are essential. Note that they are not the normal 60 degrees and are single ended but would be fine for pre drilling etc. Dormer are a top brand for drills and I guess these would normally be a bout a fiver each.
They are £8.99 for 10 including the postage!
Cheers Simon. I've been looking at stub drills for my drill press (to start holes)- would a centre drill make a suitable alternative (price considered), or are they prone to breaking the tips?
Cheers Simon. I've been looking at stub drills for my drill press (to start holes)- would a centre drill make a suitable alternative (price considered), or are they prone to breaking the tips?
We use these center drills in CNCs for 15 years at least. If you want to start holes this is what you need. Check the diameter of the small end if it is suitable for the holes you need to open.
Yes I think they would be great for that, the small diameter on these is 3.1mm and about 5mm long, the shank is 7.9mm (mine arrived today).
The seller has quite a few similar items but I thought this was a particularly good deal, especially with the free postage.
As part of our launch of Facom tools...


I've got mixed feeling about this seller (The Tool Academy), but they're selling
1/4" Facom sets for £25 shipped. Starting bid is £19.99 (+£4.95 shipping)
I bid that and they ended the auction (or it ended automatically?).
In any case, it's a set for the price of the ratchet, so hard to go much wrong.
I've even seen those size empty cases go for over £10, so 25 quid really is a bargain.
I've already got three 1/4" sets, so I'm managing to be sensible (so far) and not buy
another one.
Are they the same company that's also selling the 3/8" set for £50..?
That also seems like a great deal.
I think it is the same company. My 1/4" set turned up today; It turned out to be an
exceptional deal as it came with a Facom Tag set for up to 34mm sockets as well.
Britool Hallmark 5-pc flare nut wrench sets in a roll, for £21.90 shipped from the fine folks at Prime Tools:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRITOOL-H...by_BabyFeedingUtensils_EH&hash=item1e878ac7f5
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those of you with halfords advanced kits halfords have also released blowmoulded tool trays that fit in roll cabs for their 150 and 170 piece sets.
i had to get a couple of extra bits off ebay to fill it as the contents of the 150 piece set are slightly different - the sockets dont go AS big now and it comes with more 3/8" driver bits + a 3/8th 8" breaker - but my 150 piece set is 5 years old still going strong so i dont grudge them changing a few things.
i never understood why they didnt just make the box "toolbox sized" before but at least now they do trays reasonably cheap.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...1&langId=-1&productId=1001532&catalogId=10151
