On Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:41:22 PM dave did opine: > On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 11:38 -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > On Thursday, April 28, 2011 10:56:53 AM andy pugh did opine: > > > On 28 April 2011 15:28, gene heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > :( I keep forgetting which side of the pond you are on, but is > > > > :there not a > > > > > > > > similar retailer catering to the construction trades there? > > > > > > Not at the prices you suggest: > > > http://www.cromwell.co.uk/static/publication/990/pages/141.pdf > > > > Unforch, FF4 and pdf's are currently not speaking to each other very > > well. So I fed the link to Okular directly, worked a treat. > > > > But those prices are some serious gouging IMO. I don't know the > > exchange rate, but the last time I did, it was over 2 dollars a > > pound, so that price is patently outrageous. Almost 4x what I would > > pay here. > > > > I think this calls for some serious google-fu. > > > > I have been getting most of my stuff from an outfit over in Ohio, but > > I'll have to go to the shop & get their catalog. > > > > Yeah, <http://www.hemlytool.com> You can dl and print their current > > catalog, which does contain prices in USD. > > > > I see the prices have risen since my 2009 catalog, but these guys > > never seem to be out of stock, and for shipping here in the states, I > > have had the order fall off the passing UPS truck the next day at > > least once. But even after import duties etc, those prices have got > > to be better than your link. But obviously no where near as instant > > to your location. That's a bummer. But perhaps you can take that > > catalog and beat them into a better price schedule with it? > > Missouri Carbide had a nice sale recently. Bought some roughers that > work rather nicely. > > I wonder how TiAlN or TiCN coated tools would stand up. Just thinking > out loud since JTS had them on sale. ;-) 10 ea gets a really good > price. > > www://[email protected] > > I've been known to mount an inexpensive router (Hitachi) on the bottom > of my spindle for routing. I have one of those Harbor Freight 25k rpms die grinders mounted 8 or 9 inches offset to the left, and forward about 3.5" so I can cut tenons on the end of a stick in a jig hanging off the left front edge of the table. Works great, but yes the dust does collect, all over the place. I picked up a shop-vac "Bucket-Max" the other day to hang on my RO sanders and I believe I'll get another and see if it will control that dust too.
> Whatever you do dust is going to be a problem. > > HTH > > Dave > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software > The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network > management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial > acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) <http://tinyurl.com/ddg5bz> <http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html> While you don't greatly need the outside world, it's still very reassuring to know that it's still there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
