Bargains

[alanstepney]

Like most people, I am always on the look-out for bargains.

Yesterday I found some, at a local car-boot sale.

Sets of dies for the Coventry diehead, being sold at 50 pence per set.
Unfortunately not many threads to choose from, but I did get a decent selection.

The same guy also had lots of BIG drills, and I mean big!
1.5" up to 3 " plus, all Morse taper shanks and all looked in good condition.

He was asking £1 for the smaller ones and £2 for the biggest.
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Didnt buy any as, 1, they are too big for me to ue, and 2, I didnt have any spare cash with me.

(Memo to self, take plenty of money next time.)

It just shows that there are bargains around.

[Roger Mason]

Hi,

I've given up going to car-boot sales - cannot afford it - particularly as Esther (my wife) has the same instinct as myself for "come-in-handy" items.

However anyone who may be interested in obtaining old magazines devoted to model engineering might be intterested in:
cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=tempusroamer&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50

I have no connection with the chap, other than having bought some small tools off him in the past.


Cheers,

Roger Mason, in St. Agnes

[alanstepney]

Yes, all too easy to stock up on the "Might come in handy some time" items.

However, there are sometimes bargains and given sufficient discipline, one can buy them and walk away from everything else.

Or that is what I have heard!

[jackrae]

For those who failed to get one from Lidl, Aldi (uk) are offering digital calipers for £9-99 from Monday 22nd July

regards
jack

[GeorgeRay]

Maplins are offering digital calipers for £19.99 these appear to be the same as Chronos sell for £39.95. Not as good a price as Lidls but still there would apeear to be a better chance of actually getting a set.

[chameleonrob]

the best place I have found for tools of any sort is a local shop and stall that sells some new basic tools and alot of second hand engineering tools. I got digital calipers for £25 (blackspar?), any taps 'n dies justabout and a huge range of dividing head rotary tables chucks vices or any machine tool accessory, pity I don't have the money, otherwise I would buy half the shop. the place is dmd tools in huddersfield if you're in the area or there may be somehting similar near you. there was someone asking for gear cutters on the email list, this is where I would get them

rob