waste of money

[ugug]

hey guys

well i have been doing some work with stuff i bought from homebase an b& q.. gotta say mostly crap.. firstly the grinder belts (for a cheapo 30 squid grinder) are pure pap.. they wear out pretty much immediately .. good thing is you get alot of spare belts to do final 10000 grit sanding :censored: :)

blades.. the best b&q jigsaw blades (hss t118a type) can't even cut through o1 without crying mummy and all the teeth dropping out..

the Stanley Hss hacksaw blades (yes sir, they will cut anythng and are the best on the market) lasted for one griffe type profile..broke two of them

and the list goes on.. aaargh is there any bricks and mortar place where they sell quality stuff?


ug

[MushiSushi]

nope


what happened to the cobalt blades, I thought you were converted?

[Chux]

There is a great tool place in Leicester on Narborough Road (Leicester Tool Hire IIRC). Sells all sorts of stuff you can't get in other stores, including knives but that wasn't why I was in there (honest).

[ugug]

nope


what happened to the cobalt blades, I thought you were converted?


hey dude..

yes but need to buy some more and i felt inspired yesterday afternoon.. so went out and got some localish .. :doh will order some from screwfix

chux .. thatss the sort of shop we don't need..

'yes shopkeep i'll have some wet n' dry, 12 cobalt jigsaw blades, 36 inches of o1 in terrrr errrrrrr hold that thought .. how much for the pretty knife"

:)

ug

[Chux]

I went in to the shop with a Dodo while trying to find some T6 drivers to fit it. When I asked why I was after T6s I showed him the Dodo and at that point he said "Oh yes I get Spyderco knives in from time to time, let me know what you're after and I'll try and get them in". :yikes: Didn't expect he'd recognise the make.

I agree with Ugug, tools and knives under one roof, definitely a drain on the bank balance.

[keith_beef]

hey guys

well i have been doing some work with stuff i bought from homebase an b& q.. gotta say mostly crap.. firstly the grinder belts (for a cheapo 30 squid grinder) are pure pap.. they wear out pretty much immediately .. good thing is you get alot of spare belts to do final 10000 grit sanding :censored: :)

blades.. the best b&q jigsaw blades (hss t118a type) can't even cut through o1 without crying mummy and all the teeth dropping out..

the Stanley Hss hacksaw blades (yes sir, they will cut anythng and are the best on the market) lasted for one griffe type profile..broke two of them

and the list goes on.. aaargh is there any bricks and mortar place where they sell quality stuff?


ug


From what I've been reading here and there, I get the impression that all those B&Q, HomeBase, and what-have-you shops are absolute rubbish.

You go into the Power Tool section, and the boy in there has been selling the stuff since yesterday, before that the manager had him in the lampshade section, and next week, he'll be on the check-out.

If you really want to buy tools and consumables over the counter from a brick-and-mortar shop, then I think you'd do much better going to somewhere like Buck and Hickman, or Cromwell, or a small independant shop (if you can find one) that deals with industrial customers...


KKK.

[Colin KC]

Just bought 70 various grit 2" x 79" belts for £180.00 INCLUDING 10 x ceramic belts & 10 x Zirconium!

That's an average of £2.40 each, & they're paid for on a 30 day account!

Get a proper grinder;)

[dtalbot]

Get a proper grinder;)
Looking into just that, any suggestions?

[MushiSushi]

how much you wanna spend David?

[Colin KC]

Building my own at the moment, as an answer to Peters VERY expensive KMG. BUT I'm having a bit of a palaver with the MDF flexing (might have to go to three thicknesses for the bed & body)


Pics soon (delayed as usual:rolleyes: )

[MushiSushi]

gonna call you Handy Andy if you keep on about MDF, Sunshine.

[PS_Bond]

MDF - Mild steel, Dead Flat?
:D

Where'd you find capable of selling the belts then?

[Colin KC]

MDF - Mild steel, Dead Flat?
:D

Where'd you find capable of selling the belts then?


Medium density fibreboard y'nob:rolleyes:

Thanet Abrasives, masquerading as Bresco, gotta account wiv 'em;)

[MushiSushi]

my initial thoughts are

MDF, bad ..... creeps under strain and turns to mulch in the presence of moisture

joinery quality plywood, better ..... more stable and moisture resistant

steel ...... best ....... 'nuff said

[stonehard]

I used to make prototype machines that were very complicated and had to be accurate to about .10 of a mill. I used MDF Perspex and Dexion for the frames. some of them were over 20' long and used stepper motors to measure and cut the inserts for the Silk Cut signs you have all seen on cigarett kiosks. MDF works fine as long as you apply engineering principles and brace and cross brace everything and seal it to keepout the moisture, skin board works a treat. Dexion is great for mounting bearings and motors and acrylic makes good working surfaces

[dtalbot]

how much you wanna spend David?
As little as possible to get somthing that does the job, 3 month old Chloe (and her 8 and 4 year old sisters) are using up most of my cash at the moment!
Cheers
David

[MushiSushi]

if smaller blades are your thing I'd recommend this

http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=AW18BDS

http://www.axminster.co.uk/images/aw18bds.jpg

next up, for something larger (it's what i am using at the mo)

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/F31461||@c%20Disc%20and%20Belt%20Sanders%20@b|0|us er||6|

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/images/F31461.jpg

And my dream machine ... well that's an exaggeration .......but i'd like one

http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=CBSS82001

http://www.axminster.co.uk/images/cbss82001.jpg

[shing]

The fox looks good, you can always pop over to use my stuff David.

[dtalbot]

Thanks guys,
Yep Shing, just planning ahead for when dad gets electric down to that huge shed I've told you about :-), your stuff is a great asset to my hobby but as I'm sure you realise somthing close is easier to use!
Cheers
David