Alternative to Screwfix for basic consumables?

Oct 07, 2004 20 Replies

In article , Dave Plowman (News) writes

Yes.

Really? Perhaps your set was made on a Friday or just after the Chinese New year celebrations, for the set I bought some months ago seems quite satisfactory. Having seen the difference in prices, though, I rather doubt I'll even try to buy the next two sets from Screwfux.

Then there's the set of "blacksmiths drills" -- 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and

20mm drills in HSS with a reduced shank to fit a 13mm chuck, for £24.99. At Chronos [1] the blacksmiths' drills come in sets of 8, for £32.95 -- the metric set is 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 25, the imperial set is 9/16" to 1" by 1/16" increments. In other words, they're slightly less expensive and come in more useful sizes.

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