Have you seen the sale that Micro-Mark has right now?
They have the despruing tweezers that were mentioned here a while back on sale right now for $5.95 instead of the regular $14.95! [:D]
I think I am going to try some.
Mike
Mike,
I have their most recent catalog and myself was looking at the tweezers. I think I will get a set also. Thanks for the reminder.
Richard
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[ hey mike have you tried getting some dental tweezers and things these work great for some stuff like doing detaling on armour and air craft.i got my from the dental office.
Mike
Thanks for the heads up - been thinking about getting a set of those and now I probably will. BTW - town had its yearly Flea Market a couple of weeks ago - spent about 60 bucks and got a BUNCH of tools for my tool box and my hobby desk. Felt my best buy was 4 sets of #61 - #80 drill bits in plastic container - $4.95 ea. MicroMark sells the exact same set for 18.95 the last time I checked. Gotta love flea markets.
Quincy,
That is a great deal on those drill bit sets. [tup]
Speaking of drill bits, I sure like this set I bought at Harbor Freight a few years back. There is every size you will ever need for modeling or home projects and the price is great! This set along with the micro-bits you have will cover everything. [;)]
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=1611
Mike
My local hardware store, back in the section where the Dremel tools and such are sold, sells the whole range of dental tools for about $1.25 apiece, regardless of which type it is. I need to find a cheap source of tiny drill bits, as I tend to break them with my hamfisted modeling ways. I need the smallest ones without having to buy a bunch of larger ones I have plenty of already.
Tom,
Micro-Mark sells the individual sizes in packs of 6.
The #80 drill bits are $7.50 for 6 of them.
http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=15186
Mike
I ordered some a few days back from Micro-Mark and they came today.
I really like them, especially for smaller parts. They are bigger than I expected but seem good so far. [tup]
Mike
I have a bunch of Micro Mark tools … I have just never been unhappy with anything I get from them … just my [2c]
I need to get me a couple of these. It is even cheaper than the pair of snips I bought at Radio Shack a while back. I did just find on radio shack that they have what they call nippy cutters for 4.99. Looks a lot like the one I bought and it can get into tight spots easy.
Mike,
I got my “Squeezers” yesterday and tried them for the first time today[8D] What a neat little tool[:p] It cuts so close that cleanup is a minimum, the chance of damaging a part is minimized and the parts tend not to fly away[^] I am glad you posted this thread. Thanks[:D]
Richard