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I have had a blank sent me to have a look at and give my honest feed-back.

They were supplied from quality woodworking tools.com which is HERE

The company are owned by Chronos, they have quite a good reputation in the metal turning fraternity so I thought it was worth sharing with you and then you can make your own mind up.

When I first held them I thought I had seen them before.. and yes I have, so rooted through my stash and low and behold they are very close to the ones Timberbits sell.
Timberbits Caribean sea blank
[ATTACH]19413[/ATTACH]
Chronos Ocean deep
[ATTACH]19414[/ATTACH]
Both together
[ATTACH]19415[/ATTACH]
The ends
[ATTACH]19416[/ATTACH]
The difference in length
[ATTACH]19417[/ATTACH]

Timberbits
Price is $2.50 AUD
Length 130mm
Width 20mm x 20mm

Chronos
Price is £2.09
Length 150mm
Width 16mm x 16mm

As you can see there are differences in blank sizes. I understand that they are a Craftpro kits blank.

Not made any up yet of the Chronos but can see they will be the same quality of the TB ones.

Hope you find it useful

Silver

<blockquote data-quote="silver" data-source="post: 188067" data-attributes="member: 165">I have had a blank sent me to have a look at and give my honest feed-back.They were supplied from quality woodworking tools.com which is <a href="http://www.quality-woodworking-tools.com/tools/Woodturning-Craftpro-Kits.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>The company are owned by Chronos, they have quite a good reputation in the metal turning fraternity so I thought it was worth sharing with you and then you can make your own mind up.When I first held them I thought I had seen them before.. and yes I have, so rooted through my stash and low and behold they are very close to the ones Timberbits sell.Timberbits Caribean sea blank[ATTACH]19413[/ATTACH]Chronos Ocean deep[ATTACH]19414[/ATTACH]Both together[ATTACH]19415[/ATTACH]The ends[ATTACH]19416[/ATTACH]The difference in length[ATTACH]19417[/ATTACH]TimberbitsPrice&nbsp; is $2.50 AUDLength 130mmWidth 20mm x 20mmChronosPrice is £2.09Length 150mmWidth 16mm x 16mmAs you can see there are differences in blank sizes.&nbsp; I understand that they are a Craftpro kits blank.Not made any up yet of the Chronos but can see they will be the same quality of the TB ones.Hope you find it usefulSilver</blockquote>

[QUOTE="silver, post: 188067, member: 165"] I have had a blank sent me to have a look at and give my honest feed-back. They were supplied from quality woodworking tools.com which is [URL="http://www.quality-woodworking-tools.com/tools/Woodturning-Craftpro-Kits.html"]HERE[/URL] The company are owned by Chronos, they have quite a good reputation in the metal turning fraternity so I thought it was worth sharing with you and then you can make your own mind up. When I first held them I thought I had seen them before.. and yes I have, so rooted through my stash and low and behold they are very close to the ones Timberbits sell. Timberbits Caribean sea blank [ATTACH]19413._xfImport[/ATTACH] Chronos Ocean deep [ATTACH]19414._xfImport[/ATTACH] Both together [ATTACH]19415._xfImport[/ATTACH] The ends [ATTACH]19416._xfImport[/ATTACH] The difference in length [ATTACH]19417._xfImport[/ATTACH] Timberbits Price is $2.50 AUD Length 130mm Width 20mm x 20mm Chronos Price is £2.09 Length 150mm Width 16mm x 16mm As you can see there are differences in blank sizes. I understand that they are a Craftpro kits blank. Not made any up yet of the Chronos but can see they will be the same quality of the TB ones. Hope you find it useful Silver [/QUOTE]

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