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DeWalt extreme 2 drill bits

Neil

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Following Alex's post on sharpening colt bits, i am asking who is interested in acquiring a set or individual pen tube size drill bits. I will, depending on interest work out the best option and run up a price, simple answer is I don't know what the total cost will be so no replys stating price dependant, cost of a set in the U.S. is 45 dollars, customs and delivery and then on to you???

A whole set won't be too short of forty five quid and a positive response here isn't a commitment, only your credit card through my machine is!!!

Paulm is interested so far, plus me is 2
 
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The 29 piece set I bought came in at less than the cost of a metric set in the UK including shipping and customs but the supplier I used no longer ships to the UK.

The Aussies use Imperial and the DW drills are available over there for what equates to about £50. perhaps David at TB could source them for you at a good price?.
 
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I would be interested if the are sharpen-able on the Drill Doctor, I will try and find out.

Peter
 
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Walter said:
The 29 piece set I bought came in at less than the cost of a metric set in the UK including shipping and customs but the supplier I used no longer ships to the UK.

The Aussies use Imperial and the DW drills are available over there for what equates to about £50. perhaps David at TB could source them for you at a good price?.
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Cant speak for all Aussies but the rub is we buy metric use metric, imperial we buy from the great USA also interesting the USA folk have a devil of a job buying metric even though our metric drills from them are made in the USA. Both metric and imperial other drills are freely available. Choices and preferences remind me of buying tyres so many swear by their choices. A while back the type 2 drills went off the market now back individually packed.

Reckon whatever floats your boat in everything, must admit to banging on about the DeWalt stuff for many many years now.

Peter.:thumbs:
 
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Can't be arsed faffing around with pandering to major suppliers.
Just mailed De Walt saying I would buy their product if it was available in the UK.
I'll let you know if they can be arsed to reply!:devil::funny::funny:
 
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Neil Lawton said:
Can't be arsed faffing around with pandering to major suppliers.
Just mailed De Walt saying I would buy their product if it was available in the UK.
I'll let you know if they can be arsed to reply!:devil::funny::funny:
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I always bothered with the distributers reps been given many a drill or sets at Shows etc always get the real info this way bear in mind with such a small requirement any special help from experts along the way is great. From the makers I learned for ever ago the type 2 drills were developed for cutting stainless steel with the land angle and the drill point so I figured what a bonus for me the way they behave in my pen products. Whilst building a huge for me set of structures out front of my house I used steel posts 8 inches/ thick walled pipe that came in 26 feet lengths the idiot deliverer rolled them out in the street in front of next door and abandoned them there. I had to bring them in one at a time made two four wheel trollies one either end of the pipe with independant swinging wheels and did the moving on my own cutting them to length. I used steel U shaped and bolted this framework to the posts I used the clearance for 3/4 inch and drilled and tapped for stainless steel bolts to hold together. Reason for detail was stuck up min the air posts cemented in 3 feet of concrete I found those DeWalt drills invaluable because the drill point ensured an easy entry into the pipe and because I was in my late sixtees at the time I survived the exit grab as well finding this a bonus tottering up high..

Peter.:thumbs:
 
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It's not able to be sharpened on the Drill Doctor so I won't be interested.

Peter
 
Neil Lawton

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This is what I sent to De Walt UK.

Subject: Extreme 2 drill bits?
Dear Sir/ Madam.
I have been reading with interest how the Extreme 2 drill bit sets are
considered the most reliable, effective way of drilling blanks for wood /
acrylic pen turning.
They apparently are highly regarded for their performance and accuracy by
some of the best practitioners of the craft in the UK., and preferred over
some of the companies that "Specialise" in drill bits for pen turning.
By necessity, these blanks need to be drilled using Imperial size drill
bits.
Unfortunately De Walt do not offer their Imperial sets for sale in the UK,
and I am at a loss to wonder why.
Despite metric measurements becoming more prolific over here, they are not
exclusive. It may be of benefit to your company and UK customers if you
could provide a choice in the sizes available.
It may be considered a "Niche" market, but as this is a product you already
produce, I would humbly suggest that you look at the possibility of
supplying your Imperial size sets in the UK.

I was obviously exaggerating in the second sentence! :devil::funny::funny:


Here is their reply......

Dear Neil Lawton,

Thank you for your feedback.

I will pass your feedback on to the relevant department for future consideration.

Unfortunately as these items are not available in the UK, we are unable to supply them to you.

Think I may now mail De Walt USA, and make a nuisance of myself!:devil:
 
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