Today I acquired...........

[jimbo84]

All of his paintings have a skull hidden in them, most I have found but some I have not.
This one is really obvious.

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It didn't take me long to find it in the Dragon, think he was a bit pee'd off about that

There are two in the lighthouse one.

 

[Hood]

There are two in the lighthouse one.

Well one is, the other is a face, he usually does one or the other.

 

[ronan]

A packet of step drills for a fiver from Lidl, dunno if they are any use. Says on the pack they are HSS and titanium coated. Anyone use them ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A packet of step drills for a fiver from Lidl, dunno if they are any use. Says on the pack they are HSS and titanium coated. Anyone use them ?


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Not that make, but have seen and used similar.
Good for plastic.
Be slow when opening a hole up.

Not so good for drilling to size.

 

[Parm]

A packet of step drills for a fiver from Lidl, dunno if they are any use. Says on the pack they are HSS and titanium coated. Anyone use them ?


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I’ve got a good quality set from ages ago. Excellent for everything

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I’ve got a good quality set from ages ago. Excellent for everything

The set I have is from Buck and Hickman.
Has served me well for 15 years.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

https://www.buckandhickman.com/en/shop/products/results?page=1&query=step+drill

A link for those who may be interested.

 

[ronan]

I will only be using them for the odd hole in sheet metal for switches or the like. The expensive ones are ok, not a precision tool, but they are not meant to be really. Not expecting much for a fiver.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I will only be using them for the odd hole in sheet metal for switches or the like. The expensive ones are ok, not a precision tool, but they are not meant to be really. Not expecting much for a fiver.

You should be fine.
The MM set I had would open up a blank hole etc to allow a switch to fit.

 

[roofman]

A packet of step drills for a fiver from Lidl, dunno if they are any use. Says on the pack they are HSS and titanium coated. Anyone use them ?


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The Titanium paint is tough stuff...joking aside they are great drills for the price and i have a couple of sets from Aldi in the van and abuse them most weeks with no real damage

 

[stuvy]

A packet of step drills for a fiver from Lidl, dunno if they are any use. Says on the pack they are HSS and titanium coated. Anyone use them ?

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my dad brought me a set and there good for thin stuff and using at work for them to replace with expensive ones

 

[bourbon]

I looked at them, got the diamond grinding set instead

 

[ronan]

I looked at them, got the diamond grinding set instead

What is that ? Don't think i seen them today.

 

[Maker]

Easiest way to remove your valuables.....

Don't have any, the house got burgled over Christmas.

Turns out the scaffolders were only supposed to give a quote, the roofers who fixed the leak last year said it needs a new roof, so I guess that's getting done sooner rather than later, the house is getting refurbed when we move out this summer anyway.

 

[Cobbler]

I will only be using them for the odd hole in sheet metal for switches or the like. The expensive ones are ok, not a precision tool, but they are not meant to be really. Not expecting much for a fiver.

I got some a while ago, can’t say how well they work in metal, but used in plastic to punch a hole in a water butt & worked very well for that, nice clean hole. Did the job, so as far as I was concerned I got my monies worth, next time I use them it will be a bonus.

 

[RichardM]

A packet of step drills for a fiver from Lidl, dunno if they are any use. Says on the pack they are HSS and titanium coated. Anyone use them ?


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I have the Aldi ones, Ok on plastic, allu, steel, haven't tried on stainless yet

 

[F.J.]

Just popped in Cromwells to pick up some cutting and grinding discs and found these on offer. £38 down to £16!!!

I couldn’t not get them for that price

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A tyre of many parts.
It disappeared on me.

So sorry to anyone on the A34 north bound this morning for the hold up.

Dam glad it was not a "Smart Road". Hard shoulder was to narrow to fix the van. So Rolling road block, with Traffic Womballs. Until the tyre and rim said NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Inside lane closed as Recovery (AA, my van is lease hired, so I am one of the 4 in the company using them).
Heavy wagon arrived, lifted on the frame, ended up 5 miles from home in Main dealer.

 

[dobbslc]

Was that the new tyre you had fitted the other day?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Was that the new tyre you had fitted the other day?

No.
That new one. Fitted yesterday, is on the rear.
Same side.

This one has done 3,000 miles.
We don't know what caused the failure, but my bum says it was sudden.