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18th July 2014, 03:55 PM #1Skwair2rownd
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Drill bit size gauges
OK all the canny shoppers out there:
Where can I buy drill bit size gauges for both imperial and metric bits without having to pay exhorbitant freight via Amazon??
I'm looking for 1/64'' increments and a minimum 0.5mm increments.
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18th July 2014, 10:38 PM #2.
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I find using a set of digital callipers that has metric, as well as decimal inch, and fractional (to 64th's) inch readouts is as easy to use as a gauge and much more useful for other things.
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19th July 2014, 09:13 AM #3Member
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I use LCD callipers that display metric, imperial and fractional read outs. Carba-tec sells one that reads to 1/128ths. Hope that helps.
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19th July 2014, 09:50 AM #4
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19th July 2014, 10:40 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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People who sell drills have wall size charts. Here is a PDF:
http://www.imperialsupplies.com/pdf/...DrillChart.pdfSo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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19th July 2014, 10:50 AM #6
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19th July 2014, 11:03 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Bunnings has this, not very comprehensive:
http://www.bunnings.com.au/frost-gau...chart_p6270572
Try an engineers shop, they might have a good metal one.
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Here are a bunch of drill indexes. Try some engineers supply places locally.
drill index | eBaySo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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19th July 2014, 03:44 PM #8
G'Day Arthur,
I used to buy Drill Gauge's from A.E.Bakers in Blacktown
Gauges
Blackwoods stock the same items.....
Cheers, crowie
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19th July 2014, 03:54 PM #9Skwair2rownd
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Thanks everyone!!!
Found them at Hare and Forbes after a lot of searching.
Many of my drills have unreadable shanks so a gauge is what I need.
I am in the midst of getting the shed properly sorted and want to store my drill bits with sizes marked so I can
get the right sized drill when I need it.
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