tool supplies in Canada?

[panic mode]

hi everyone,

my supply of drill bits is going down and i would like to get some more collets.
where can i buy some? i've checked local hardware stores but none carry small things like 0.4, 0.6, 0.8mm drill bits or appropriate collets. i see plenty of those on internet like Amazon.com etc but most (including Amazon.com) don't ship to Canada. Places like Mouser and Neward want $11 for each bit (they only have ones with wider shank).
there must be some place here to get this. GTA is huge and there is zillion companies...

any tips?

 

[jpanhalt]

Can't help on the drill bits. I bought a thousand re-sharpened carbides on ebay and was the only bidder D).

For the collets, can you be more specific? Is it for a Dremel or other? What type of spindle do you need it to fit? That is, is it an ER-xx collet or something else?

John

 

[panic mode]

hi John


just went to another Sayal branch and they did have some bits (well they have plenty of big ones but those i can get anywhere). the smallest ones with 1/8" shank were #69 and #65 so I bought them.

they also found one set of standard micro drill bits, same as this:
https://www.amazon.com/20pc-MICRO-D...190C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312589592&sr=8-1


as for collets (I use Dremel), this is pretty much what i am after:
https://www.amazon.com/Jewelers-Mic...KU/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&qid=1312589665&sr=8-31

 

[jpanhalt]

With Dremel, I think you are stuck with Dremel collets or its 3-jaw chuck -- at least from a practical standpoint.

John

 

[panic mode]

Dremel makes no chuck or collet for anything under 1/32" or 0.8mm.
in fact they only make 4 collets (item 4485 but can also be purchased individually) and one chuck(4486).

One solution is to use 3rd party collet or microchuck. There is plenty of jeweler's tools and i just need to find distributor.
Hardware stores don't deal with little things but there is tons of hobby stores. Several are close to me so I will check them tomorrow.

 

[canadaelk]

Try www.spaenaur.com or .ca located in Berlin, oops... Kitchener, Ont. They have high-speed drills, the HSD-## series (## is the size of the drill). E

 

[panic mode]

thank you all. i just returned from stroll through hobby stores and got everything.

Credit Valley Railway is one of the closer ones (www.cvrco.com) and they had micro chuck, collets etc.
i picked two mini adapter chucks by Gyros (45-01801):
**broken link removed**

they sell some electrical products too (soldering irons, capacitors, switches etc.)
although focus is clearly on train models.