Thread: End of Year Purchases
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Unread 30-04-2006, 15:25
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On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
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Re: End of Year Purchases
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Originally Posted by GB330033
Another DeWalt XRP drill: $250
One of those DeWalt radio/battery charger things: $130
Another set of mechanics tools (263 piece): $270
Dewalt Drill, way not worth it. Get a Ryobi and save $150. link
For the mecahnics tool set, how many of those 263 pieces are you going to be using? A good number of them you never will. Buy only what you need and save.

Do you have a full set of drill bits? Do you have a full set of taps? Do you have a good vise? Nobody on your team wants some machine tools (mill, lathe?) Do you have a circular saw and angle grinder? Do you have an air compressor? Shop vac? One thing I've always found useful is an arbor press. And to go along with that, howabout some keyway and/or hex broaches.
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Last edited by sanddrag : 30-04-2006 at 15:28.