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LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
No joke I found this website while looking for a roughing end mill set. They're not as comprehensive as McMaster-Carr, but they have a lot of tools at extremely low prices! I am advising you as a fellow FIRST member to take advantage of this website! http://www.wttool.com
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
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I would highly recommend against buying tooling from them-they're a total ripoff, unless it's the "I need this by 9 am tomorrow morning" kind of deal. |
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
sounds like a neet opurtunity do you have to order online or can you do it by mail? or store?
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
Care to elaborate?
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
Mcmaster sells just about anything and everything technical, and if they don't, they'll get it for you; it's really convenient, but also really expensive. Mcmaster charges you a premium for this convenience. Compare products on Mcmaster to other places, and you'll see Mcmaster is usually substantially more expensive.
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
You can easily find any cutting tools that McMaster sells for 10-25% less from other places.
Same thing for metal. It's even more pronounced when you purchase metal from McMaster. Often times metal we buy is 40-50% less from a local supplier than it is from McMaster-and it's delivered for free the next morning. As Adam said, you're paying for the convenience of knowing McMaster can and will get you anything you need within 24-48 hours. |
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
Hand tools aren't THAT much more expensive though... The other items, however, are considerably more. Just wanted to clarify tools vs tooling for those not paying attention.
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
We have to buy through McMaster Carr because our VP gets a discount through them, but what other sites offer good deals on shipping and tooling.
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
Wow, thanks for the replies. I'm not a mechanical-person, but was wondering just to pass along to the rest of the team.
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
If your going for cheap check this place out,
http://www.cdcotools.com/index.php They sell all the same China junk that Enco and Grizzly sell (wttool as well). Fast as well, I got my stuff in less then 2 days. If its important, get it from Mcmaster or MSC. Last edited by Lowfategg : 13-11-2008 at 23:24. |
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
Lol, go look at the backlash on that micro mill in your shop.
![]() Na, its fine for what we are doing. That other mini knee mill you people have is quite nice. I just like my 1964 Bridgeport (yours teams one is nice to). ![]() Also http://www.shars.com/ looks pretty neat as well. Last edited by Lowfategg : 14-11-2008 at 00:05. |
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
I prefer KBC, because it's local, we get special pricing, and free shipping on everything (generally 1 day delivery)
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
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Fyi I would normally buy taps, reamers, bits, end mills, and one very well traveled 1/2" hex broach. |
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Re: LOOK! Great deals on tooling for FRC teams.
well you cant beat home-depot or Lowes, if they are a sponser:
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