Thread: Good Deals on Tools at Crappy Tire/Canucks Only!

Hey guys. Stopped by Canadian Tire and found a few items that some folks here would be interested in.

#1 A small 5kg/11lb hobby anvil. Perfect for peening pins. Regularly $20/On sale for $7.99!

#2 A 300 piece dremel accessory kit (jobmate brand) If you've already got a dremel or rotary tool, here's 300 pieces of cut off discs, sanders, grinders, buffers and all the mandrels needed for said pieces. Mini drills, wire/brass/plastic brushes and more. Regularly $50/On sale for $24.99

#3 A multi grip tool. Essentially, a 12" clamp tool, attached to a bench clamp. Clamp one to the bench, the other to your project, so you can mount small projects (razor scales) in a soft gripping vise and have both hands free. Small, portable and easy to set up and take down (about 30 seconds) so you could turn the coffee table into a work area while the wife's away. Regularly $29.99/On sale for $9.99

Also, let me say I don't work for Crappy Tire. I hate them. The service is crap and the selection is worse. They do have the occasional huge sale (it's father's day) and some decent items go for more than 50% off. I will give them my business for these items only. Anyways, just some good buys that seem to be up the alley of razor restoration. I believe the sale is on until the 16th of June, but don't quote me on that. Also, all the tools were found in the "tools" section, believe it or not. You don't have to go looking for the "high end toolery" section like the Target/Poraso treasure hunt.

Thanks Matt. I might drop by after the game if I don't have TOO much work to catch up with. Speaking of which, they're sending me faxes at 7am on a Sunday morning Those terrorists should have targeted a certain fax center in Ottawa. At least I'd have got a good night's sleep!

Ohhh, nice find. I was thinking of going to pickup some sandpaper, might have to grab a few more things while I'm at it Thanx!

Yeah, I had my eyes on some of this stuff already.

In general, I believe it's a good idea to wait until Tuesday. That's when the new flyer comes out and you can compare this week's sale items with next week - while still having 4 days to buy the old stuff. Too bad they don't have a rotary tool with flex shaft on sale....

Redwoood

I bought mine for $15 with all the attachments and the flex shaft for $15 off some dude who probably needed booze/drug money. Walked into the store where I was working as a computer service techie and allowed me to take a photocopy of his drivers licence and sign a receipt, therefore chances are it wasn't stolen.

Thanks Matt. I'll have to check them out. I too rarely go into that establishment because of piss poor service. The checkout is two to three times longer than it has to be, no one seems to know what they are doing. Most of the time their prices are too high, but on sale they do offer some bargains.

Redwood, if you can get a flexshaft with a foot pedal control it will make your life a lot more comfortable. It is not in the same price range as a dremel but a worthwhile investment if you plan on doing any kind of detail work not just razor restoration.

I could not live without mine and have not plugged in my dremel in months. I even forgot I owned one.

Vlad, what do you think about this Mastercraft cut-out tool:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortmen...romSearch=true

It has long warranty, is powerful. has a flex shaft, doubles as a rotary and cut-out tool, should even be able to somewhat replace a scroll saw, no?

The only thing that worries me a bit is that it has a minimum of 20 000 rpm. That could be too fast trying to restore a blade, right ?

Redwoood

The cut out tools are really small routers and are not good for anything but high speed work. You really need a variable speed dremel like or flexshaft tool.

Now dremel does have a flexshaft available for it but it is not the same experience as a real flexshaft. The shaft is short and stiff, you can't attach different hand pieces to it. You also don't have the pedal for speed control. You can buy a pedal for a flexshaft and use it with a dremel. It makes the dremel much more convenient.

You don't need to go for a Foredom flexshaft, some private label version will be good if you go with a reputable jewellery supplier. If you search you will find one in the $150 to $200 range. More than $100 for a dremel but definitely worth it. I got mine and www.ottofrei.com because I wanted to customize the pedal, hand piece combination. It cost around $230 for two handpieces and a more expensive electronic pedal.

I got another one on e-bay for $70 s&h included, not a brand name and very cheap construction. I would not recommend it as the primary flexshaft tool. I had to regrind the shaft on which the jacob's chuck sits because it was eccentric. I only use as my backup flexshaft so for that price it does the job.

Originally Posted by vladsch

The cut out tools are really small routers and are not good for anything but high speed work. You really need a variable speed dremel like or flexshaft tool.

So you're saying 20000 rpm is too fast, eh? Had the suspicion.

Your suggestions are a bit out of my league (or I'm out of theirs), I'm afraid.
Those Father's day sales are really tempting to buy a lot of tools. But then again, I would like to keep my gf, so maybe it's a good thing not to act on these impulses. I can already hear it "you bought WHAT ??".

Hehe, thanks for the advice

Redwoood

I just bought the anvil and a .5lb ballpeen hammer. Since I did my last scale job with the same hammer I used for demolishing the plaster walls in the bathroom (amazingly with no damage to the scales ) I just want to confirm something: For flaring the pins, you use the rounded end of the hammer?