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Just buying the right tool is not enough. Anybody wanting to use a circular saw should go through a few videos online about all the safety precautions needed to use these tools. Even with the right circular saw and blade, kickback, when occurs can be vicious and the tool becomes difficult to control. You should know how to position yourself correctly so as to be standing out of the way of harm if a strong kickback was to occur.

Not a promotion, I came across this store on Aliexpress called "The Machinist" which has literally every tool a DIYer would ever need under one store.

https://themachinist.aliexpress.com/...7c25333atQCqQj

PS - Do not blame me if you end up on a shopping spree!

I've been meaning to post some pictures of my London shopping. Here are a couple of things:drill bits and files.

Have been meaning to get a good set of twist drills for some time. Probably I already have all the ones I actually use, but hey, a set, in a nice box, is, well, nice! And I did not want cheap'n'nasty. Had a fantastic time visiting D&M Tools, on the outskirts of London. Probably the biggest tool shop in SE England! Take a look at their site, and imagine drooling up and down the aisles! Really, I should have gone there twice.

Only had to touch the drill-bit tips to know that these are so different from the last bits I bought. Properly ground and sharp. You could almost cut a finger on those edges!


My other too-shop visit was to H S Walsh (Hatton Garden, London, shop). This was sort-of-nostalgic for my jewellery-hobby days. But I bought some stuff. Swiss files are horrendously expensive. This kit was a compromise as it was hard to afford the actual handfiles, even the smaller ones. In the pic they may look like needle files: they are much larger than that.The 12-inch scale is there for, erm, scale. And the kit was over 100 UK pounds!


The rifflers... this is a tool I never owned before. curly files for getting in corners. Could not resist the reduced (slightly imperfect) set for a tenner,

That's what I love about shopping in western markets - one can walk around exploring, drooling, testing them, trying them out etc. learning new things all the time. How beautiful.

Dad borrowed my 550W Bosch drill unit and looks like he doesn't intend to return them! Will await an Amazon sale event before looking into it.

The standard jobbers drill has a point angle of 118 deg. Which is what is mentioned on the box as well. However, from the pictures it seems more acute. Maybe an illusion of some sort.

Regards
Sutripta

Looking back at the post, yes, it does! the bits in the photo look much more pointed than the bits on the box illustration. The actual drill bits do look a slightly different angle.

All this makes me realise... I haven't got a protractor. If I get one, I'll report back on this!

(I certainly haven't got a drill gauge: the bench grinder remains on my wish list as yet!)

Loctite has started their independent e-commerce website where all the loctite products are available.

https://www.tryloctite.in/

https://www.tryloctite.in/estore

A nice one stop shop for all their products!

Guys, does anyone know of food grade or aquarium grade silicone sealants available in India. I was installing a new water tank and cut the hole too low, so the tank outlet rubber isn't able to preperly seal the hole and causing a substantial leak. Need to buy silicone sealant to seal it up and don't want to take any chances so want to buy food grade sealant or if not, then aquarium grade which would be the next best thing.
Thanks

I can't find tube of sealant to see what it says on the box, but Anabond is an Indian manufacturer of sealants and glues. Check their site or contact them

Food grade silicone sealant:- plenty of hits on Amazon/ Flipkart.

Regards
Sutripta

All are imported versions, basically sellers buying from Amazon.com. Was looking for some local options.

Did a lot of research and it seems nothing I can buy whether it be silicon sealants or any other adhesives even something like JB water weld will work because none of these supposedly work with polyethylene/polypropylene which is what these tanks are made of. Only thing which is a sure shot is a special Loctite Plastic bonding super glue which costs around 1200. No point in spending that kind of money on fixing a tank which costs 3000. For now I am gonna try out some combinations with different washers.

Polythene is bad news when it comes to adhesives. Use a heatgun and some polythene sheet to patch existing hole, make a new hole, use proper nipples/ gaskets/ ORings for sealing.

Write to Anabond.

Regards
Sutripta

Some latest additions to my kit :)

Dremel 3000 & Flexi Shaft extension:

















B+D Drill:
















Regards,
Shashi

Well, I treated myself to Dremel 3000 kit after being alerted to a lightning deal on Amazon. Thanks @Leoshashi. :) The glue gun, also a lightning deal, came in later.

A DIYer can never go wrong with tools. So, now I'm thinking of a mid grade 2 channel oscilloscope a tool that has been eluding me for decades. But that has to wait for the Diwali sale on Amazon. Any suggestions on makes/models welcome.

What price did you guys buy the dremel 3000? Looks like leo got 3000-15 while R2D2 got 3000-1/25.