Hello all, Tracy tools are a good place to deal with, very friendly and helpfull and must have more taps and dies than anywhere on earth !. Another excellent place if you are up near Cannock, is Tracey Machinery.Secondhand lathes, mills etc, small to massive. They also have a lot of machine vices, QCTPosts and chucks etc of every shape and size.The best bit is if you meet John there, who was a Cincinatti service engineer before he retired, and although in his 70's, still works on the equipment in there and very knowledgable to boot. Brilliant bloke ( these John's are, arent they ! l. Cheers.

Hello Neill,its just off the A 5190 Cannock Rd , in Cobbett Rd.Nearer Burntwood than Cannock I think.WS7 3GL. I only know the way from Litchfield , from the A5 turning right onto thr A5195, A5190 Miners Way, a few islands and its on the right there somewhere.hope you find it, Regards, Roger.

Had a look at Tracey machinery – interesting but you would need a big shed to get that stuff in !

N

Russell

If clockmaking is your "thing" I trust you have come across Ian Cobb?

Norman

The only firm I have used that have given a reliable next day delivery service is RS (the old Radio Spares company). Some of their items, such as milling cutters, can be cheaper than the more usual suppliers!

It is very difficult to keep the customer happy in any business. Word of bad service, actual or perceived, spreads rapidly and customers can have very long memories. From experiences many years ago I simply will not use one of the suppliers mentioned in this thread.

JA

The old Millhill Supplies was the best supplier I ever dealt with at either trade or private level. I could phone an order in the afternoon and receive it the next morning. Not bad for a Scottish island!

I went to the Bristol Show on Friday, as usual thoroughly enjoyable. My first call was at the RGD stand to ask for a 3/4" x 20 tpi die. None on stand but they took my order. It arrived by post today which I think is Ist class service. Nice to still have reliable, friendly retailers supplying the model industry.

Model Engineering Materials, an Ebay shop, prices were okay along with fast free delivery to the Highlands, its funny how some companies can offer free delivery while others seem to be outrageously expensive. A pit bike tyre ordered from Leeds at 4.30pm on a Friday afternoon with free delivery arrived by post the following lunchtime which was amazing especially when I've been charged £5 postage for a few 3mm magnets.

BEDE Tools from the North East..Not huge stocks as its more of a one man show..My little Amolco arrived so well packed on its own pallet I wondered what he d sent!phoned to say courier had collected and very informative to chat to..