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Posted by Stealth Pilot on July 20, 2008, 9:59 am
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>> I found one Oz source http://australia.rs-online.com/web/
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>> Looks like they have 3 types around $20 mark. The tools RS sells are
>> usually good quality.
>> Try p/n 251-520. I dont know where you are but they've got trade counters
>> in most cap cities and do phone orders & the online thing as well. Dont
>> know if this helps.
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>PS - I checked other places who I thought would have them (ie Blackwoods,
>Cooper Tools etc) and they did not stock anything. There are very few places
>I know of here (Australia) that sell much more than crap chinese tools. I
>dont know what your background is but you probably didnt look at RS as they
>are primarily an electronics/electrical supplier.
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Den you may have solved my problem. There is one in Osborne park. I'll
check their cattledog tomorrow at work.
Blackwoods were bought out by westfarmers as are Bunnings afaik.
they have a business model based on 20% of stock doing 80% of the
trade. so now they only stock the fast moving 20%. they have become a
joke. their cattledog entries make no mention of head weights.
Stealth Pilot
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> well it wasnt a troll it was a serious question.
>
> locally in a year of searching I havent seen a single solitary 4oz
> ball pein anywhere I've looked.
>
> the purpose was/is to do the metal forming on a set of replacement
> cowlings for an Auster J1b. these are out of aluminium with a rolled
> wire edge. my two little ball pein hammers are superb for the way I
> work but with lots of use they have rougher faces than what I'd like.
>
> what I wanted was some new hammers that I could polish the faces on
> exclusively for aircraft metal work.
>
> from the links that you guys posted I'm green with envy :-) at the
> sheer diversity of tools you guys have in america.
>
> what are we coming to in australia when you can only buy 4oz ball pein
> hammers mail order from america. <rolls eyes> when I started out to
> get some new ones I would never have believed that in a year of
> looking I'd be able to say that I still havent found any.
>
> thanks
> Stealth Pilot