WC

iTrader: (28)

Anyone know *for sure* who in Oz stocks spare tips for the Hudy drivers?

Have been looking for a spare 1.5mm allen tip for yonks, but everywhere I've tried only has the full driver - if any.

black-knight

Custom Model Cars; 02 95794007

CMC are the importer, ask for darryl...

TBR

When you find out could you post if it is cheaper to buy the tip rather than the full driver. I heard that its just as expensive as getting a full driver again.

WC

iTrader: (28)

I'm suspecting it might be so...

Anyone see them on a LHS shelf anywhere? How much?
Calling CMC won't be too useful in getting me a A$ price.

Nevertheless, overseas I see the tips sold @ ~US$5, about half the price of the whole thing.


psst: I thought one wasn't to be able to BREAK these 'springsteel' things!!

BG

CMC are the importers of Hudy. They are the one's to contact for a retail price enquiry.

WC

iTrader: (28)

There is another discussion on the "Racing Lines" thread that suggested the importers don't advertise RRPs on their ads because they had no control of the prices @ LHS.

Ergo, would CMC dare to speculate on RRPs?

Besercoe

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CMC are also a retail shop front, anyone can walk off the street and pay retail price. So yes they can give you a street price.

fastolfart

They will break, their not spring steel, just hardened steel of some good quality.

We can break anything if we try.

Besercoe

iTrader: (9)

You can break anything that is only 1.5 mm, try breaking the 2mm one or even the 3mm one these things are tough.

I also broke my 1.5 mm, as of a month or so ago they had none, i actually picked up an incorrect one, the next size down

WC

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D'Oh! Apologies... from Vic.
Might be time to visit NSW again.

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Okie - I just called CMC.

Nup, no stock on the tip alone.
(Didn't sound like anyone in Oz has stock of it.)

Guy that I spoke to there suggested "there's not much difference in price between spare tip and whole driver".

I didn't want to ask him much more, its 5pm on Friday afterall.

WC

iTrader: (28)

When I bought them I was told:
1) they're springsteel, they'll never break from torsional forces (ie don't use them as a prybar),
2) there's a lifetime guarantee on that and
3) they'll never wear out

Now haha,
so much for #1
cannot find sign of #2, and
still working on #3 (but I think Hudy's winning on this).
Ahh, good old sales fluffery!!

Its definitely a twisting force that broke it too, driver wasn't bent at an angle or anything - the break is cone-shaped pointy like a pencil's tip. (Looks like the remains of the liveaxle halfshaft that we snapped on the 1:1!)

WC

iTrader: (28)

Double D'oh!!!

Forgot to ask the CMC guy if they had spare O-rings for the Hudy lathe.

Another no-findo in Melbo.

Fella

iTrader: (1)

Get the 'o' rings from any hardware store. Just take the one from your lathe in to match it up. And they are cheaper from the hardware store.

AC

lol, try and break the 5mm... I have one and it is HUGE!

WC

iTrader: (28)

I ain't breaking them; they just disappear...!

I gotta go find a better hardware store... have tried several
Bunnings in Melb and *none* of them stock o-rings...!!
Not in various sizes anyway, only 1 or 2 'standard' ones in the
bathroom plumbing sections. Oooh, and in the gardening section
as a $20 rebuild kit for a pumpsprayer. Either way wrong size.


Keeping eyes peeled for tiny mom-n-pop shop... are they any left?
(my last favourite one has gone; damned, they had
good selection of M3 fasteners too, no longer.)