For times when you may want to keep your finest drill in its finest condition, this very affordable Silverline hammer drill offers superb performance with a superb price to boot. Ideal for outdoor jobs where the elements may have their way and end up ruining electrical equipment, or for applications such as sanding which is inherently hard work on drills and by its very nature increases the volume of dust in the immediate area. These drills have everything you would expect from a drill costing much more, including keyless 1/2" chuck, hammer setting, variable speed, reversible drilling direction, auxilliary handle & a depth gauge  Various twist drill sets are listed below the hammer drill, offering a very economical way of obtaining sufficient drills to ensure that a suitable size is always to hand.  We use 'em too!!

This collection of 'Silverline' routers offers exeptionally good value, like all Silverline products. Available in two ranges, 'Hi-Spec' and 'Pro'. 

The Hi Spec version is a 1250W machine with 1/2"  and 1/4" collets, variable speed ranging from 12000-19500 rpm, up to 47 mm plunge depth, fine depth gauge and is supplied with a fence, circle cutter and guide bush.  A dust extraction port is built in.

The 'Pro' router offers an 1800 watt motor with 'soft start' and variable speed from 9000 - 23000 rev/min.  It is supplied with 1/2", 8 mm and 1/4" collets and has a plunge depth of 60 mm as well as a turret depth stop, fine adjuster and dust extraction port.  The router is supplied with a parallel fence and both 18 mm and 30 mm guide bushes.

These 'sawtooth' Forstner bits are all long shanked, all sizes having a minimum length of 150mm. Supplied by Planet Manufacturing, they are suitable for all types of wood and all applications, including end grain boring. Overlapping holes are easily produced. All these 'sawtooth' forstner bits are all also resharpenable, thus increasing their working life. Available in both imperial and metric sizes, as listed.  An excellent range which means that you should be able to find one to create a recess for "first fixing" to suit your chuck.

These bargain Forstner bits are titanium coated for extended life. The set includes 7 of the most popular sizes used. Also listed is the 50mm version which is useful for creating a 'first fixing' recess for use with certain woodturning dovetail chucks: likewise the 40 mm which creates a hole that will drop onto 1½" jaw sets.  Other chucks may require the use of larger bits, as listed above.

These countersinks are based on the snail design which make them suited for use in all natural timbers and composite boards. The central flute clears waste efficiently even when countersinking at maximum diameter. These countersinks can be resharpened, simply by using a diamond lap through the flute hole.

These countersinks are feature a single flute to prooduce clean, chatterproof countersinks in timbers of all types.  Claimed by its maker Jerry Beall to be the best on the market and, knowing Jerry, it probably is.  Being of generous size it will countersink holes up to a full 1" (25 mm) diameter yet can be used right down to pin-size holes.  The chamfer produced is 82 degrees, making it ideal for countersinking screw heads.  The integral shank is 3/8" diameter to fit in most hand braces, pistol drills or a drill press.

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