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[YZ250]

machine mart £22 draper set
plenty of shops scattered about 

Just had another look at the link and might make the trek to get them, if they have them in stock.    They'll deliver but it takes up to five days. Five days is forever. 

Andy B --- Note the absence of a 9mm hex. 

[Andy B]

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Andy B --- Note the absence of a 9mm hex. 

I've got one now 

[YZ250]

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Andy B --- Note the absence of a 9mm hex. 

I've got one now 

I assumed you were sorted. My observation was merely to point out that it's not a common size, as you said. 

[Andy B]

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Andy B --- Note the absence of a 9mm hex. 

I've got one now 

I assumed you were sorted. My observation was merely to point out that it's not a common size, as you said. 

I was tempted to modify a 3/8" ..... only 1/2mm too big 

[YZ250]

Just had another look at the link and might make the trek to get them, if they have them in stock.    They'll deliver but it takes up to five days. Five days is forever. 

Machine Mart Click and collect...... 8-9 days availability.    Not having much luck am I.  I'll just order the bloody things for delivery. 

[dave the builder]

Just had another look at the link and might make the trek to get them, if they have them in stock.    They'll deliver but it takes up to five days. Five days is forever. 

Machine Mart Click and collect...... 8-9 days availability.    Not having much luck am I.  I'll just order the bloody things for delivery. 

phone up and ASK if they have stock at the branch near you 
if they say "yes" ask if someone has physically checked they have one before setting out

[YZ250]

phone up and ASK if they have stock at the branch near you 
if they say "yes" ask if someone has physically checked they have one before setting out

Thanks for the suggestion Dave.    My nearest Machine Mart is 33 miles away (Luton) so I was going to do as you suggested. Click and collect was 8-9 days wait so no quicker. I then remembered that I've got to go to Luton on Monday for my Aunts funeral, so thought it a bit annoying having to go twice within a few days. I was going to do a pick up from Luton but ordered them for delivery instead. I'd be a bit overdressed for Machine Mart on Monday.    They are due to arrive on Monday, the same day as the funeral so I won't be home. They will then be taken to some obscure location, like Milton Park mail depot, which is nearly as far from me as going to Luton. 

[TheBoy]

Helfrauds sell the 7 and 9mm allen sockets, for those poor souls with Ford/Teves callipers, which makes it easy.

[Andy B]

Helfrauds sell the 7 and 9mm allen sockets, for those poor souls with Ford/Teves callipers, which makes it easy.

I never gave them a thought .... doh!

[Diamond Black Geezer]

But it is Halfords, ask for an allen key and you'll hear the lad/lass shout to the stock room 'got a bloke here is looking for "a lenky"? never heard of one of them' 

[YZ250]

I've since established via Google that if I lived in America I could just waltz in to my local tool shack and pick up the tools I need, whereas over here we have to google who sells them, phone them to confirm actual real stock, be told we have to order the tool and then wait for it to arrive. All of the Old School places have gone around this way. I also learnt that my order would have been considerably quicker if I'd ordered from an eBay site. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I've since established via Google that if I lived in America I could just waltz in to my local tool shack and pick up the tools I need, whereas over here we have to google who sells them, phone them to confirm actual real stock, be told we have to order the tool and then wait for it to arrive. All of the Old School places have gone around this way. I also learnt that my order would have been considerably quicker if I'd ordered from an eBay site. 

Yes if you'd ordered it on Monday you'd have it by now. 

Not applicable to Eboy..... Obviously! 

[STEMO]

I've since established via Google that if I lived in America I could just waltz in to my local tool shack and pick up the tools I need, whereas over here we have to google who sells them, phone them to confirm actual real stock, be told we have to order the tool and then wait for it to arrive. All of the Old School places have gone around this way. I also learnt that my order would have been considerably quicker if I'd ordered from an eBay site. 

Yes if you'd ordered it on Monday you'd have it by now. 

Not applicable to Eboy..... Obviously! 

He doesn't understand that, if you order stuff from China, it won't be next day delivery. 

[YZ250]

The irony is that I don't need it now as I've done the job on it. My mate runs his own garage so I borrowed his complete rack of triple square bits. Just as well, as it was the M10 that I needed, not the M8. 

[TheBoy]

I've since established via Google that if I lived in America I could just waltz in to my local tool shack and pick up the tools I need, whereas over here we have to google who sells them, phone them to confirm actual real stock, be told we have to order the tool and then wait for it to arrive. All of the Old School places have gone around this way. I also learnt that my order would have been considerably quicker if I'd ordered from an eBay site. 

Yes if you'd ordered it on Monday you'd have it by now. 

Not applicable to Eboy..... Obviously! 

He doesn't understand that, if you order stuff from China, it won't be next day delivery. 

Ah, is that why Amazon Prime can't seem to deliver the next day.