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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Mike Griffin on February 14, 2013, 03:32:02 PM

Title: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 14, 2013, 03:32:02 PM

Have any of you had trouble finding the Perma Grit Tools either on line or in the hobby shops.  Seems like it is getting hard to find anyone who carries the line.  I just ordered the hand sanding set but it is coming from Perma-Grit in England...

Mike

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Steve Helmick on February 14, 2013, 03:36:21 PM

I believe Micro-Mark is the only place to get them over here.  H^^

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 14, 2013, 04:00:50 PM

Thank you Steve.  I had a bad experience with them on a band saw a couple of years ago so I am glad I ordered where I did...

Mike

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Brett Buck on February 14, 2013, 04:03:35 PM

Quote from: Mike Griffin on February 14, 2013, 03:32:02 PM

Have any of you had trouble finding the Perma Grit Tools either on line or in the hobby shops.  Seems like it is getting hard to find anyone who carries the line.  I just ordered the hand sanding set but it is coming from Perma-Grit in England...

   You used to see them all over the place but I had to get mine from England more recently. Great tools.

   Brett

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: tom brightbill on February 14, 2013, 04:52:26 PM

Mike,  Can you please post the link that you used?  Thanks,  Tom

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Alan Resinger on February 14, 2013, 05:06:14 PM

Mike,
You can get most of the line from Aircraft Spruce.
Alan Resinger

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 14, 2013, 05:21:39 PM

That is where I got mine from Brett.  Here is the link you asked for Tom.

http://www.permagrit.com/

Thanks for the Aircraft Spruce tip Alan...
These things just do not wear out.  I have a coarse flat bar I bought years ago and am still using it.. Takes a lot of balsa off in a hurry.

Mike

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 14, 2013, 05:47:34 PM

Thanks for the source Bob....

Mike

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: proparc on February 14, 2013, 06:12:08 PM

Permagrit tools-absolute must for serious building.

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Randy Powell on February 14, 2013, 06:14:29 PM

I bought a set at a trade show about 10 years ago. Still using the same ones.

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Dan McEntee on February 14, 2013, 07:47:33 PM

  I'll have to check last years vendor list, but I think they usually have a both in the vendor buildings at Oshkosh each year. If I can lay my hands on the bookd when I get home tonight I'll check. If they display there, they must have some kind of distribution in this country.
  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: bill bischoff on February 14, 2013, 09:18:42 PM

Central Hobbies sells them, along with lots of nifty Tettra and MK stuff.

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Mike Gretz on February 15, 2013, 06:13:38 AM

Perma-Grit sanding tools are great and yes, they are made in Great Britain..  http://www.permagrit.com/ 

There's another company, in Canada, called Dura-Grit.  I've used their products too and found them to be just as good as Perma-Grit.  http://www.duragrit.com/
 

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: steven yampolsky on February 15, 2013, 06:34:52 AM

Central Hobbies in Billings, Montana has them. They specialize in RC Pattern so they are OK in my book.

http://www.centralhobbies.com/Tools/perma-00.html

While there pickup some pushrod ends. best around!

Title: Re: Perma-Grit tools
Post by: Willie Johnson on February 15, 2013, 09:04:27 AM

I got some from Wicks