These are the suppliers that I recommend. Being disabled I rarely manage to get out and I have found that the following suppliers are always willing to give me advice, are honest\, reasonable with their postage costs and excellent with delivery.
www.tracytools.com
Mainly engineering tools, but if you are doing any pierced turning they sell very cheap burrs.
www.toolandfixingcentre.co.uk
Great supplier for nuts, bolts etc., for when I'm building jigs or other equipment. Very helpful and friendly. Also you don't have to buy a bubble pack containing a fixed amount, only as many as you want.
www.turners-retreat.co.uk/
In these days of expensive tools and rising prices, it is refreshing to find a trader whom respects their customers enough to do a deal on order prices....
if they can. David, the Manager, has said that he will always try to help. We got a good deal, great service and fast delivery from these people, not all companies are prepared to do this.
www.axminster.co.uk
www.rutlands.co.uk
www.toolpost.co.uk
www.stilesandbates.co.uk
www.yandles.co.uk2 great woodturning shows a year. Well worth a visit. Check out their website
