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247954 Phil Schempf <philschempf@g...> 2014‑05‑18 Re: stanley yankee 130a
I bought one of these adapters from LV so I could use hex bits in my 135
and found it a bit over sized, but a minute with a file resolved the issue-
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=57809&cat=1,43411,43417&ap
=2">http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=57809&cat=1,43411,43417&ap=2

Phil


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Don Schwartz  wrote:

> That's a decent adapter. And I was pleased to find this selection of
> Yankee-style bits hidden away on their site:
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=66021&cat=1,43411,43417"
>http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=66021&cat=1,43411,43417
>
> I keep three Yankees with Robertson Nos 1, 2 & 3 under my bench at all
> times.
>
> Don
>
> On 5/18/2014 6:26 AM, William Ghio wrote:
>
>> I keep buckets of Robinson heads is various sizes in the shop. They get
>> driven w/ a light brace and a Lee Valley adaptor: "Our hex driver has a
>> 1/4" hex socket with a rare-earth magnet in it to firmly hold any standard
>> 1/4" bit – Phillips, square-drive, posi-drive, etcetera."http://www.">http://www.
>> leevalley.c
om/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32300&cat=1,180,42337
>>
>
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