Beta

Beta Tool Sale/Price Drops at Amazon

Feb 1, 2011 Stuart 1 Comment

Quite a few Beta hand tools dropped in price recently, making this a good time to pick up a few items.

Am I Missing Something? $1200 for Drill Bit Set?!

Nov 1, 2010 Stuart 7 Comments

This Beta 91 piece cobalt drill bit set costs a whopping $1213. Twelve hundred dollars for 91 twist drill bits! A quick check of a few industrial suppliers shows that a top-quality 115pc cobalt set can be found for around $800 or so. The average price for each Beta bit is as least DOUBLE that of […]

Hand Tools

Beta Tools Now Available via Small Parts & Amazon!!

Apr 23, 2009 Stuart 2 Comments

As promised a few weeks ago, Small Parts is now selling Beta tools! You can purchase these fine Italian-made tools from Small Parts’ website, or their shop on Amazon (which we find easier to navigate). I am VERY excited about this – can you tell? Oh, and if any one reading this should win the lottery, my birthday’s coming up (not […]

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