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Princess Auto in Canada sells similar "security bits" as the Jaycar parts. They also have tapered reamers and "dremel" tools etc at reasonable prices if you are looking for inexpensive but not necessarily high quality.
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Princess Auto in Canada sells similar "security bits" as the Jaycar parts. They also have tapered reamers and "dremel" tools etc at reasonable prices if you are looking for inexpensive but not necessarily high quality.
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