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PB Swiss Tools Unlimited Guarantee

Unlimited Guarantee

PB Swiss Tools provides a lifetime^ warranty covering material and manufacturing defects.

This Guarantee only includes PB Swiss Tools items purchased through P&A Engineering Supplies within Australia.

Every warranty claim is referred to the importers for PB Swiss Tools and ultimately, the manufacturer themselves. The final decision is up to them, not P&A Engineering Supplies.

General wear, tear and improper usage are not covered by the warranty.

Please read more information here

^’life-time’ refers to the usual life expectancy of the tool and not e.g. the human life. 

Hear what our customers have to say!

“I was amazed at the quality of the PB Swiss Tooling. My team has now been using the PB Swiss Tooling for all of our plumbing needs and we love it.” – Danny from DND Wicks Plumbing

“As builders, we are rough on our tools – that’s why we choose the best. All of the hand tools are exceptional on our job sites. Thanks for the PB Swiss Tools guys” – DGS Projects

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P&A Engineering Supplies Welcomes Hammersly Australia – Chemical Product Specialists

“Hammersley is a world leader in the chemical specialty industry.”

At P&A Engineering Supplies, we aim to provide our customers with the very best chemicals and specialist maintenance products. Our customer base extends from the Mines of Muswellbrook, to the manufacturing shops of the Hunter Valley to the hobbyist machinists in their Newcastle Garages. 

Hammersly Australia LogoP&A Engineering Supplies Logo

As an offical dealer of Hammersly Australia products, we can help all engineering faculties with chemical products in the following (but not limited to) industries and applications:

  • Automotive industry
  • Hospitals and health care
  • Laundries
  • Restaurants, bars and food processing 
  • Primary industry and agricultural
  • Engineering, mining, manufacturing and heavy industry.

Like ourselves, Hammersly is an Australian owned and operated company located to the east of our business (in Edgeworth) on Kooragang Island in Newcastle, New South Wales. 

Newcastle NSW Aerial Photograph

Our office is located just off the M1 (at Edgeworth NSW), making it a transport hub, with easy access to Kooragand Island – the largest tonnage export port in New South Wales, Newcastle Airport and a few hours north of Sydney. 

With relics of our BHP steelworks past and with the mines to the north, Hammersly and P&A Engineering Supplies is a formidable force within Newcastle – one of Australia’s largest manufacturing regional market. 

We can supply chemical products Australia wide at competitive prices. 

Shop online below or contact our Newcastle office on 02 4954 4156

Introducing PRO Form Automotive

PRO Form Automotive products are built for luxury car distributors by a world renowned performance orientated chemical supply business. When quality counts, PRO Form Automotive makes products you and your business can rely on. The comprehensive range offers full service care and maintenance products to make your vehicles pop.

Mine Dust Suppression 

A key range within Hammersly is the Mine Dust Suppression technology. They provide comprehensive solutions for:

  • Underground mining dust reduction

  • Open cut mining dust suppression

  • Mine site haulage dust suppression

  • Coal stockpile, conveyers belts and coal loader dust suppression systems

Keep your team’s health and the environment as key priorities on your worksite by utilising advanced dust suppression technology from Hammersly. 

View the entire range below

 
1 LT Concentrate
1 LT Dish Glo
1 LT Dog Wash
1 LT Fabricon
1 LT Flea Free Dog Shampoo
1 LT Florene Tropical Vanilla
1 LT Genesis
1 LT Horse Wash
1 LT Hydrosolv
1 LT Truck and Car Wash and Wax
1 LT Tuff Stuff
10 LT Fuel Injector Cleaner
100 ML Anti Bacterial Gel
1000 LT Bio Wash Unperfumed
1000 LT Concentrate
1000 LT Dustat
1000 LT Fleet Wash
1000 LT Florene Eucalyptus
1000 LT Heavy Duty Degreaser
1000 LT Hydrosolv
1000 LT Multrex
1000 LT Sodium Hydroxide 30%
1000 LT TN 500
2 KG Bio San
2 KG Bucket Chlor-San T
2 KG Command
2 KG Dish Gleam
20 LT Alkasan CL
20 LT Alloy Wheel Cleaner
20 LT Aquatek
20 LT Aquatron
20 LT Body and Hair Wash
20 LT Bonus
20 LT Brake and Parts Cleaner
20 LT Brake and Parts Cleaner Flammable
20 LT Carbon Flush
20 LT Chem Steam
20 LT Chem-1 with Quat
20 LT Citra Kleen E
20 LT Cleen Hands
20 LT Combi King
20 LT Concentrate
20 LT Control
20 LT CSD 04
20 LT DC 186 Degreaser
20 LT Descale 41
20 LT Descale C50
20 LT Dish Glo
20 LT Dog Wash
20 LT Dustat
20 LT Dynaclean Plus
20 LT Eclipse Bathroom Cleaner
20 LT Emulsifier IPA
20 LT Engine Flush
20 LT Ezee Sheen
20 LT F210 Odour Control
20 LT Fabricon
20 LT Fast Car Wash
20 LT Flea Free Dog Shampoo
20 LT Fleet Wash
20 LT Florene Eucalyptus
20 LT Florene Pot Pourri
20 LT Florene Tropical Vanilla
20 LT Fuel Injector Cleaner
20 LT Genesis
20 LT Glass Polish
20 LT Glazene
20 LT Glisten
20 LT Han D
20 LT Heavy Duty Degreaser
20 LT Hi Gene
20 LT Hibi Tec
20 LT Hibitron
20 LT Horse Wash
20 LT Hydrochloric Acid
20 LT Hydrosolv
20 LT Hydrosolv Ready to Use
20 LT Interior Cleaner
20 LT Liquid Chlorine Bleach
20 LT Mag Magic
20 LT Master Touch
20 LT Master Wax
20 LT Methylated Spirits
20 LT Multrex
20 LT Non Solvent Dewaxer
20 LT NS 22
20 LT NS 25
20 LT NS 25 Solvent
20 LT NS13 Solvent
20 LT NS14 Solvent
20 LT NS36 Solvent
20 LT Nutra Gel
20 LT Nutra Gel Medicated
20 LT Phosphex
20 LT Pool Chlorine
20 LT Premium Car Polish
20 LT Premium Car Wash
20 LT Prohance 10
20 LT Prohance 12
20 LT Prohance 8
20 LT Protol Part A
20 LT Protol Part B
20 LT Pure Distilled Water
20 LT Pyramine
20 LT Renew It
20 LT Sanophene
20 LT Sanophene Odourless
20 LT Scalex
20 LT Showroom Shine
20 LT Silasheen
20 LT Silquest
20 LT Sodium Hydroxide 30%
20 LT Sodium Hydroxide 50%
20 LT Solvent Degreaser
20 LT Solvent Dewaxer
20 LT Sparkle
20 LT Spray San
20 LT Supa Kleen
20 LT TN 500
20 LT Trete Crete
20 LT Trust
20 LT Tuff Stuff
20 LT Tydee
20 LT Tyre Sheen
20 LT UltraKlenz
20 LT Wash and Wax
20 LT Waterless Car Wash
20 LT White Knight
20 LT Windscreen Wash Additive
20 LT Wisp Apple
20 LT Wisp Citrus
20 LT Wisp Sandlewood
20 LT Wisp Tropical Vanilla
20 LT Workshop Genie
20 LT Yield
205 LT Alloy Wheel Cleaner
205 LT Aquatek
205 LT Bonus
205 LT Cleen Hands
205 LT Concentrate
205 LT DC 186 Degreaser
205 LT Dish Glo
205 LT Dustat
205 LT Ezee Sheen
205 LT Fast Car Wash
205 LT Fleet Wash
205 LT Florene Eucalyptus
205 LT Glass Polish
205 LT Glisten
205 LT Heavy Duty Degreaser
205 LT Hi Gene
205 LT Hibi Tec
205 LT Hibitron
205 LT Hydrosolv
205 LT Interior Cleaner
205 LT Mag Magic
205 LT Multrex
205 LT NS13 Solvent
205 LT NS14 Solvent
205 LT NS25 Solvent
205 LT NS36 Solvent
205 LT Phosphex
205 LT Premium Car Polish
205 LT Premium Car Wash
205 LT Protol Part A
205 LT Pyramine
205 LT Renew It
205 LT Rim Life
205 LT Sanophene
205 LT Sanophene Odourless
205 LT Scalex
205 LT Silquest
205 LT Sodium Hydroxide 30%
205 LT Sodium Hypochlorite
205 LT Solvent Degreaser
205 LT Solvent Dewaxer
205 LT Trete Crete
205 LT Trust
205 LT Tydee
205 LT Tyre Sheen
205 LT Wash and Wax
205 LT Waterless Car Wash
205 LT Windscreen Wash Additive
205 LT Wisp Tropical Vanilla
205 LT Workshop Genie
205 LT Yield
205LT Aquatron
25 KG Bio San
25 KG Chlor-San T
25 KG Citric Acid
25 KG Command
25 KG DC 20
25 KG Dish Gleam
25 KG Hot Wash
25 KG SC239
300 ML Air Conditioner Decontaminator
300 ML Auto Transmission Treatment
300 ML Diesel Treatment
300 ML Engine Flush
300 ML Engine Oil Treatment
300 ML Engine Stop Leak
300 ML Fuel Injector Cleaner
300 ML Lifter Plus
300 ML Petrol Treatment
300 ML Radiator Flush
300 ML Transmission and Power Steering Flush
5 KG Dish Gleam
5 LT 5% Liquid Chlorine Bleach
5 LT Alkasan CL
5 LT Alloy Wheel Cleaner
5 LT Aquatek
5 LT Aquatron
5 LT Body and Hair Wash (Empowered)
5 LT Bonus
5 LT Chem Steam
5 LT Citra Kleen E
5 LT Cleen Hands
5 LT Combi King
5 LT Concentrate
5 LT Control
5 LT CSD 04
5 LT DC 186 Degreaser
5 LT Descale C50
5 LT Dish Glo
5 LT Dog Wash
5 LT Dynaclean Plus
5 LT Eclipse Bathroom Cleaner
5 LT Ezee Sheen
5 LT F210 Odour Control
5 LT Fabricon
5 LT Fast Car Wash
5 LT Flea Free Dog Shampoo
5 LT Fleet Wash
5 LT Florene Eucalyptus
5 LT Florene Pot Pourri
5 LT Florene Tropical Vanilla
5 LT Genesis
5 LT Glazene
5 LT Glisten
5 LT Green Shower Gel
5 LT Han D
5 LT Heavy Duty Degreaser
5 LT Hi Gene
5 LT Hibi Tec
5 LT Hibitron
5 LT Horse Wash
5 LT Hydrochloric Acid
5 LT Hydrosolv
5 LT Hydrosolv Ready to Use
5 LT Interior Cleaner
5 LT Liquid Chlorine Bleach
5 LT Mag Magic
5 LT Master Touch
5 LT Master Wax
5 LT Methylated Spirits IMS
5 LT Multrex
5 LT Non Solvent Dewaxer
5 LT NS13 Solvent
5 LT NS14 Solvent
5 LT NS25 Solvent
5 LT NS36 Solvent
5 LT Nutra Gel
5 LT Nutra Gel Medicated
5 LT Phosphex
5 LT Pool Chlorine
5 LT PPF Octane Booster
5 LT Premium Car Polish
5 LT Premium Car Wash
5 LT Prohance 10
5 LT Prohance 12
5 LT Prohance 8
5 LT Protol Part A
5 LT Pure Distilled Water
5 LT Pyramine
5 LT Renew It
5 LT Sanophene
5 LT Sanophene Odourless
5 LT Scalex
5 LT Showroom Shine
5 LT Silquest
5 LT Sodium Hypochlorite
5 LT Solvent Degreaser
5 LT Solvent Dewaxer
5 LT Sparkle
5 LT Spray San
5 LT Supa Kleen
5 LT Trete Crete
5 LT Trust
5 LT Tuff Stuff
5 LT Tydee
5 LT Tyre Sheen
5 LT UltraKlenz
5 LT UltraStat
5 LT Wash and Wax
5 LT White Knight
5 LT Windscreen Wash Additive
5 LT Wisp Apple
5 LT Wisp Citrus
5 LT Wisp Sandlewood
5 LT Wisp Tropical Vanilla
5 LT Workshop Genie
5 LT X55 Solvent
5 LT Yield
500 ML Anti Bacterial Gel
500 ML Body and Hair Wash
500 ML Combi King
500 ML Eclipse Bathroom Cleaner
500 ML Glisten
500 ML Han D
500 ML Hi Gene
500 ML Hydrosolv Ready to Use
500 ML Master Touch
500 ML Nutra Gel
500 ML Spray San
500 ML White Knight
500 ML Wisp Tropical Vanilla
9 KG Bio San
9 KG Chlor-San T
9 KG Command
9 KG Hot Wash
9 KG SC239
900 GR Chlor-San T
900 GR SC239
Obsolete Entry Glass Polish
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19 Reasons Why Taps Break and Fail

There is a plethora of reasons why Taps fail in the workplace. Here are a few common reasons why, from our friends at ‘The Tap and Die Company:’

 


 1.  Tap out of alignment with the hole or tap not running true

 2.  Feed pressure incorrect producing thin or deformed threads

 3.  Core hole too small

 4.  Incorrect tap for the material.

     a) Cutting rake too great b) Incorrect thread relief c) Chamfer lead too short

 5.  Incorrect sharpening eg. chamfer relief uneven or excessive

 6.  Tap hitting bottom of a blind hole

 7.  Tap reversed carelessly

 8.   Lubrication lacking or of wrong quality

 9.   Material too hard or abrasive of the type of tap


 10. Speed too fast leads to a poor thread finish

 11. Tap requires resharpening


 12. Tap flutes blocked with swarf

 13. Blind hole: Below 4mm if tapping depth is more than 3/4” thread length, tap may break by chip clogging or  tap may break by hitting bottom

 14. Deep hole tapping: If tapping depth is more than thread length, tap may break by chip clogging

  15. In a punched hole the diameter of the hole reduces from top to bottom  hence material tend to grip the tap resulting in breakage of the tap

 16. The tap may break while reversing if jerk is given while reversing

 17. It is recommended to use proper coolant while tapping, as use of coolant reduces friction during tapping & reduces heat generation during tapping which subsequently reduces the property of welding build-up edge formation

 18. Improper drill size – only ‘recommended tapping drills’ (shown on lefthand side) should be used

 19. Tap may break during tapping, if cutting load is going beyond torsional strength of the tap ie. due to excessive torque

Make sure you are careful and take time with your job to ensure you do not break equipment or compromise your safety. We get phone calls all the time from customers who break their taps! Do it once, do it well!

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Reamer Drill Guide

This table, brought to you by P&A Engineering Supplies shows you what size hole you should drill to suit each reamer. When reaming, it is important to be precise and delicate with your job.

 

DIAMETER OF REAMER

PREDRILLING DIAMETER

Two-flute drill

Core Drill

mm

inch

mm

inch

mm

inch

2 – 6

1/16 – 15/64

-0.2

-.008

-0.2

-.008

6 – 10

15/64 – 25/64

-0.3

-.012

-0.25

-.010

10 – 14

25/64 – 9/16

-0.4

-.016

-0.25

-.010

14 – 18

9/16 – 23/32

-0.5

-.020

-0.3

-.012

18 – 30

23/32 – 1.3/16

-0.6

-.024

-0.4

-.016

30 – 50

1.3/16 – 2

-1.0

-.040

-0.5

-.020

 

Sourced from http://www.tapdie.com/

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5 Tips for using an Angle Grinder

1. Keep your grinding wheel sharp.

You can use a dressing stone, which is a solid block of hard abrasive that allows you to keep your grinding discs sharp and bring them back to life. 

2. Don’t apply pressure to the cutting wheel

Let the wheel cut for you.

3. Do not use shims

Use the proper size grinding wheel to the hub of your machine. 

4. See where your sparks are going

Spark flow is a potential hazard. Ensure there are no humans and nothing flammable in your spark flow. 

5. Be Safe

Use the correct tool for the job. Remember to use PPE and utilise a guard on your grinder. 

 

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Tapping The Perfect Thread

When tapping or creating an internal thread, you should employ the use of three specialized taps in order to create the perfect thread and highest quality job. 

1. Taper Taps:

 

2. Plug Taps:

 

3. Bottoming Taps:

 

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CNC G & M Codes

G Codes

GOO Linear Rapid Positioning
G01 Linear Feed Interpolation
G02 CW Circular/Helical Interpolation
G03 CCW Circular/Helical Interpolation
GO4 Dwell
G05 High Speed Cycle Machining
G06 NURBS Machining
G07 Imaginary Axis Designation
G08 Fast Cornering Mode
G09 Exact Stop
G10 Offset Value Setting
Gll Offset Value Setting Cancel
G15 Polar coordinates command cancel
G16 Polar coordinates command
G17 XY Plane Selection
G18 ZX Plane Selection
G19 YZ Plane Selection
G20 Input in inch
G21 Input in mm
G22 Stored Stoke Limit On
G23 Stored Stoke Limit Off
G24 Circular Pocket Clear
G25 Circular Finish Inside
G26 Circular Finish Outside
G27 Reference Point Return Check
G28 Return to Reference Point
G29 Return from Reference Point
G30 Return to 2nd, 3rd & 4th Reference Point
G31 Skip Function
G32 Z to Tool Change
G33 Thread Cutting
G34 Rectangular Pocket Clear
G35 Rectangular Finish Inside
G36 Rectangular Finish Outside
G39 Comer Offset Circular Interpolation
G40 Cutter Compensation Cancel
G41 Cutter Compensation Left
G42 Cutter Compensation Right
G43 Tool Length Compensation + Direction
G44 Tool Length Compensation – Direction
G45 Tool Offset Increase
G46 Tool Offset Decrease
G47 Tool Offset Double Increase
G48 Tool Offset Double Decrease
G49 Tool Length Compensation Cancel
G50 Scaling Off
G51 Scaling On
G52 Local Coordinate System Setting
G53 Machine Coordinate System Selection
G54 Work Coordinate System 1 Selection
G55 Work Coordinate System 2 Selection
G56 Work Coordinate System 3 Selection
G57 Work Coordinate System 4 Selection
G58 Work Coordinate System 5 Selection
G59 Work Coordinate System 6 Selection
G60 Single Direction Positioning
G61 Exact Stop Mode
G62 Automatic Comer Override
G63 Tapping Mode
G64 Cutting Mode
G65 Simple Macro Call
G66 Custom Macro Modal Call
G67 Custom Macro Modal Call Cancel
G68 Coordinate System Rotation
G69 Coordinate System Rotation Cancel
G70 Input in inch
G71 Input in mm
G73 Peck Drilling Cycle
G74 Counter Tapping Cycle
G76 Fine Boring
G80 Canned Cycle Cancel
G81 Drilling Cycle, Spot Boring
G82 Drilling Cycle, Counter Boring
G83 Peck Drilling Cycle
G84 Tapping Cycle
G85 Boring Cycle – Feed Out
G86 Boring Cycle – Stop, Rapid Out
G87 Back Boring Cycle
G88 Boring Cycle
G89 Boring Cycle – Dwell, Feed Out
G90 Absolute Programming
G91 Incremental Programming
G92 Programming Of Absolute Zero Point
G94 Feed Per Minute
G95 Feed Per Revolution
G96 Constant Surface Speed Control
G97 Constant Surface Speed Control Cancel
G98 Return To Initial Point In Canned Cycle
G99 Return To Ref Point In Canned Cycle

M Codes

MOO PROGRAM STOP

MO1 OPTIONAL STOP

MO2 END OF PROGRAM – STOP

MO3 SPINDLE ON CW

MO4 SPINDLE ON CCW

MO5 SPINDLE STOP

MO6 TOOL CHANGE

MO7 COOLANT ON – MIST

MO8 COOLANT ON – FLOOD

MO9 COOLANT OFF

M13 SPINDLE ON CW – WITH COOLANT

M14 SPINDLE ON CCW – WITH COOLANT

M15 SPINDLE STOP – WITH COOLANT

M19 SPINDLE ORIENTATION ON

M20 SPINDLE ORIENTATION OFF

M21 TABLE ROTATE CW/TOOL MAGAZINE RIGHT

M22 TABLE ROTATE CCW/TOOL MAGAZINE LEFT

M23 C- AXIS ENABLE/TOOL MAGAZINE UP

M24 C-AXIS DISABLE/TOOL MAGAZINE DOWN

M25 TAILSTOCK ENGAGED/TOOL CLAMP

M26 TAILSTOCK RETRACTED/TOOL UNCLAMP

M27 CLUTCH NEUTRAL ON

M28 CLUTCH NEUTRAL OFF

M30 END OF PROGRAM – STOP AND REWIND

MS8 CALL SUBPROGRAM

M99 END SUBPROGRAM