Paulfc Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 I’ve just noticed Lidl have some tools becoming available from this Sunday, 21/3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Paulfc said: I’ve just noticed Lidl have some tools becoming available from this Sunday, 21/3. https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/c/diy-tools/c1819/w1 Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Oooo! Double bench grinder £19.99 , multimeter £9.99. detail sander £12.99. Might be going out! Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Useful, of I didn't have them already. The IR thermometer, the multimeter (I note it has an 'acoustic' continuity tester,which mine doesn't), and the digital vernier gauge (although at £8, I wonder - mine cost £25! But the grinder even at £20? 200W - that's the power of a bright light bulb! Mine is - I forget - but it won't take more than gentle pressure on the work piece without slowing to a standsill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Don't think they have 200W light bulbs anymore? And it depends what you want to grind? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Always good a bench grinder. Swap one of the grinding wheels with a wire wheel. Great for cleaning up rusty parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Or a polishing wheel... shines up brass parts in a blink. Wonder what their digital calipers are like? They look the same as the ones I binned a week ago, which were incredibly inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 I bought a cheap digital vernier and IR temp gauge from Lidl a few years ago. Both have proved useful and are still giving good service. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 I have an earlier DVM and it is very good. Go for the multimeter. At 200W the bench grinder is too small. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 What I was looking at is W/C 23??. 1/2" 20V Cordless Impact Driver?. £60 all but coppers. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulfc Posted March 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Check out the car care section too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 I use an old low powered bench grinder for my wire brush, if something does get caught it stops quick . The ones at work will have your fingers. Light brushing on the left. I should change the right one for a mop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 hours ago, RogerH said: At 200W the bench grinder is too small. IT DEPENDS WHAT YOU WANT TO GRIND!!! Man's stuff, steel, concrete, rock, NO! but plastic, wood, small things, ideal. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 3 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: Don't think they have 200W light bulbs anymore? And it depends what you want to grind? Doug An axe.... Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Quote An axe.... To grind an axe you need a water lubricated wheel, otherwise it will lose it's temper. I have the vernier callipers and they work just fine. When I bought them I didn't expect to use them much but I'm always reaching for them. C, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 10 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: IT DEPENDS WHAT YOU WANT TO GRIND!!! Man's stuff, steel, concrete, rock, NO! but plastic, wood, small things, ideal. db plastic, wood, any soft shouldn't go on a grind wheel - but I get your drift. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Casper - Guess what?? Went to Lidl yesterday. Came back with a water lubricated grinding wheel which also has a dry stone. Bought it to sharpen my axe and garden cutters etc. Works well. I think it was on the specials sheet 2 weeks ago. It was the last one in the store but still sealed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Quote water lubricated grinding wheel Ideal for chisels and bench tools. I have one too. For Axes, I normally I use a water lubricated canoe stone or axe puck but if the edge is in a poor state my go-to method for axes and similar is an 80 grit angle grinder flap wheel. Pretty aggressive when new but soon calm down and, if you keep it moving, it doesn't overheat the edge. It's not just the edge that matters, pay attention to the shoulders behind the edge. I do like my edge tools sharp and I am soon due to give a session on tool maintenance to the apprentices at the local country park (not the first and I do maintain their tools). C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Casper said: I am soon due to give a session on tool maintenance to the apprentices at the local country park (not the first and I do maintain their tools). C. Just noticed you're in Swanage; are you close to Corfe and Corfe Castle? Love that place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 14 hours ago, JohnD said: Useful, of I didn't have them already. The IR thermometer, the multimeter (I note it has an 'acoustic' continuity tester,which mine doesn't), and the digital vernier gauge (although at £8, I wonder - mine cost £25! But the grinder even at £20? 200W - that's the power of a bright light bulb! Mine is - I forget - but it won't take more than gentle pressure on the work piece without slowing to a standsill The verniers are probably as good as any of the unbranded type. And they all break when you drive over them! Actually, they are very good. I have a 350w grinder which seems pretty strong. I have used a friends 200W and yes, it struggles if you press on it, but for most things it will be fine. On mine I have a wire brush at one end which is fabulous for cleaning stuff and indeed great for finishing after I have cut a bolt or whatever. But the less powerful bench grinders won't work with a brush. What people may have missed is under the "car care" bit. They have rechargeable work lights. I recently bought one VERY similar to the lidl one (£7) but mine is a sealey/rolson at about twice that. And it really is VERY good. Think I may pop in and grab a couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 I hate blunt cutting tools but always had a problem getting a consistent edge. Dug out my old chisel sharpening guide last year while working on the hardtop and actually learned how to use it. Always found difficulty getting the first angle prior to honing as I knew the heat of using a dry stone at speed would ruin the temper (joke goes in here??) of the steel. Hope the wet stone will solve this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Us "Po People"😢, just keep an old tin of water to hand, Keep dippin`. And a 60+ year old Flat Oil Whetstone. Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 No one would buy an angle grinder that was less than 500Watts, my DeWalt is 900W and they can go up to 2,500W! Are bench grinders underpowered because that's the way they always were? Why aren't they more powerful? Ok, they would be more expensive, but 200W isn't enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 I still have my Dad's old oilstone along with one other (same vintage) that was left in the shed when we moved to the current address 25 years ago. The modern one that I bought, for some reason is not as good quality, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Quote Swanage; are you close to Corfe and Corfe Castle? Love that place... Closer to the sea. Note my profile pic. Further thread drift alert! BTW, Colin, the first of our Swanage Festivals to announce this year is the folk Festival: Swanage Folk Festival to go ahead but jazz festival bows out for 2021 – Swanage News Swanage Folk Festival C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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