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Post by mysty on Jan 29, 2023 23:42:01 GMT 1
I would have thought at that price it would not screw long screws into douglas pine. |
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Post by pcpa on Jan 30, 2023 1:37:32 GMT 1
Thats why they put insulation on wiring, to keep the smoke in!
When you have to buy a tool for a site job and you already have a decent one but not with you it makes sense to buy crap & throw it away afterwards if it has not already self destructed or add it to the pile of other crap tools.
Whare are you sleeping, eating, bathing etc when on these jobs?
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Post by Polarengineer on Jan 30, 2023 7:03:56 GMT 1
Judging by Mysty's pace of life, he doen't have time for all that nonsense.
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Post by annabellespapa on Jan 30, 2023 7:50:47 GMT 1
pcpa- I only mentioned it being Parkside for reference, I am a Makita fan myself having worked with their rechargeable drills for over 25 years, I must have 6 that are still working/charging (some batteries and even chargers lost along the way) but my tool kit that I travel with is getting too big for the car and I have to do a cull and that Parkside drill with its adaptors could mean I could leave a few items at home when I travel to France. I am not renovating like you are, just maintaining so hopefully this will fit the bill, fingers crossed.
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Post by lapourtaider on Jan 30, 2023 8:10:37 GMT 1
Don't worry AP, your Parkside will be more than up to the job. I buy Parkside regularly myself and have so far found them to be very robust. In a recent consumer test on a TV program (can't remember which) they tested a Parkside small drill against it's nearest Bosch equivalent (it wasn't a direct match which favoured the Bosch product). The Parkside more than held it's own. It was a drill I have myself and concurred with their conclusions.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 30, 2023 13:41:08 GMT 1
Sounds like a good choice for you AP in those circumstances, I looked at them and decided they would not be robust enough (for my use) and that in all their functions they would be a compromise.
As a long term Bosch Pro user, getting there after trying most other brands I bought a Parkside Delta sander because it is close to identical to the Bosch and even uses an almost identical model reference, after years of use I am convinced it was made on the same production line but with a slightly different moulded casing, it perform like and has lasted as long as a Bosch, the clincher is that it came with a 4m flexible mains lead that did not harden long term, that is a keynote Bosch pro clue, it costs more to produce and the cases have to be bigger to accommodate it, something that even other makes don't do let alone the clone makers.
So when I see a Parkside mains power tool I look for the length of the power cord, if its 4m I open the box and see how flexible it is, does it carry any UL markings etc. Not much help regarding the cordless tools.
I bought a mains sabre saw from Aldi recently for €19.99, the new model (also 850watts) claimed to have a much bigger cutting capacity but the only difference was the length of the blades supplied, the power, stroke was identical as was the casing, switch etc.
I am re-investing in renovation tools again, given the cost of cordless and the weight and lack of power compared to mains I am buying mains tools for anything that is not in regular use and where the power cable is not too much of a problem.
Cordless I have a Combi drill, impact screwdriver and 1/2" impact wrench, both recent purchases. I might consider a cordless circular saw and sabre saw but Bosch ones are very expensive.
I was going to seriously consider changing to Parkside and getting a range of tools but at that point Lidl seemed to have dropped their focus on DIY products, I have not seen any in the publicité catalogues since October or November, before that there would be a couple of pages of DIY tool arrivages every week.
I think they have decided to pitch for different new customer groups.
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Post by beejay on Jan 30, 2023 16:10:23 GMT 1
I was going to seriously consider changing to Parkside and getting a range of tools but at that point Lidl seemed to have dropped their focus on DIY products, I have not seen any in the publicité catalogues since October or November, before that there would be a couple of pages of DIY tool arrivages every week.
Perhaps your area has decided to stop pub?
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Post by mysty on Jan 30, 2023 18:04:10 GMT 1
Thats why they put insulation on wiring, to keep the smoke in! When you have to buy a tool for a site job and you already have a decent one but not with you it makes sense to buy crap & throw it away afterwards if it has not already self destructed or add it to the pile of other crap tools. Whare are you sleeping, eating, bathing etc when on these jobs? Hotels and Mcdonalds. |
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Post by mysty on Jan 30, 2023 18:05:33 GMT 1
Judging by Mysty's pace of life, he doen't have time for all that nonsense. We are on a four day break  |
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Post by annabellespapa on Jan 30, 2023 18:32:52 GMT 1
I hope the Parkside drill works out as they have a range (from time to time) of potentially useful products compatible with the rechargeable batteries for small jobs. The one I mentioned was €79.99 but with the battery and charger. I recently bought this refurbished mini WORX chainsaw, it is absolutely excellent and the battery tells you how much charge is left, just did some laurel hedge cutting and this was a joy to use along with my hedge cutter and large petrol chainsaw, it is currently out of stock but keep an eye out, I have also used it on a few small DIY jobs where I would of used a saw or electric jigsaw. The only improvement they could make it to have a self lubricating chain attachment but no bother really, I put some chain oil (actually vegetable oil) in a jar with a brush inside and every 5-10 mins brushed it on the chain. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225013816291 |
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Post by robertarthur on Jan 30, 2023 19:08:32 GMT 1
@ Annabellespapa, so far nothing to complain about my new Parkside drill. Others here: Makita and mains lead: Metabo, Hilti. An excerpt not from 'A Teenage Opera' (grocer Jack) but from a consumer test, 36 models behind a paywall. Elsewhere I found two of them compared, a translation. |
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Post by pcpa on Jan 30, 2023 21:12:42 GMT 1
I was going to seriously consider changing to Parkside and getting a range of tools but at that point Lidl seemed to have dropped their focus on DIY products, I have not seen any in the publicité catalogues since October or November, before that there would be a couple of pages of DIY tool arrivages every week.
Perhaps your area has decided to stop pub?
No I get the Lidl pub every week.
Famous last words and all that, guess what came with their pub today? - A bloomin great catalogue of arrivage of purely DIY stuff!
That multi-drill is €54.99 but without battery or charger, both of those are really expensive now, they have followed the strategy of the Marques.
The only really good deal for a very good bit of kit is the gasless mig welder on the back page for €79.99, I bought one last year for €99.99 and it is superb, well as good as it could be within the limitations of gasless mig welding, I replaced 90% of the deck metal on my ride on mower, it looked perfect when I bought it, just a bit of paint lifting, by the time I got home the trailer was full of rusty crusty pieces of what were once metal and it looked like a colander  .
The remaining metal was wafer thin but I managed to seam weld it on the lowest setting.
A complete waste of a week mind you.
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Post by Polarengineer on Jan 30, 2023 23:25:54 GMT 1
I should like to know of this gasless MIG welder (the clue is in the mIG - inert gas) sounds like hot air.
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Post by robertarthur on Jan 30, 2023 23:51:08 GMT 1
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Post by pcpa on Jan 31, 2023 0:22:43 GMT 1
I dont choose the generic names of products, any welder that uses molten flux creates gas.
I smuggled over a full full sized Argoshield cylinder but will have zero chance of getting it refilled or being able to source or afford the equivalent in France, I very nearly brought over the full sized oxy acetylene cylinders as well but having not used them for a decade and the consequences of them being found I decided to return them to BOC.
I did bring over my Portapak (bought new in 1978) and empty cylinders, there is a place in Spain that will refill any cylinder.
The gasless mig works very very well, far better than I could have hoped for, you cant really use MIG outside in windy conditions, the gasless one you can.
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