Couple of things at Lidl

Lidls ....Power files today 29 quid , I bought one last time round, good tool, variable speed etc wud recommend

today

As I may have posted on here previously - 'today' only means for your small group of outlets. Other groupings could have been before 'today' or may not occur until a week or three or more in the future. No telling, so people need to watch for offers for their particular areas.

I'd not worry N.D.I.Y,

Thats down to the reader to use common sense to know that forum postings are time stamped and not omnipresent in their meaning.

Michael W

They've got a pillar drill for 60 bananas this week

3 year warranty
500W
9 speed settings and adjustable drilling depth with scale for precise drilling in woods, metals and plastics
Height-adjustable drilling table, with angle adjustment on both sides and a graduated scale
Transparent hinged chip guard, adjustable vice and safety shut-off
With a steel base for bench mounting

**LINK**

Edited By Ady1 on 31/01/2017 11:21:17

Also another entry for the most unusual adjustable spanner competition. As ever too lumpy in the wrong places and probably too hefty for the hex sizes it works with yet too weak for the hex sizes needing a handle that big.

The disk sander device might well make an excellent basis for a home brew version of the Tiplap style lathe tool sharpener. Especially if it runs well enough to take a cup wheel instead of the sanding disk plate. Don't need it but tempted to try one. Clamp and vertical mounting capability http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=41505   could be excellent for folk with limited bench space as it could be put away in cupboard or under bench when not needed. Conventional grinders need to be bolted down permanently taking up bench space.

Clive.

Edited By Clive Foster on 31/01/2017 12:40:06

My brother has one of those. There is a lot of play in the quill. There is apparently a mod online to sort it.

I would expect it to need quite a bit of modding but if the motor/top part is half decent it might be well worth the effort

I have a Clarke pillar drill which is as good as useless for this very reason... any chance you can find a link to this modification, I'd really appreciate it. Getting a decent bench drill even second-hand seems tricky unless you have lots to spend.

Oh hang on, just found this.... http://www.bedroom-workshop.com/drill-chio/0drill-chio.html

That's the mod I was always planning to get around to on my Clarke pillar drill - but as I could drill 0./8mm holes in PCBs with, I was never convinced it was a real problem. The new biggy has no shake at all.

I don't have any means to even try sawing up the casting (other than a hacksaw!) but would if I could as it's a horrible machine.

. any chance you can find a link to this modification

This Old Tony made a u-toob vid on tearing down a cheap pillar drill and rebuilding it. Could have made the quill a little larger. I don't think he was impressed even after changing parts out.

https://youtu.be/9fyzZ7NGap8

A very handy link, and I have a shaper!

It looks a lot like a unimat SL headstock kind of setup and they can run pretty smooth and quiet, that weedy drill table would need support too IMO, I have plenty of 5 or 6mm lathe belting...sooo... for sixty quid what could possibly go wrong!

edit: As long as the motor is half decent of course...

Vorwarts to victory!

Edited By Ady1 on 01/02/2017 01:27:36

I have a B&Q bench drill that I was given some years ago; it came with a "laser centre finder". Like the Lidl drill, it had a fair amount of slop in the quill, but when I took off all of the plastic casing at the front and the switch gear, I found a grub screw and locking nut. With copious amounts of grease and a bit of fiddling, I managed to reduce the play to almost nothing.

I do not whether the Lidl machine might have anything similar hidden awy.

James.

I have bought numerous items over the years and have been pleased with most of them.The ones I keep my eye out for are the double tube syringe adhesive in red for 24hr set and yellow for qhick set I am nearly out of these so I hope they come around again,I highly recomend them.The other item that I am waiting for is the magnetic tool bar which takes time to come around again.But all of the items are at a price so we shouldn't grumble if they don't meet our quality expectations.

Frank

Got the bench drill press yesterday and had a quick look. Put it together, ran it up and it seemed fine, minimal vibration

The pulleys are solid aluminium and it had a Grizzly Germany leaflet in the box

Too busy to get up close and personal at the moment but it looks very much like a no-regrets purchase, (especially where a small workshop is concerned)

Edited By Ady1 on 06/02/2017 11:15:49

I purchased a similar size drill 10 yrs,a go ina B and Q sale . It is still working fine after drilling the casting and fitting brass 4BA bolts at 120 degree spacing. Once adjusted to remove the play and the lock nuts tightened no further attention has been required.

Brian C

Lidl doing boxes of nuts cheep the noo, 2 bananas a box

m4 to m12, 128 nuts altogether, 42 self locking

I was given one of these cheap drills and it was useless.It had a tilting table so I cut the column off at about 6" removed the base from the circular collar that attaches the column to the base and one has a usable tilting table with slots for use on the mill.Removing the quill which had some play when in the head but was without play in it's bearings,it also has keyed slots which pulleys can be attached,a suitable fixture to hold it on the top slide and one has a very good toolpost drill and grinder.

Frank

I bought a set of three Lidl conical hole cutters the other day. They are High Speed Steel and I've used them on steel and copper sheet so far with no problems at all.

Brian