Couple of things at Lidl

For easy separation and homogenous joining of steel, stainless steel, etc

Separation? does it do plasma cutting or sumfink??

Anyways, we shall see

Separation? does it do plasma cutting or sumfink??

Not according to the blurb, but that is not to say it could not be converted I suppose...

It has an indicated duty cycle of 60% @ full current and 100% @ 62A. Protected by a thermal overheat trip which presumably resets itself (but switching the supply will bring on the 'run' light but it will not weld).

Welding mask is not as bad I I have encountered, but is frankly rubbish. Yes, it will work but it will be kept as a 'looker on' mask. No disposable protective cover for the welding glass - they just say replace if scratched/spatte

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The earth clamp is up to normal naff standard, a little better than a cheap set of halford jump leads but not useful for anything more than a mickey mouse operation, I would suggest. I daresay I will change both the earth clamp and the elecrode holder before long (just got to be careful of the warranty, I suppose).

It indicates it will weld 2.5mm electrodes - but not for long at a time, perhaps.

I bought some 2mm rods to try it (currently £3 a kilo at lidl), as my smallest rods are 3.2mm.

I might have a play with it later today, if I have any charged cells for my auto welding hood.

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Edited By not done it yet on 11/05/2017 13:19:07

I'd be interested to hear if it has an effective anti-stick function.

pgk

A fair bit of my welding has an anti-stick function, why should other people not be able to replicate the effect with more modern equipment?

Regards,

Richard.

Did a 10 minute noob test, busy today. It sticks just like my buzzbox but you soon learn not to

The arc seems a lot nicer though once you get going, you can watch the spray and it runs pretty cool compared to a buzzbox, a lot less smoky too

Busy today but will give it an hour or so before the weekend, just to make sure it's not a conk out quick one I've chosen

Edited By Ady1 on 11/05/2017 15:12:31

That's a shame. I've got the lidl cheapy buzzbox from a couple of years ago and can run quite decent beads with it.. have fixed some of my farm stuff by multiple passes with that low power unit but I do usually get a stick or two before getting going each rod. For what i need I'll stay with it.

A lot of Lidl tools were originally manufactured for theGerman market,and so to a much higher standard than tools made for the U.K. and offered by other retailers. I've certainly found with Lidl power tools they are remarkable value for money (and I speak as a now retired s/hand and antique tool dealer!)

Conrad Frater

Did an hour with it tonight. Sometimes it sticks, sometimes it kicks off great time after time.

I can run better neater looking beads with this than with the buzzbox and it hasn't overheated at all

It's quite a clever and surprisingly light bit of kit, I get the impression that it will do quite a bit more work than the buzzbox could before tripping out

Definitely an upgrade, a buzzbox plus

Anyone who can't find one in their lidl in time can find similar ones of ebay for the same price with higher amperage. Issue is waiting for chinese international shipping.

Delivery from china? Do check that VAT and customs collection charges do not apply (they would make it £80, if starting at £60).

Do they offer such a good money back warranty as Lidl? Somehow, I doubt it!

Higher amperage, but 30% duty cycle is not so clever.

I will stick with this one. Handy for lightness and portability. My smallish local had about 20 on display, so expecting a good demand?

That's one of the major things when you get Lidl type stuff, a 3 year money back guarantee which you can enforce when you buy a pint of milk at the weekend

BTW 1.6 to 3.2 mm rods are 3 quid a kilo while stocks last

There's a small motion sensor strip light at my Lidl just now, fiver a pop.(Got 3 so far...)

Handy for dark cupboards, boats, camping etc

Nice quality scissors too at 1.50 a go

Edited By Ady1 on 07/08/2017 15:46:24

I got a solar motion sensor LED light for the front door from the local Barnado's shop for £1.50. :-P

Neil

Got a spare drill today and it's a great bit of kit for the money, (mulling over getting another now)

750w, quite small and fits easily in the hand like a cordless, reversible, var speed control

18 bananas, incredible

Got a few 5ft led fluorescent replacement tubes for £7.99 yesterday at Lidl. Very bright compared with original tubes lower power usage.

David

They are selling the magnetic cans and strips again.

Purchased one of the strips ( £2.99 - about 18" long) and I'm going to wrap some polythene around it and use it as a 'broom' head for the indoors workshop floor. Still have to use the normal brush for when I've been working brass of course...

Regards,

IanT

5ft fluorescent tubes at £7.99, how many do you get for that?

The time the kitchen light is left on in our house one will pay for itself in under a year.

We talked about this. The energy consumption and light output of a traditional fluorescent tube is very similar to the equivalent modern LED one. The main difference in my eyes is the flicker free operation (although modern HF ballasts have got around that), the lack of hazardous mercury vapour / glass etc and the more safely contained hazardous voltage. The lifetime and gradual degradation of output seem to be fairly similar. So we have no fluorescent / CFL lights in our house....

Murray

Just bought two of those mag strips for a fiver. Much stronger magnets than I had imagined - thanks for the tip folks.

Rik