Couple of things at Lidl

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Set of metric HSS drills, TiN coated, 1,5 - 10mm.

Unusual grind, with a point angle around 140 degrees, facetted clearance angle and precise web-thinned point.

I've drilled black mild and silver steels with the 4mm. size, and it worked well with low thrust required and even curls of swarf from both flutes. The lip looked the same after as before, and the plating was still there.

As far as I can see, a decent small set of drills for £3.99.

Got another item for the "That'l Come in Handium" tool shelf today from Lidl - a cordless (once it's heated up on it's stand) Hot Glue Gun for £7.99 I think it was. Didn't have a glue gun, so thought 'this would come in handy...... '

Chris

A Japanese pull saw with two quick-release hardpoint blades of different TPI.

Neil

mmmm I think traditional Japanese craftsmen would be turning in their graves at the suggestion of quick release blades .....Get a proper bench and make a bench hook then you can use a proper saw.

Yes - I already had a set I got about a year ago but I purchased another one on Thursday (as a spare). So handy for things like cutting dowels off flush - very sharp, flexible and generally all round useful. Also affordable (at £7.99) for the handle and two blades - a recommended buy (especially when it's hidden in the Grocery bill!)

Regards,

IanT

Would they?

The number of examples on Google seems to suggest otherwise, the Japanese are never shy of blending old and new technology.

Neil

Aren't they a bit like ''Stephenson' s'' this and that - only these japanese pull saws likely came from china?

I bought a large set of screwdriver bits from Lidl a little while back for somewhere between £5 and £7 if memory serves. I saw what looked suspiciously like the same set with the Metabo brand on it for £29.99. I think I got a bargain.

The cordless drills and torque guns with separate batteries are in this week

Grab 'em while you still can

Yesterday - set of 4 castors with 3" wheels for £5 and skate (those wheels plus mdf board and non slip mat (for tool box? see previous thread) for £10. A lot seems to depend on where you are and when you get there.

Boys toys at Lidl.

I bought a furniture mover at Lidl for £9.95, I think the castors would cost more on their own. My wife looked very disapproving and asked what I wanted a skateboard for. I explained what it was, she told me not to play with it with my friend as we'd both finish up with broken hips. I wondered which one of us she thinks is the bad influence, we're both over 70.

Picked up the 5" \ 125 mm disk sander this morning for £ 30. Parkside PTSG 140 B2.

Figured that it would make a nice basis for a Tiplap style tool grinder after up-gunning the tool rest and arranging a proper grinding wheel in place of the standard plain disk intended for self adhesive abrasives.

Checking it out was pleased to find that it runs up nice & smooth. Even more pleased to see that the standard tool rest is decently robust for an all plastic device. Probably only needs some positive stops on the tilt adjustment and some fixed angle guides for the table to ensure same grinding angle every time. Comes with two each of 80, 150 and 240 grit self adhesive disks. Quick noodle on t'net shows that grits down to 400 are readily available so maybe it will do fine as is.

A round-tu-it project right now but we shall see in due course.

Clive

Got quite a lot of handy stuff in this week.

Oscillating saws, offset ring spanners, mini pliers sets, washers nuts screws

Some decent looking air tools and connector sets coming up on Sunday down my way. Could use some of the connector sets but they are PCS style rather than the PCL type I, and most other folk in the UK, use. Total bummer. But £4 ish is still good value for two swivel connectors even after binning the PCS connectors in t'box.

If you do figure to change the connectors after buying the screw threads appear too be unusual. Not BSP as one would expect. The couple I did for a friend turned out to be Admiralty with 60° thread angle. Probably supposed to be something bit more rational but rather out of specification.

Clive.

Does that mean 1/2"x20tpi? If so, they won't fit any air tools in common use. Or is that just between the Series 25 connector and the swivel part?

Expiring minds want to know, having spent half the day recomissioning the compressor because I need to try out the plasma cutter, I've realised That I can either get a few more PCL fittings or get a few more-more Euro/series 25 fittings .

I bought a set of these a short while ago. I am not sure what thread they are, but they fitted with the rest of my connectors on my airline (both threads and fittings) which I bought from Screwfix, if I recall correctly. They seemed well made for the money and the swivel joint takes all strain out from the end of the hose when handling tools.

James

New Lidl just opened in Boston. Good all round shop especially fruit & vegetables for a healthy life in the workshop and Parkside tools I have found to be excellent value with long no quibble guarantees. I bought a couple of pairs of good quality work trousers at £9.99. There were two types. "Thermally lined" and "unlined". I wanted unlined so took two pairs from the unlined bin only to find on arrival back at base that they were "thermally lined". I went back next day to change them......too late, they had sold out. No problem with a refund but it is an annoying feature of Lidl that you cannot find out when they will be back on sale again.

Mick

Mark

I think the male threads are probably supposed to be 12 mm x 1 mm. Certainly the one male thread fitting I found lying about the place is very close to that albeit a touch undersize. Given that Lidl are a German company that would be logical. That particular one probably came off one of the pressure gauge units which I promptly tapped out to 1/4 BSP to match one of my stash of PCL fittings.

However I do recall making a male "Lidl" to 1/4 BSP female adapter for a friend. The thread in the air tool or accessory, dammed if I can remember what, went into a very thin wall casting so zilch chance of tapping out to BSP as requested. As I recall things the male thread was 11.5 mm or little less OD. Either intentionally undersize or poor QC. If it hadn't been nicely chromed I'd have said the undersize was plating allowance and it had missed the chrome bath. Not wishing to split the casting I had about 3 goes at it. 24 TPI A/F Dormer / SKF / Johanesson style chasers on generous 7/16 OD gave a nice fit. Firm and shake-free but no risk of splitting.

I guess I'm not the only guy who tends to remember far too many of the gory details about simple jobs that turn into total nightmares with no chance of recompense for the time'n trouble.

Clive

Hmm. Have to take the thread gauges and micrometer with me when I go shopping this weekend.