Aldi tools

[Nick]

If you're after a new cutting mat or blades then head to Aldi.

Medium size cutting mat (2ft x 1ft) £6
Knife set in case, 5 handles and 30? different blades £5

Prices from memory so check the website. Limited time offer!

[Nick]

Bumping an old thread. Took Mum shopping this morning after church and found some more goodies in the middle of Aldi. UK and Ireland only though....

At £7.99 each box set comes with an aluminium handle (same in each one) and various tools:
Needle files  https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-needle-file-set/p/816682632770303
Hand saws  https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-precision-hand-saw-set/p/816682632769901
Drill bits  https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-precision-drill-bit-set/p/816682632770102
Screwdrivers  https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-precision-bit-set/p/816682620312200

To be honest the saws seem more for cutting chunks of wood than fine cuts of plastic kit.

I bought the needle files to replace my old ones that are blunt, bent, rusty and gummed up. I also got me an electric screwdriver. It's USB charged with 54 bits and torches built in. That's for the next round of IKEA or DIY 
https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-3-6v-pivot-handle-screwdriver/p/817180663104400

[PR19_Kit]

Why is my nearest Aldi over 20 miles away?

[Nick]

Why is my nearest Aldi over 20 miles away?

Can't be more than 15 minutes knowing the way you drive! 

[PR19_Kit]

Why is my nearest Aldi over 20 miles away?

Can't be more than 15 minutes knowing the way you drive! 

Hehehe, not along the A48 sadly, it's a test track for road work traffic lights these days!

[NARSES2]

Needle files look good    I'll pop into my local Aldi on the way back from Canterbury on Friday.

Cheers Nick 

[Dizzyfugu]

Every now and then they offer a mini-Dremel/engraving tool, too. This is really good (I am on my third!).

[NARSES2]

Every now and then they offer a mini-Dremel/engraving tool, too. This is really good (I am on my third!).

I've always been warned off those Dizzy on the basis that they melt the plastic. How do you find them ?

[zenrat]

They are OK but you need to keep the speed low and not press too hard.  It's easy to get carried away and either remove too much material or melt the edges.
I like to use mine on the inside of model car bodies to create rusted bodywork.

[Dizzyfugu]

Every now and then they offer a mini-Dremel/engraving tool, too. This is really good (I am on my third!).

I've always been warned off those Dizzy on the basis that they melt the plastic. How do you find them ?

EVERY engraving tool/Dremel thing will melt plastic when you set the RPMs too high. So, watch out for a device with adjustable revolutions (the Aldi ones normally have this feature), and it's also about the pressure you apply while working and how long you stay in one place with the drill/grinding bit. I really like the Aldi ones, because they are much smaller than the Dremel tool. The latter has more power, yes, but that's hardly needed for plastic. And: the Dremel is too large and heavy for delicate work, you can hardly hold it in your hand like a fat pencil - you need an extension shaft and a gibbet to hang the Dremel safely next to your working place.

[jcf]

Every now and then they offer a mini-Dremel/engraving tool, too. This is really good (I am on my third!).

I've always been warned off those Dizzy on the basis that they melt the plastic. How do you find them ?

EVERY engraving tool/Dremel thing will melt plastic when you set the RPMs too high. So, watch out for a device with adjustable revolutions (the Aldi ones normally have this feature), and it's also about the pressure you apply while working and how long you stay in one place with the drill/grinding bit. I really like the Aldi ones, because they are much smaller than the Dremel tool. The latter has more power, yes, but that's hardly needed for plastic. And: the Dremel is too large and heavy for delicate work, you can hardly hold it in your hand like a fat pencil - you need an extension shaft and a gibbet to hang the Dremel safely next to your working place.

That's why I use a Foredom. 

[Dizzyfugu]

Yep, and you need something similar if you want to use the standard Dremel tool. The Aldi engravers are just as small as the handle with the drill bit mount.

[NARSES2]

Thankyou gentlemen, my education continues 

[dogsbody]

I've had this Dremel setup for at least 25 years, but maybe a bit longer. I have added a flexi-shaft that is easy to hold on to. I also have a speed controller that I can slow it down to barely turning. It's most useful.






Chris

[Old Wombat]

Ooh! Dremel speed controller! I need to get me one of them!