Dare I - after last time: Parkside at Lidl

[Accipiter]

20V cordless drill/driver starter kit, high quality aluminium frame case, fast charger with two 20V batteries and 96 piece accessory set. Delivers up to 60Nm of torque, up to 10x longer motor lifespan... precise 2 speed gearbox and Getman Röhm keyless chuck, brushless motor. Compatible with Parkside Smart batteries and Parkside app to monitor battery status etc.

£59.95... due in stores 13th September. Apologies for image quality... taken on my Samsung tab9 from the phone image.

No one is forced to buy...

 

[Lurker]

Make sure that you keep the receipt.
I understand that they have an excellent reputation for returns if anything goes wrong. Not that I have ever needed to return anything.
I bought a drill and small battery circular saw both using the same system, about eight years ago and they are still working fine.
Never had anything poor (given the price) from their park side range.

 

[Accipiter]

Make sure that you keep the receipt.
I understand that they have an excellent reputation for returns if anything goes wrong. Not that I have ever needed to return anything.
I bought a drill and small battery circular saw both using the same system, about eight years ago and they are still working fine.
Never had anything poor (given the price) from their park side range.

Yep! As I've mentioned in my previous posts about Lidl middle isle bits and pieces, whether Parkside tools, or other stuff like electric kettles and such, there's always a 3 year warranty. Keep the till receipt, write the date on it, put it in the box to keep it safe... just in case. With Arnie helping to promote...

 

[fuse]

The tap and die set is unfortunately a pile of pants on anything other than soft aluminium

 

[Accipiter]

Agreed Martin. Although the one I got - somewhere around the late 1990's - did reasonably well putting threads on some ⅛" stainless steel used for swivels for Falconry purposes. Maybe mine from back then was a tad better than the one you got?

However, when I recently last year (with the bandsaw tensioning bolt sleeve) tried to recut the thread I thought it had worked but found out later it hasn't. I was dubious about it when first bought... didn't really look capable. Some you win,some you loose.

 

[RogerS]

I'd ditch those Pozidriv bits though. I threw out all my Pozidriv and Phillips screws etc some years ago and never looked back.

 

[wallace]

I found the same one in the shed of my late father inlaws a year after he went, still had loads of chooch left in the battery

 

[Pete Maddex]

I keep well away from any cutting tools, drill bits plug cutters tap and die sets from aldi/lidl as they are not very good, the power tools don’t seem bad my shop vac has lasted years and is still going strong.

Pete

 

[Accipiter]

Well... my Makita drill/driver makes some funny noises sometimes with the chuck but otherwise still works. Do I really need another ... probably not... but... I do have one of the small green brand of the Parkside drill/driver 12V. Lasting well, used more as a driver than drill... I'm going to go have a look and then decide - so an early trip in the morning just in case the stock goes quickly.

 

[SteveMP]

I used to work in a auto shop back in the 90s. Back then we had to use air tools for a lot of stuff, battery tools were nowhere near powerful enough for things requiring torque. Its crazy to me how much battery tools have improved and gotten cheaper to where something like this is probably good enough for 80% of hte stuff in a shop.

I'd ditch those Pozidriv bits though. I threw out all my Pozidriv and Phillips screws etc some years ago and never looked back.

what are you using instead?

 

[Dr.Al]

I'd ditch those Pozidriv bits though. I threw out all my Pozidriv and Phillips screws etc some years ago and never looked back.

what are you using instead?

I know you asked Roger, not me, but I use Torx drive woodscrews wherever possible. Similarly all my machine screws have hex socket (Allen key) heads rather than Phillips. Robertson head screws (the other good option) are quite rare over here, except in the form of decking screws for some reason.

I don't think I'd ever go as far as throwing out Pozidrive & Phillips bits, but I did ditch all the screws with pozi heads.

 

[SteveMP]

I know you asked Roger, not me, but I use Torx drive woodscrews wherever possible. Similarly all my machine screws have hex socket (Allen key) heads rather than Phillips. Robertson head screws (the other good option) are quite rare over here, except in the form of decking screws for some reason.

I don't think I'd ever go as far as throwing out Pozidrive & Phillips bits, but I did ditch all the screws with pozi heads.

Yeah was curious. I do various things around the house and have noticed an increase in torx screws, which I really like. For larger outdoor screws they also sell screws using a newer style referred to as either spider drive or HeadLOK, basically an 8-point torx which is phenomenally strong for fences and outdoor structures. I also habe a number of square drive (i believe thats the same as Robertson, but here called square drive, in Canada called Robertson. But most “standard” acrews at the hardware store are philips. Although when looking for brass wood screws recently many were still slotted which i hate.

 

[RogerS]

I used to work in a auto shop back in the 90s. Back then we had to use air tools for a lot of stuff, battery tools were nowhere near powerful enough for things requiring torque. Its crazy to me how much battery tools have improved and gotten cheaper to where something like this is probably good enough for 80% of hte stuff in a shop.

what are you using instead?

Same as Al. Torx for me, every time. Two of the benefits are (a) they don't cam out as easily as Pozi's and (b) you can come in at a bit of an angle and still drive the screws OK. Useful in a tight spot.

 

[RogerS]

...... Although when looking for brass wood screws recently many were still slotted which i hate.

You and me both although on a traditional piece of furniture I do prefer slotted screws.

 

[SteveMP]

You and me both although on a traditional piece of furniture I do prefer slotted screws.

Yeah thats kind of the irony of it. I hate slotted screws, but recently restoring an old wooden bit brace that was in rough shape, i found myself needing a brass slotted screw to match the others. Still haven’t found the right size.

 

[fuse]

Far superior and a shame Mr Phillips at all didn't use that idea initially.
I find for my volume fabrication a Wera diamond bit and a trade pack of pozi is however more cost-effective route

 

[AndyT]

Yeah thats kind of the irony of it. I hate slotted screws, but recently restoring an old wooden bit brace that was in rough shape, i found myself needing a brass slotted screw to match the others. Still haven’t found the right size.View attachment 58378

Plated braces always had steel screws. Have you checked the others with a magnet? Your search may have got easier.

 

[Eric the Viking]

And a shout-out goes to all you Canuks out there: I'm right there with you: forget Mr. Phillips and even Mr. Torx(??!):

Mr. Robertson is the true King of Fastenings.

 

[fuse]

Don't forget Mr errr Jis....