Cheap Tools

**les88** · 24th June 2012, 11:01 AM

The older members might remember me, three years ago my wife passed on beaten by Ovarian cancer.
I moved out of my large house to a smaller one with one garage.
So all of my power tools had to go. So I asked a question who would travel to buy my tools.I had rented a storage shed in Goulburn and had them stored there. I had a lot of replies and I was lucky a member [ I shouldn't say a name but one of his passions is piloting a Glider ] bought nearly all of my tools.
So I never thought that I would do woodwork again. I have been working with wood for about seventy years and it is a hard habit to kick.
So when I need to make something if I didn't have the tool I would buy it.
Bear in mind that I only have a garage so the tools need to be compact
A Ryobi bench top table saw, very noisy and astute on features, but it was small and cheap.
So on a Saturday when Aldi had the tool sale I was there at the opening with a lot of others bought a compressor $129.00.
Last Saturday I was there again this time a router, some router bits, a bench top router table, and a biscuit joiner.
What a difference from the Domino, 3hp table saw etc.
These cheap tools will do for me as I wont be using them a lot and they do work. They cannot be compared with the bigger tools.
I never thought that cheap tools had a place in the woodworking community, but they certain do.
les

**Groggy** · 24th June 2012, 11:20 AM

Hi Les, sorry to hear about your wife. Good to see you return to a hobby that gives some satisfaction. I bought an Aldi plane out of curiosity a while back and continue to use it as it is very good at roughing down timber and stays sharp for ages.

**rustynail** · 24th June 2012, 11:54 AM

Les, I wouldnt mind betting you would have a pretty good idea how to use them too. The top end of the market seems to be very much the precinct of the avid and the avoid. A bad tradesman always blames his tools.

**wun4us** · 24th June 2012, 02:54 PM

I agree with you Les, many of Aldi's tools, although as you say maybe not in the league of some of the "stars", do serve many quite well.

I don't have anything fancy, its simply economics for me. I do have a Ryobi sliding bench saw, and after a little fiddling to true up the blade, and making a better fence, it does everything trhat I want it too.

**wheelinround** · 24th June 2012, 03:00 PM

Les good to see you back here as well.

Glad its you down in Goulburn bbrrrrrrrrr and thats in summer LOL

Yes I have a small collection of tools from Aldi's some good and similar to many brand name lower priced ones.

Les how did you go getting a lathe??

Also Les Goulburn does have an active woodies group so if your after like minded souls to chat to check them out. Santa

Goulburn Region Woodworkers 1st, 2nd & 4th Wed of month Ph: 4821 5330 (Jack)

Les here's the full pdf

**snowyskiesau** · 24th June 2012, 04:30 PM

I too have no problem with buying cheap tools. While I'd prefer to buy the very best available (and be able to afford to!), I really can't justify it for a seldom used tool (i.e. biscuit joiner).
Ryobi or Aldi are fine by me in such cases.

**SAISAY** · 24th June 2012, 05:48 PM

Hi Les
So sorry to hear about your wife.
I had been wondering what happened to you.

As regards cheaper tools.
We bought a VERY cheap circular saw about 13 years ago, I think from memory it was about $15.
It is still going strong and used often. Outlasted the DeWalt

Cheers
Wolffie

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