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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    In that case Charleville, I can be called neither tool snob nor tool scab - I've got Festool and Aldi.

    And a few in between.

    Then you will be a hero to many of us.


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    I have an Aldi mitre drop saw - nice and compact and performs decently. Quality is similar to ozito or ryobi. Agree with other comments here - for small jobs or occasional use can't go wrong especially at the Aldi price point


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    You know I wonder if we had shown an Egyptian or a renaissance cabinet maker an Aldi tool and told them that it was not so good, I wonder if they have wondered what was wrong with us.
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    One of risks with Aldi tools is you are not buying from a tool store. As one reply has already pointed out replacement stones may be hard to get. If there is a fault with the tool, Aldi may not have any repair procedures or be able to offer you any sort of replacement. Once they are out of the store they are gone and may not be available again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Handyjack View Post
    Once they are out of the store they are gone and may not be available again.
    ...Which is probably a good thing

    Before anyone calls me a tool snob, I have used cheap tools, but not from Aldi. I dont even go into Aldi stores.

    A few years ago I needed to drill a large number of holes in a concrete driveway. I bought a good quality bit from a trade supplies place and went to Supercheap auto an dbought a superworx hammer drill. This was when they had the 12 month replacement warranty. The first one broke after about six holes, so I took it back an swapped it for a new one. The next one lasted about as long so I swapped it again, all up probably six or seven times before I finished the job.

    THe job I was doing was about 300 metres from the Supercheap auto store, so I didn't need to go far to swap it. It saved me buying a drill to do this job. I didn't need a hammer drill often. I took it back and got my money back after the last hole was drilled.

    Would I buy one to keep? hell no!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger View Post
    Aldi are selling Cordless hot-melt glue guns and variable speed grinders https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-b...-26-july-2014/, I know that I'd use the hot-melt gun if I didn't have to worry about sticking it into the powerpoint and a variable speed grinder would have to be a good thing if you're worried about burning an edge when sharpening. Both items are reasonably priced but it is Aldi and neither product may have enough grunt for general woodworking tasks, anyone used these and care to comment?
    In the West we don't have Aldi stores yet ,however I believe they are coming here ....as WA stands for WAIT AWHILE ...I cannot see how I can be objective or give an honest opinion other that to say you only get what you pay for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doug3030 View Post
    Before anyone calls me a tool snob, I have used cheap tools, but not from Aldi. I dont even go into Aldi stores.
    Right. So your a food snob then Doug? Maaaate, yer dunno what yer missing - the chocolate is fabbo. Do you like Blue Castello cheese by chance? Same thing, from the same factory, slightly different shape, marketed under a different brand name, and it's 60% of the price.
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    My wife is a silversmith and HAS THIS SAME SMALL BENCH GRINDER that she bought from Aldi the last time they were selling them. She makes occasional use of it and finds it very good for her purposes. It is not very powerful, but you don't want to burn cutting edges anyway, do you? If you're concerned about not being able to get consumables for it in the future buy a few sets of the spares they are offering at the same time. If you're unhappy with it take it back and get your money back! Never a problem at Aldi.

    I would suspect that Doug is talking about a hammer drill when what he really needed was a rotary hammer drill ie. percussion. That 29Kg jointer thicknesser sells under many names and never under $399 anywhere else! Ya makes ya choice and ya pays ya money!

    OK the grinder is not made for an engineering workshop, but, horses for courses guys, I reckon it's a great little machine!

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    Tiger, I bought the hot melt glue gun when they last offered it and it works well for me - the only issue with it is that once you remove it from the cradle it cools down fairly quickly so you cant do a real lot with it before returning it to the cradle to heat it up again.

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    I think I should clarify this. Its not really cordless in the sense that it doesnt have a battery which continues to heat the tool while it is free of the cradle. It only heats up while its actually sitting in the cradle - and cools quickly once removed from the cradle.

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    I think Aldi sells quality products, provided they are inside your price points and expectations. They don't sell designer clothes, but it doesn't make the ski jackets they sell junk. They are cheaper and probably just as good as the jacket you hire to go skiing for one single trip. I wouldn't buy a digital camera or TV from Aldi but I just bought a NiMh/NiCd charger from them and it exceeded my expectation. It has -dV termination, it can charge batteries of all sizes. It will discharge NiCd before charging them. It can charge batteries individually rather than in pair as in some of the cheaper chargers. And it only cost $17, cheaper than any of the chargers in the market with the same functionalities. I once bought a metal tool case complete with 120 odd tools for $65 and I later saw a very similar tool case for sale in Jaycar for the same price but minus the tools.

    I have also bought a number of power tools from Aldi, all of which exceeded my expectations as well. I bought a compound mitre saw and I never intend to do high precision cutting. It has been fine for home carpentry work. I have also bought a small Li-on driver which I use quite a lot, despite that I have a few more powerful cordless impact drivers/torque drivers from Dewalts. It is of a much higher quality than the black and decker driver that I once bought for $30 from Amazon and since run to the ground.

    I always feel that their quality is similar to that of GMC of the past or 909 from Masters hardware.

    You also have money back guarantee within 60 days of purchase. If you don't like it after you use it, you can just take it back and get your refund.

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    Tiger, no comment on the grinder's quality - must confess I looked at it when the flyer hit our mailbox the other day & thought, at that price, it might be handy to have as a second small machine that I can keep a couple of special purpose stones on, but decided I really don't need another gadget cluttering up my bench tops!

    Just two points: From the pic in the ad, the stones looked like they are both narrow & less than 150mm diameter (the ad carefully avoided giving any useful statistics like wheel diameter, motor wattage or rev range ). If they are less than 6" wheels (& have a non-standard bore) then getting replacements may be a hassle, but the main downside will be the extreme hollow grind you get off a small diameter wheel. This is not very desirable on tools like chisels, etc.

    My second point is, don't be fooled into thinking 'low-speed grinding' = 'safe'. In fact the opposite can be true - as kids we cooked a few of the old man's tools on a hand grinder! The safe way to grind tool steel is to use an appropriate wheel (i.e. one of the softer bonds), an appropriate grit size, keep the wheel well-dressed, & use a light touch. If you observe these 'rules' you should be able to spin the wheel just as fast as it will go.....
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    I have an Aldi Pump that is hitched to my tanks. Been working for years.

    Have an Aldi chainsaw that has more that paid for itself in just one job. Worst problem is that it is a mongrel of a thing to get started.

    Other cheap tools include a rotary hammer drill form Ozito for $89. It was going to cost me $85 to hire a drill to do 16 holes and I knew I would need to do more so I figure each hole i have drilled has now cost me about $2,
    'nuff said. Big heavy $99 Ozito drill, 240v has more grunt than a paddock full of pigs. Great toy!!!

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    Just aheads up about the power of the motor.

    The ad says it is 150 W BUT that may be doubtful and more importantly will be at full speed which is 10,000 RPM

    It uses 75 mm wheels so that translates to a linear grinding speed of a 6" grinder at 5000 rpm - i.e. still WAAAAAy to for for tool sharpening.

    To drop the RPMs to equivalent of a 1440 RPM 6" grinder the speed has to be dropped by a factor of 3.5 so this will result in a power drop of about the same amount so what you end with is a ~40W grinder i.e. maybe enough power to sharpen a pen knife.

    Then on top of that there's as Ian says the issue of the availability of appropriate wheels

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    Thanks to all respondents, some interesting thoughts. As mentioned earlier I understand the variability and the risks of buying cheaper products, I was specifically after the 2 products that I highlighted as they're not standard items that I have seen.

    Arron, once the glue gun is put on its cradle, how long does it take to heat up again so that it can be used?

    Bob and Ian, good points about the grinder, I'm now less inclined to look at it but a slow speed grinder that you can vary the speed did sound appealing initially. Still not sure whether I'll buy either of these products but it's great to come onto these forums and hear the varied opinions and knowledge from its many members.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    I have an Aldi Pump that is hitched to my tanks. Been working for years.

    Have an Aldi chainsaw that has more that paid for itself in just one job. Worst problem is that it is a mongrel of a thing to get started

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    Same problem $12 dollar tin of "start you b-----d" and 40 to 1 mix and it goes like beauty

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