Thread: Aldi Advice

Originally Posted by AxelVK

Could not agree more! ALDI "tools" are in of much the same strength as LEGO and can probably be substituted by each other. I don't believe any serious tradie would buy anything but groceries from ALDI.
"When ALDI tools are available, no need for a torque wrench, just tighten until the tool breaks!"
I would never buy a tool made by OZITO but compared to ALDI, they are top quality.

Depends what you're buying. I wouldn't touch power tools from them, but I have a set of ratchet spanners and a hole saw kit from ALDI and absolutely love them. The spanners held up fine in high torque (nearly swinging on it) and the hole saws go toe-to-toe with the Suttons we have at work.

I have just brought an air brader/staple gun, and fro $25.00, you cannot go wrong the tool is warranted and performs to spec,

I also have a 3 way camping fridge , which I brought 2 years ago, and cannot fault it, same fridge from large fishing / camping outlet over$900, from Aldi, $299.

Power tools (electric) are an unknown factor, but they do have a warranty, and are advertised as a home handyman tool, so are for light duty only unless otherwise stated.

Jeff
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I bought some milk, bread and cheese from Aldi. Cheaper than Coles and tasted great! I thouroghly recommend them.

Originally Posted by Pete012

I Have bought some selected items from Aldi for home use, Most needed additional work, fabrication, massaging.
If you are buying from Aldi, don't expect their product to perform in a commercial environment. If you see commercial contractors buying from Aldi, take note of business name and do not engage this contractor. You get what u pay for !!

I judge a tradesman by things like; . . . .
- whether he turns up when he says he will
- the time he takes to performs the task
- the quality of the task produced
- the way he manages the site and tidies up when finished
- the price of the job

I don't judge the trade by
- the way he looks or dresses
- the car he drives
- or the tools he uses

He could use a sledge hammer and bent stick and it wouldn't bother me as long as he does the job to my satisfaction. BTW I have has tradies turn up with the latest pickup with all the fruit, and more Panasonic battery powered tools than the entire power tool aisle at Bunnings and he did a crap job and over charged me.

SB

Originally Posted by BobL

I judge a tradesman by things like; . . . .
- whether he turns up when he says he will
- the time he takes to performs the task
- the quality of the task produced
- the way he manages the site and tidies up when finished
- the price of the job

I don't judge the trade by
- the way he looks or dresses
- the car he drives
- or the tools he uses

He could use a sledge hammer and bent stick and it wouldn't bother me as long as he does the job to my satisfaction. BTW I have has tradies turn up with the latest pickup with all the fruit, and more Panasonic battery powered tools than the entire power tool aisle at Bunnings and he did a crap job and over charged me.

Its probably not fair to judge the tradie by what tools he use. But my uncle is a carpenter and he tells me that if he is across town when he gets a call for an urgent job and he doesn't have a particular power tool with him in the truck, he goes to the nearest Bunnings and buy Ozito. This is the thing; he has so little respect for Ozito that he adds the cost of the tool to the job because he expects that the tool will be single use only.
I don't even ask what he thinks about Aldi tools because I'm afraid he'll puke.

Originally Posted by AxelVK

...I don't even ask what he thinks about Aldi tools because I'm afraid he'll puke.

It like after eating a particular meal and feel sick. You tend not to eat that again. It may not have been the meal that made you sick but the oil that it was cooked in.

Could be the case for your uncle.

Once sick never again.

As most of my tools live onsite or in the back of the ute. From time to time I've grabbed some Aldi tools for the home workshop.

boxes of forstner bits, countersink drill bits, large size spanners, 150 piece accessory set for the Demel and just this weekend 5 F clamps and a pack of "made in Germany" jigsaw blades. The best has been the wet/dry shop vacuum, the worst was a $30 biscuit joiner (why!).

All were cheap, but nothings broken from their sporadic use so far.