Aldi 20V plunge saw

I don't own any of the Aldi branded cordless tools, but saw this and wondered if it would be any good?

20v brushless plunge saw skin
(I don't know how long this link will be alive, so a picture is at the bottom)

By "any good", I don't expect this to be a Festool, but at least good enough to break down big sheets?
If you look closely at the picture, the baseplate has a channel which looks like it fits a track.
I looked in the store, but the boxes are all sealed, so I can't tell if it is complete rubbish.

These are my main concerns:
- how easy is it to get 115mm blades? It doesn't say what the bore is, and googling this size doesn't give many results.
- should I expect the plunge to be spring loaded, or only hinged at the front?
- what random track would this fit? I would probs need to make my own.
- the last cheap cordless (18v) saw I had was gutless and would stall cutting sheets. This is 20V brushless should be ok for that?


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When my local Aldi put the battery tools out for the sale on Saturday I noted that there were some leftovers from a prior sale on the 'clearance' tables. The one that caught my attention was a driver/drill, battery and charger kit reduced to $59.99. It's the same drill/ battery/charger that was in the catalogue for $59.99 + $39.99. Couldn't help myself. :D

I'd have no qualms recommending the drill/driver, even at $100 it's a quality product. If the saw is built to the same standards you wouldn't be disappointed, John. The 5 year warranty should also provide some comfort. Aldi supply warranty claim contact details in the paperwork.

Sorry, I can't answer any of your more specific questions.

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Originally Posted by aldav

If the saw is built to the same standards you wouldn't be disappointed

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I expected the tools to be released in Europe first, so I searched around thinking there would be a review somewhere, but didn't find anything.
I would be surprised if Aldi was creating branded tools specifically for Australia.

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Originally Posted by John G

I don't own any of the Aldi branded cordless tools, but saw this and wondered if it would be any good?

20v brushless plunge saw skin
(I don't know how long this link will be alive, so a picture is at the bottom)


These are my main concerns:
- how easy is it to get 115mm blades? It doesn't say what the bore is, and googling this size doesn't give many results.
- should I expect the plunge to be spring loaded, or only hinged at the front?
- what random track would this fit? I would probs need to make my own.
- the last cheap cordless (18v) saw I had was gutless and would stall cutting sheets. This is 20V brushless should be ok for that?


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Bunnings as well as Total Tools are showing available 115mm saw blades DeWalt or Craftmaster are 2 that came up in a search.

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Originally Posted by aldav

When my local Aldi put the battery tools out for the sale on Saturday I noted that there were some leftovers from a prior sale on the 'clearance' tables. The one that caught my attention was a driver/drill, battery and charger kit reduced to $59.99. It's the same drill/ battery/charger that was in the catalogue for $59.99 + $39.99. Couldn't help myself. :D

I'd have no qualms recommending the drill/driver, even at $100 it's a quality product. If the saw is built to the same standards you wouldn't be disappointed, John. The 5 year warranty should also provide some comfort. Aldi supply warranty claim contact details in the paperwork.

Sorry, I can't answer any of your more specific questions.

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I was walking through my Aldi on the Friday before the current cordless stuff was going on the specials tables. At $59.99 I too couldn't help myself and walked out with the drill, battery (36W) and charger. Brushless induction motor and 50Nm of torque.

The quality (seemingly that is) feels unbelievable. At my Men's Shed, we have Bosch stuff, and the Aldi drill I picked up; feels to me to be in the same league. As for longevity, my now superseded Aldi cordless drill from 2018, is still going strong, even though it was never that strong.

At our Men's Shed, we have one of those brushless plunge saws, it is approximately the Bosch equivalent of the Aldi unit. It gets hammered by many of the members, I've used it a couple of times and found it to be really handy for trimming sheet material.

With regard to 18V versus 20V, others with far more electrical smarts can chip in, but my understanding is that all of these battery systems use the same internal batteries. The nominal voltage is 20V but in actuality the real voltage is 18V for all of them. 20V is usually used for marketing purposes. My DeWalt battery has a nominal 20V capacity in the advertisements when I bought some years ago, but is marked in the specs as being 18V.

2A at 18V equals it to be a 36W battery, which is the power you really have.

Mick.

The basic Lithium ion battery cell has a nominal voltage of 3.7volts
Put 5 of these cells joined in a line (series connection) and you get 18.5 volts which is your standard 18V cordless power tool battery. When fully charged up the voltage is approximately 20 volts so firms can claim this for their power tool batteries without being false advertising.
So a “40volt” power tool battery is 10 of these cells.