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Aldi power drill €25 from HUKD.ie

  • 24-10-2011 2:37pm
    #1
    groom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭


    http://www.hukd.ie/visit?m=1797&q=4319

    This seems really cheap. Are Aldi drills useful to have around to do the odd bit of DIY? Anyone have one?


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  • #2
    celticcrash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 850 ✭✭✭celticcrash


    For home use I see no problem with these. Its cheap and will do the job.
    Nice price, could last for years doing the odd job around the house.


  • #3
    dowtchaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭dowtchaboy


    groom wrote: »
    http://www.hukd.ie/visit?m=1797&q=4319

    This seems really cheap. Are Aldi drills useful to have around to do the odd bit of DIY? Anyone have one?

    Yes I've had a previous generation ALDI drill - they were fine for DIY - not up to Ryobi or Makita standard, but fine for around the house.


  • #4
    paddyp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    The older parkside stuff was excellent I have one on its third set of batteries, gearbox is alloy, jacobs chuck, very tough stuff you can hardly tell its a drill anymore its so fecked looking but it keeps motoring.

    The new powercraft ones however I got a set of 5 with 4 batteries for a fiver locally, the motor brushes are tiny - pure junk but I only wanted the batteries which are fine.

    The plus side is if you use it at all its guaranteed to give up withing the 3 year warranty period so keep the receipt and return it when it does. But i wouldn't be relying on it in a job.


  • #5
    dowtchaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭dowtchaboy


    True enough - the ALDI ones I had/have were Parkside - bigger green yokes. Batteries are pretty shagged but the rest is still OK. So I don't know about the newer ones. Still - for €25....hard to go wrong. Will be better than Black & Decker or the own-brands at Woodies. Just remember to photocopy the thermal receipt (which will fade).


  • #6
    paddyp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    dowtchaboy wrote: »
    True enough - the ALDI ones I had/have were Parkside - bigger green yokes. Batteries are pretty shagged but the rest is still OK. So I don't know about the newer ones. Still - for €25....hard to go wrong. Will be better than Black & Decker or the own-brands at Woodies. Just remember to photocopy the thermal receipt (which will fade).

    Hang onto that parkside one you can get the parkside batteries from aldi for €20 its a better investment than a new drill for sure.


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  • #7
    annie.t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 295 ✭✭annie.t


    I thought Parkside is a make sold by Lidl not Aldi. Maybe Im wrong?


  • #8
    ralphie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭ralphie


    annie.t wrote: »
    I thought Parkside is a make sold by Lidl not Aldi. Maybe Im wrong?

    You are right.Parkside is sold by Lidl.


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