Aldi Welders €39.99 in Cahir

JabbaTheHut

I don't know for sure if it applies in all Aldi stores, but the welders that Aldi had for sale a couple of months back for €59.99 have been reduced to €39.99. I bought one when they first came out for €59.99, and have to say that for the money, it was very good.

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_18821.htm

As I said, I don 't know if the offer is just in Aldi Cahir, but there was a pallet full of them there today, for anyone interested.

soups05

hi jabba, bought one of these myself but have not had a chance to use it yet.
just wondering how you connected it up. i've heard different views on how safe they are connected via a three pin plug to standard household supply but the alternative seems to be to install a complete 3 phase ring which is not practicle for me at the mo.
which methord did you use?

JabbaTheHut

I got an electrician fit a round plug and socket. You know the kind of ones that builders use in their 110v, only bigger. He also made it have it's own fuse at the fusebox. I think he called it an LCB, or something. It wouldn't have been practical for me either to fit a 3 phase ring. I know of a few other lads that just stuck a 3 pin plug on it, and said it worked fine for them.

Invincible

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

I got an electrician fit a round plug and socket. You know the kind of ones that builders use in their 110v, only bigger. He also made it have it's own fuse at the fusebox. I think he called it an LCB, or something. It wouldn't have been practical for me either to fit a 3 phase ring. I know of a few other lads that just stuck a 3 pin plug on it, and said it worked fine for them.

ELCB (Earth leakage circuit breaker)
This is only a single phase welder, so discussing it in relation to a 3 phase system is pointless.

soups05

Invincible wrote: »

ELCB (Earth leakage circuit breaker)
This is only a single phase welder, so discussing it in relation to a 3 phase system is pointless.

thank you both for the info. will look into the ELCB.

Cmar-Ireland

Have one of them for a few years. It's fine for light work, but it won't weld heavy stuff for long periods.
Works fine as it is on a standard 3 pin plug. But I would always plug it into the ring main circuit. And if using an extension lead, make sure it's heavy duty and fully extended.

Daibheid

soups05 wrote: »

just wondering how you connected it up. i've heard different views on how safe they are connected via a three pin plug to standard household supply but the alternative seems to be to install a complete 3 phase ring which is not practicle for me at the mo.
which methord did you use?

Just put 13A plug on it and try it. Worst that will happen is you blow the plug 13A fuse or it trips the Circuit Breaker for your sockets. Even that is only likely to be a problem on higher Amperage settings. Sometimes welders will do either first time you plug in and then run smoothly for the day.
Ideally if you have a cooker power point with an integral 13A socket, plug in to the 13A socket alongside that. If you don't use an electric cooker even better get a blue industrial socket wired to the cooker outlet. You'll have no prob running a much bigger welder off that set-up.

justin coughlan 1990

does anyone know if it is just in the aldi in cahir?

_dof_

justin coughlan 1990 wrote: »

does anyone know if it is just in the aldi in cahir?

No, I got one in Edenderry today for 39.99. They still have about 10 of them.

paddy147

These welders are only 20 euro in Bargain Base.

ROFL at anyone who just paid out 40 euro for one.:D

justin coughlan 1990

thanks for the reply

JabbaTheHut

paddy147 wrote: »

These welders are only 20 euro in Bargain Base.

ROFL at anyone who just paid out 40 euro for one.:D

The exact same welders? Any link?

_dof_

paddy147 wrote: »

These welders are only 20 euro in Bargain Base.

ROFL at anyone who just paid out 40 euro for one.:D

Really? Then that's a cracking deal. You should have posted a thread about that then, that's how this forum is supposed to work.

paddy147

_dof_ wrote: »

Really? Then that's a cracking deal. You should have posted a thread about that then, that's how this forum is supposed to work.

So every time I see something on sale,I have to/must post about it here???

Eh,No I dont think so.

JabbaTheHut

paddy147 wrote: »

So every time I see something on sale,I have to/must post about it here???

Eh,No I dont think so.

So instead you gloat. You're magic :rolleyes:

celticbhoy27

paddy147 wrote: »

So every time I see something on sale,I have to/must post about it here???

Eh,No I dont think so.

in fairness if everybody had that attitude then this thread would have died a long time ago!!

paddy147

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

in fairness if everybody had that attitude then this thread would have died a long time ago!!

Well I have a life and a family,and also I dont feel the need to get onto the interent everytime I happen to see something on sale in any shop that I go into.

PseudoFamous

paddy147 wrote: »

Well I have a life and a family,and also I dont feel the need to get onto the interent everytime I happen to see something on sale in any shop that I go into.

either post a link to the product with the price or don't gloat about these savings, or we'll have another cat5e thread.

paddy147

PseudoFamous wrote: »

either post a link to the product with the price or don't gloat about these savings, or we'll have another cat5e thread.

There is no bloody link to it.

Get up of ones ar5e,go into shop and buy one.

Simple as that.

Jimdagym

paddy147 wrote: »

There is no bloody link to it.

Get up of ones ar5e,go into shop and buy one.

Simple as that.

You are happy to come on bargain alerts to sniff out a few bargains for yourself though. And gloating...

Bad form.

ozmo

I had a very similar one a long time ago - was great as long as the metal you were welding wasn't too large - made up some gates and bike shed etc -
it tended to work for only about 20 minutes or so though - then it would shut down and needed to cool down before you could use it again.

I used to plug it into the cooker socket in the kitchen - that was wired for an electric oven. And it would work fine.

Well worth even the original price to see metal just melt in front of you

gaillimhabu

They are gone up to €59.99 again

Avns1s

gaillimhabu wrote: »

They are gone up to €59.99 again

Probably as a result of the demand created by this thread! :D

mawk

saw them cheap in carrigtwohil lately too if anyone in cork wants one

User Friendly

I bought one of these a couple of years ago. I saw the welders on sale in a limerick aldi last week going cheap/reduced,but it wasnt the same as the one i bought,it was a smaller version.

Esel

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

So instead you gloat. You're tragic :rolleyes:

FYP.

paddy147 wrote: »

Well I have a life and a family,and also I dont feel the need to get onto the interent everytime I happen to see something on sale in any shop that I go into.

Do you PYS much?

dowtchaboy

Spotted the welder much reduced (can't remember if it was 39.99) in ALDI Blackpool Cork today.
They had a few different extra-special reductions on hand-written signs - camping satellite set half price, and there was a DVD player for 16.99.

pm.

paddy147 wrote: »

Well I have a life.

Really join date 2009 posts 4579

Buffman

paddy147 wrote: »

These welders are only 20 euro in Bargain Base.

ROFL at anyone who just paid out 40 euro for one.:D

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

The exact same welders? Any link?

No, they're not the same, the Bargain base (Lidl) welder is less powerful, 40-80 amps versus 55-160 amps for the Aldi one. Basically the Aldi one lets you weld thicker metal and is good value for the price.

gaillimhabu wrote: »

They are gone up to €59.99 again

Still €40 in Celbridge anyway, good few left.

moodrater

Had the ALDI one for two years now it'll burn 2.5 rods all day heavier rods it needs a break and i don't think the electrode holder is up to it. but very few welders are 100% duty these days and certainly not in this price bracket. I fitted a heavy duty clamp and electrode holder the original clamp is OK i put it on my old mig but the holder is a bit rubbish. everytime it comes out it saves what it cost.

Buffman

Buffman wrote: »

good few left.

Scratch that, seems the word got out over the weekend, got one today for €40 in Celbridge but there's only five left now.

Xcellor

paddy147 wrote: »

There is no bloody link to it.

Get up of ones ar5e,go into shop and buy one.

Simple as that.

... wow. Nice attitude. Really nice.