LIDL tools :)

Muckie

Handy to have, good price too.

(try to resist making other purchases while your there too :P)

OWERFIX® Ratchet with Universal Socket
only

€ 9.99

https://www.lidl.ie/en/special-offers.htm?articleId=1083

Ubbquittious

Does anyone remember the extremely longwinded, dragged out and repetitive InfoMercials(tm) for those sockets in the 90's?

They were an awful price too compared to the one in lidl. Are they useful in the real world?

colm_mcm

Gator Grip.

The_Valeyard

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Does anyone remember the extremely longwinded, dragged out and repetitive InfoMercials(tm) for those sockets in the 90's?

They were an awful price too compared to the one in lidl. Are they useful in the real world?

That's bringing back bad memories of never ending ads on tv. That and the fishing lures one

Cordell

I've a similar set, with two ratchet wrenches, small and big, they look decent and good enough, at least for home user. I've used them to undo some rusted seized large bolts, put all my strength and sheared one off, but no damage to the tools.

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Gator Grip.

But wait............theres more!

Autochange

Buy Snap on or else you are only pretending!

Del2005

Autochange wrote: »

Buy Snap on or else you are only pretending!

For a home mechanic there is no need. Lidl and Aldi are TüV approved which is a lot tougher than UK or US standards, which Snap On are made to.

colm_mcm

Autochange wrote: »

Buy Snap on or else you are only pretending!

Or buy snap-on and pretend to be a mechanic?

Autochange

colm_mcm wrote: »

Or buy snap-on and pretend to be a mechanic?

plaster your 100 euro tool box with snap on stickers then you are good to go:D

eeguy

Autochange wrote: »

Buy Snap on or else you are only pretending!

Cheaper to send it to the mechanic than use snap on for odd jobs on your motor.

Autochange

I wasn't being serious guys. As long as the tool gets the job done then who cares how cheap it is. I know guys paying small mortgages back to Snap on. Pros of course but madness

Cuddlesworth

Autochange wrote: »

I wasn't being serious guys. As long as the tool gets the job done then who cares how cheap it is. I know guys paying small mortgages back to Snap on. Pros of course but madness

My understanding from US forums is that by buying snap on, you can ring if something breaks and have a replacement within a day at no cost. And the likelyhood of hitting some Chinesium while working is slim, they can take some abuse. That's what your are paying for, the support and the quality.

Autochange

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

My understanding from US forums is that by buying snap on, you can ring if something breaks and have a replacement within a day at no cost. And the likelyhood of hitting some Chinesium while working is slim, they can take some abuse. That's what your are paying for, the support and the quality.

Teng tools also have lifetime guarantee fyi

Cuddlesworth

Autochange wrote: »

Teng tools also have lifetime guarantee fyi

You show me Teng tools for the price of Lidl gear and I'll eat my hat.

Also snap-on in the US from what I have read, has a pretty good localised distribution model that I doubt most could beat. You need a part, call your snap-on guy and get it the next day.

Autochange

we would all eat our hats or share yours. Teng seems to be the brand sold in most motor factors as far as i can see. So if you break something just bring it to a factors. The extra you pay in comparrison to Lidl tools covers the warranty and quality.

beepers

SCREWFIX now in Newry. Good prices for big name branded tools. Own brand (Titan) variable specs.

dar_cool

Halfords tools also have lifetime guarantee

Zaleuco

Can someone tell me how to release the blade so its ready for cutting on the Lidl Parkside Portable Table Saw. I just bought it and the blade is set in the down position.

colm_mcm

There’s a winder handle