Lidl goodies Sunday 5th

I bought that crowbar set last time they were in Lidl.

Brilliant purchase (see what I did there?) and have used them so many times in the last 6 months, latest being yesterday to lever off a sticking water pump. :)

Richard
 
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No boat should be without a pillar drill

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If you get one of those pillar drills be careful with the adjustable clamp ring casting. I put a heavy fixture into mine and it snapped the casting. Don't assume you are getting a robust industrial quality outfit for the money.
 
Halo said:
If you get one of those pillar drills be careful with the adjustable clamp ring casting. I put a heavy fixture into mine and it snapped the casting. Don't assume you are getting a robust industrial quality outfit for the money.
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Same here! They do have a very good guarantee system though, so hang on to your receipt.
 
Halo said:
If you get one of those pillar drills be careful with the adjustable clamp ring casting. I put a heavy fixture into mine and it snapped the casting. Don't assume you are getting a robust industrial quality outfit for the money.
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Did you get a replacement?
Between a firend and myself we seem to have 2 and a half pillar drills looking remarkably like that.
All badged differently. Nutool, silverline, something else.
One has a bent spindle.
The newest one has a load of slack in the quill. I suspect they were all built on the same tools which wore out in about 2001....
I think the motor is duff on one and two of them are bit rusty.
So we aspire to making two good ones (good in a budget kind of way!) and an empty space.
 
lw395 said:
The newest one has a load of slack in the quill.
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I bought one this afternoon from Lidl and I still have not made mind up about it.
The table is not square with the pillar and is not very rigid in the vertical plane.
What is bugging me most is that there seems to be a substantial backlash in the quill's rack and pinion movement leading me to think that they are not meshing properly and I don't think that there is a way to remedy this. Is this what you mean? I also suspect that the quill itself is not steel; I will check tomorrow.
 
On the subject of mains sockets with USB charging points, the cheaper ones are 'always on' using a small amount of power and risking RF interference. They tend to be very low output (Aldi one is good though), and also it looks as though USB A may be nearing the end of its life, as Macs switch to USB C.
 
PuffTheMagicDragon said:
I bought one this afternoon from Lidl and I still have not made mind up about it.
The table is not square with the pillar and is not very rigid in the vertical plane.
What is bugging me most is that there seems to be a substantial backlash in the quill's rack and pinion movement leading me to think that they are not meshing properly and I don't think that there is a way to remedy this. Is this what you mean? I also suspect that the quill itself is not steel; I will check tomorrow.
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On my Silverline one, the quill (the bit with the rack on it which moves up and down but does not rotate, in case I'm using the wrong terminology!) is slack in the body of the drill. At full extension you can move the chuck about a mm side to side or back to front. I haven't measured the play, but it's a lot more than it should be, or what the ancient version with the bent spindle has.
Differently branded machines in B'n'Q were as bad last time I looked.
I have access to a mill for anything which need to be precise, but it would be nice to have a better tool.
I bought it to do a job, it more than paid for itself, so I'm not really complaining, just observing.
 
The cord listed looks very much like the type I have bought in Oz. Comes in 6mm or 8mm size. Yes it has it's uses but will not stand up to UV for long. It seems to have s nice braided cover but rubbish inside. But very cheap.
One advantage is that it will float so very useful for a MOB heaving line or light tow line. (good rope sinks)
Re pillar drills. I have seen several cheap ones from china. All fine by me. Indeed I consider my pillar drill now quite old my most useful drill. Just 2 days ago I drilled through about 6mm of ss with a 5/16 bit for a friend no trouble as you can get good pressure. I wonder if it can be fitted into my casket when I go to heaven. olewill
 
dolabriform said:
Anybody know if the multi tool is worth buying?

I need to cut out a hole in cockpit bulkhead for a compass and shore power socket

Thanks
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If it's an oscillating (Fein type) one then it's excellent, I've had one for years and it runs happily on the boat via a 150w inverter, if I don't turn it all the way up.
 
lw395 said:
On my Silverline one, the quill (the bit with the rack on it which moves up and down but does not rotate, in case I'm using the wrong terminology!) is slack in the body of the drill. At full extension you can move the chuck about a mm side to side or back to front. I haven't measured the play, but it's a lot more than it should be, or what the ancient version with the bent spindle has.
Differently branded machines in B'n'Q were as bad last time I looked.
I have access to a mill for anything which need to be precise, but it would be nice to have a better tool.
I bought it to do a job, it more than paid for itself, so I'm not really complaining, just observing.
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We're talking about the same thing, so no problem with terminology. ;)

The quill has no movement sideways or back to front. However there is around 2mm free movement up and down, leading me to suspect that the rack on the back of the quill is not meshing properly with the pinion that moves it up or down. Possible cause of this is excessive distance between the two parts. This is annoying because it can cause a drill to 'grab' out of control.

It is sold as a cheap pillar drill, after all, not as a vertical mill! I too have access to milling but cutting a new pinion with more teeth (hence larger diameter, therefore less backlash) would cost more than the €69.99 that I paid for the entire drill! :)
 
The interesting tool there is what they call a Drive Socket Set. This has a hollow ratchet and sockets that allow you to tighten nuts on long studs. Just the thing for my boat's steering quadrant cable ends if it goes up to 19mm. I am going to look today. I have a Lidl socket set that has proved to be as good as some expensive brands.
 
Norman_E said:
The interesting tool there is what they call a Drive Socket Set. This has a hollow ratchet and sockets that allow you to tighten nuts on long studs. Just the thing for my boat's steering quadrant cable ends if it goes up to 19mm. I am going to look today. I have a Lidl socket set that has proved to be as good as some expensive brands.
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Flexible head ratchet spanners are similarly useful. I wanted one for a specific job a while back and bought a set from Aldi for less than the price of one spanner from Halfords. Lidl have them from time to time as well

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