O rings and other stuff ... Aldi

[VicS]

Aldi ..... O rings and other stuff

On offer from Aldi Thurs 19th. Other tools may be of interest too Also some clothing

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week03Thursday12.htm

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

On offer from Aldi Thurs 19th.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_22980.htm?WT.mc_id=2012-01-16-12-01

That would last me until 2086

 

[VicS]

That would last me until 2086

What about the Haggis then http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_22893.htm

 

[nimbusgb]

Those O rings are a good deal. You only have to buy a few to have made the £7 up. I think the chandlers in Greece charged me €1 each for a couple last time!

 

[davidwf]

Tap and die set might be ok for aluminium.

 

[Spyro]

Tap and die set might be ok for aluminium.

Used an Aldi one to tap out new holes for grub screws on my P bracket, worked fine.

 

[VicS]

Used an Aldi one to tap out new holes for grub screws on my P bracket, worked fine.

I have an Aldi ( Or Lidl ?? ) tap and die set. Yes fine for "soft" materials may be genearlly Ok but I'd be very gentle if using them on harder materials.

The set is let down by poor quality die holder and tap wrench but as I already have some decent ones that is no problem.

 

[Norman_E]

The cheap taps & dies I bought from Lidl are carbon steel, but perfectly OK provided you use a proper tap lubricant and treat them gently even in mild steel. They are slightly more brittle than good HSS ones. I was taught at school to use taps on the basis of two half turns forward, one half turn back, and repeat; and to withdraw the tap completely to clear swarf if it shows any sign of binding. Taps are usually broken because of misuse and neglect or ignorance of proper practice, rather than any defect.

 

[rafiki_]

I'm going straight there now, for the bon bons!!

 

[clyst]

Be careful of the "o" rings as they differ in "thickness" as well.I expect the aldi's ones are probably grouped solely in ring diameter sizes and are of one thickness.

 

[PTB]

Aldi O rings

Anyone know if the Aldi O rings are fuel/oil resistant? Thanks Phil

 

[MoodySabre]

Anyone know if the Aldi O rings are fuel/oil resistant? Thanks Phil

Looking at this site their O-ring kits are made of NBR and the material spec says that resistance to fuels is not usually good enough.

 

[Gordonmc]

Be careful of the "o" rings as they differ in "thickness" as well.I expect the aldi's ones are probably grouped solely in ring diameter sizes and are of one thickness.

I bought a box this lunchtime on a punt... I am refurbing an old Eberspacher D5W water heater which has O-rings for both the combustion air blower spiggot and the water pump. The parts list sizes these as 14x2.6.
Hoping I could get something appproximate, I just opened the box to find 14x2.65 O-rings... 15 of them.
The rings are grouped to diameter but are in thicknesses of 1.80, 2.65 and 3.55.
That'll do me.

 

[Plevier]

Looking at this site their O-ring kits are made of NBR and the material spec says that resistance to fuels is not usually good enough.

You should use Viton not nitrile for fuel.

 

[Gordonmc]

You should use Viton not nitrile for fuel.

Nowhere on the packaging does it specify the material but if you want to check further there is a label stating "Tested according to DIN ISO 3601-1"
It matters not a jot to me... the application I wanted them for is either air and/or water.
Troubadour - PM sent.