The Dremel type tool from ALDI/LIDL

I have one from Aldi.... Mains powered.

I suspect compared with a Dremel that it is not very good. It has that cheap and cheerful feel about it. Bought it on impulse because everybody on here seemed to find Dremels so useful but as yet not used it for anything....... white elephant that will probably go in the skip still unused when I "pop me clogs"

Lidl have offered a cordless one and a mains one both with /without kits of tools
 
I bought a cheap mains-powered Dremel-type tool kit from B&Q some years ago, and it's been incredibly handy for intricate DIY tasks, repairing things, etc. A cordless one would be more useful.
 
Can't remember if I got mine from Aldi or Lidl, but it's mains powered. I bought it on spec after struggling with a few little jobs that needed a Dremel but couldn't justify the cost of a proper one. That was several years ago. I probably use it a couple of times a year, but there are times when it's the tool for the job, and anything else is a bodge.

It's definitely a Skoda tool, rather than a Rolls Royce, but it does the job (not a Morris Marina :p) and if it died tomorrow, I'd figure it doesn't owe me anything, and I'd get another.
 
Thanks gents.I think I will have to buy the second hand one.Waiting for LIDL to deliver the goods is frustrating & I need to get on.(lots of internal work to do this winter removing old headlining & other stuff that I hope it's going to come in useful for).
 
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If you can't think of a use for your dremeloid, put a sharpening wheel on it and you will soon find it gets used.
I've just been using my Li-Ion Dremel with router attachment because a 1000watt Bosch router is awkward.
 
lw395 said:
If you can't think of a use for your dremeloid, put a sharpening wheel on it and you will soon find it gets used.
I've just been using my Li-Ion Dremel with router attachment because a 1000watt Bosch router is awkward.
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I keep an old ( very old) electric drill on a stand with a small grinding wheel on it. But I havent used it since ......... yesterday!
 
Gerry said:
Bought the recent Lidl's offer which is rechargeable. Great bit of kit, don't know how I ever managed without one!
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Agree!!!!

Dropped into Lidl two days after buying the Dremel & well I'm blowed there were a few of the Parkside battery grinders reduced by 20%.I calculated that the tools that come with them alone were worth 5/10 quid so I thought I'd be potty not to buy one.
Used it down my boat yesterday to grind out the old holes & cracks in the gel coat where the screws that used to hold my rubbing strake used to go prior to filling.It did a brilliant job that probably saved me at least ten hours filing them out by hand.Now I am going to return the Dremel because I can't get the collet out.(Lidl's offering comes with five different collets & small drills & whatnot to fit them).

No wonder the Germans are ahead of us with manufacturing & exports.....we would just have bought in Chinese made models & chances are if my experience is anything to go by they would'nt have lasted five minutes.Smashing product highly recommended.(there's your answer Vic get an old boat that needs loads of gel coat repairs) :)
 
VicS said:
I keep an old ( very old) electric drill on a stand with a small grinding wheel on it. But I havent used it since ......... yesterday!
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VicS said:
I have one from Aldi.... Mains powered.

I suspect compared with a Dremel that it is not very good. It has that cheap and cheerful feel about it. Bought it on impulse because everybody on here seemed to find Dremels so useful but as yet not used it for anything....... white elephant that will probably go in the skip still unused when I "pop me clogs"

Lidl have offered a cordless one and a mains one both with /without kits of tools
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I bought the cheap Aldi multi-tool with a kit of tools for £14.
I've used it loads. The tools wear out pretty quickly. It's been great for fiddly bits when I've been modifying the car.

I also have a bench grinder which I use quite a bit. They are so cheap I don't know why you wouldn't. Sharpening drill bits alone justifies it.

I extravagantly bought a cheap pillar drill which, although it doesn't have much torque, has been great for drilling steel plate which I've used quite a lot for my mods.

If I'd paid £300 for one I'd be regretting it but £50 (catalogue returns) was ideal.

Cheap tools are fine by me.

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Lakesailor said:
I bought the cheap Aldi multi-tool with a kit of tools for £14.
I've used it loads. The tools wear out pretty quickly. It's been great for fiddly bits when I've been modifying the car.

I also have a bench grinder which I use quite a bit. They are so cheap I don't know why you wouldn't. Sharpening drill bits alone justifies it.

I extravagantly bought a cheap pillar drill which, although it doesn't have much torque, has been great for drilling steel plate which I've used quite a lot for my mods.

If I'd paid £300 for one I'd be regretting it but £50 (catalogue returns) was ideal.

Cheap tools are fine by me.
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Drill press and grinder would have been useful I suppose

Not going to buy them now... should be downsizing / de-cluttering not buying more.

I think I offered the multitool to my son.
 
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