Gingea1pom's Build Diary

[twinturbo]

B&Q Do their own Brand one with variable speed for £25ish.. I have the older version and it's the best grinder I have had ( Bosch, B&D, Clarke not as good)

TT

[gingea1pom]

I might invest in another one soon.

My problem at the moment is I have £1.58 in my build account.

I need to sell a scooter I have to inject some cash.

Cheers Ginge

[Bonzo]

Yes the B&Q Power Pro range is a lot better quality than their old Power Devil stuff

The flap disk does put quite a load on the poor angle grinder .... Poor buggers don't stand a chance

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Know how it feels Ginge .... Very, very soon my build pot will be empty once more ( Paying for my last major purchace )

Been spending quite a bit this year .... Just keen to give the build a boost this year.

Besides the IVA, I have no more major spending to do, it's all here

[Davey]

For anyone contemplating getting a new 4.5" grinder check out Aldi tomorrow. They have one in at £14.99 and don't forget that all Aldi electrical equipment has a 3 year guarantee on it . i was going to my local B&Q today for one but now I'll hang fire till tomorrow and get the Aldi unit.

D.

[twinturbo]

I have given up buying Aldi stuff. It just does not last.

Hand Files.. Droped one and it shatterd!
DVD Player. #1 did not work , #2 lasted 40 days.
Compressor. Worked for 30 seconds then burnt out!
Jumper Pack. Lasted 18 months and would never start a car properly.

Think there have been a couple of other failures or underperformance issues..

TT

[dogwood]

I bet I hold the record for the most grinders burnt out during the build......
8 so far and still counting.......

Admittedly they were cheap as chips..7.50€ each
I know I know, I could have bought a good one instead of loads of cheapies.
But I also burned out my best Bosch one.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by dogwood

I bet I hold the record for the most grinders burnt out during the build......
8 so far and still counting.......

Admittedly they were cheap as chips..7.50€ each
I know I know, I could have bought a good one instead of loads of cheapies.
But I also burned out my best Bosch one.

Can't match that, only killed 3 so far ..... Like I said ..... Your a harsh man

[spud69]

The only good tool i've had from Aldi to date is a pillar drill even though i did bend the shaft on my first one, my fault not clamping the steel properly, and they changed it straight away.

Must have gone through 6 grinders over the last 4 years, including Aldi ones, since bought a Makita grinder for £45 and its been great. Always worth buying good gear.

Just bought a nice big lathe for Saturn, coming on Wednesday, was going to buy one that Ash had for sale but needed to pay by credit card. Gonna be like xmas again.......

AndyH

[alga]

Originally Posted by dogwood

I bet I hold the record for the most grinders burnt out during the build......
8 so far and still counting.......

Admittedly they were cheap as chips..7.50€ each
I know I know, I could have bought a good one instead of loads of cheapies.
But I also burned out my best Bosch one.

I had to replace the brushes on my 9€ grinder. A bit cheaper than replacing the whole thing. Good thing it has the screw-in plugs on the sides to access the brushes.

[Davey]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

I have given up buying Aldi stuff. It just does not last.

Hand Files.. Droped one and it shatterd!
DVD Player. #1 did not work , #2 lasted 40 days.
Compressor. Worked for 30 seconds then burnt out!
Jumper Pack. Lasted 18 months and would never start a car properly.

Think there have been a couple of other failures or underperformance issues..

TT

I've been buying and using Aldi gear for years and only had two failures, a 9"angle grinder died after 3 weeks and a digital camera failed after 18 months, both were replaced under warranty with no problems. I have several pieces of Aldi electrical equipment in the workshop and as long as you treat it as a hooby tool and not a real industrial item they're fine, certainly no worse than B&Q's offerings. I bought a B&Q own brand battery drill, 18V, hammer action etc. first time I tried to drill a 5mm hole in a concrete block the gearbox self destructed. I replaced it with one from their "Pro" range and that has been brilliant, now 6 years old and still going strong despite being dropped from the top of an eight foot ladder on more than one occasion.

D.