The 'I've found a bargain' thread

matarius777

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Grinder from Lidl.



Picked one up today £35! I've been after a bench grinder for ages. So I might finally get around to finishing some of my projects. Yeah right, are they ever finished? But I don't have to clamp my angle grinder to a workbench anymore!
Keep your guarantee in a safe place, I got one of these a few years back. I had used it literally 3 or 4 times in the couple of years I had had it before the motor burnt out, annoyingly it was during lock down, I didn’t have the transport to take it back (Lidl and Aldi are very good with returns) and the 3 year guarantee ran out.
one issue I found with the belt grinder was whatever I put on it kept vibrating or jumping to the point it was difficult or impossible to do any fine work. Someone said it would be because of the join on the belt.
 
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Nice65

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Keep your guarantee in a safe place, I got one of these a few years back. I had used it literally 3 or 4 times in the couple of years I had had it before the motor burnt out, annoyingly it was during lock down, I didn’t have the transport to take it back (Lidl and Aldi are very good with returns) and the 3 year guarantee ran out.
one issue I found with the belt grinder was whatever I put on it kept vibrating or jumping to the point it was difficult or impossible to do any fine work. Someone said it would be because of the join on the belt.
It‘s a problem, the glue join on cheap belts. Better quality belts like Trizac don’t have the bump, and some people also glue a strip of leather to the plattern. There are some ideas here:

 

matarius777

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It‘s a problem, the glue join on cheap belts. Better quality belts like Trizac don’t have the bump, and some people also glue a strip of leather to the plattern. There are some ideas here:

That’s good for future reference. :) I’ve got a Ken Onion with the grinder attachment, supposedly it’s capable of doing blade and handle shaping, not tried it yet but it is great at sharpening. Been through a few systems, Spyderco rods, both the Lansky rod systems, the round ones in a wooden box and the flat ones on a metal rod, they’re gone for touching up but hard work for reprofiling an edge. Then I have a set of the smaller DMT diamond plates for my scandi edges. But none of these are a bargain by any stretch of the imagination, so I’ll leave it there!:aargh:
 

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Reminded me that saw a headlamp on offer at Decathalon.


Also comes with rechargeable battery, and can use 3xaaa in a pinch.

Also two buttons, one to cycle through modes and the other to turn off.
Also nice feature (imo) is it comes on low red first, then 4 white modes, then strobe.
 
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Reminded me that saw a headlamp on offer at Decathalon.


Also comes with rechargeable battery, and can use 3xaaa in a pinch.

Also two buttons, one to cycle through modes and the other to turn off.
Also nice feature (imo) is it comes on low red first, then 4 white modes, then strobe.

I was looking at this too - great deal if you can find one.
 

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I'm watching this thread with interest. I have Christmas presents to buy for menfolks and you lot are a good resource of ideas :)
Thank you :cool:
 
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Some 11/11 sales have started.

Flashlights
Sofirn https://www.sofirnlight.com/
Wurkkos https://wurkkos.com/
Lumintop are at it too. The Silver Fox is a tidy little torch, and the Tool is a good price.


@TeeDee, you’ll have fun with that. At first I thought it was a bit of a gimmicky thing, but it’s a really good light. I’ve been using the colours set to a warm yellow/orange as a nightlight recently and it easily runs all night.

Magnetic base isn’t totally secure, but it works. It’s got a lot to do being small diameter in a torch with such a hefty battery.
 

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Lumintop are at it too. The Silver Fox is a tidy little torch, and the Tool is a good price.


@TeeDee, you’ll have fun with that. At first I thought it was a bit of a gimmicky thing, but it’s a really good light. I’ve been using the colours set to a warm yellow/orange as a nightlight recently and it easily runs all night.

Magnetic base isn’t totally secure, but it works. It’s got a lot to do being small diameter in a torch with such a hefty battery.

I think so , I do a bit of photography ( Oh-la-la!! ) and think the colour changing side flood mode will be useful for making some interesting phots.
 

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Lumintop are at it too. The Silver Fox is a tidy little torch, and the Tool is a good price.


@TeeDee, you’ll have fun with that. At first I thought it was a bit of a gimmicky thing, but it’s a really good light. I’ve been using the colours set to a warm yellow/orange as a nightlight recently and it easily runs all night.

Magnetic base isn’t totally secure, but it works. It’s got a lot to do being small diameter in a torch with such a hefty battery.

Have Tool v2 going at good price too for a few days. I have the older v2 bought 3 years ago and still going strong, including the usb chargeable battery.

The NW (Neutral White) whole set is the one to get.

 
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