It's all going on at Lidl again this Monday
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blackrodd
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Are these offers country wide, or just certain areas? Rodders
blackrodd,
They tend to stock these items in all stores but in varying quantities.
They tend to stock these items in all stores but in varying quantities.
Graham Orm
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blackrodd":2bdvq5t0 said:
No idea but they will have some way of asking the question on the site.
Grinder looks interesting, I need one of those. Usually whats in english Lidl comes to finnish lidl within a month. I am starting to have quite the amount of parkside stuff at home. It's basically the only new made budget stuff I am comfortable buying.
Sharpener also looks interesting but is it a good design?
Sharpener also looks interesting but is it a good design?
John15
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Many thanks Graham for flagging up the next deals at Lidl. I need a second drill driver so will be visiting Witney on Monday.
John
John
Graham Orm
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John15":9sihpmmi said:
You can get onto their email list John, same with Aldi......sad eh?
Graham
Anyone got any insight into that 'combination cutter' widget? From my eye, it looks like it takes Dremel sized bits, with a jigsaw-esque base and handle? That's not something I've seen before, but an intriguing idea. Less general purpose, more suitable for linear grinding.
I suspect I might need to get eyes on, come monday...
I suspect I might need to get eyes on, come monday...
Bodgers
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woodpig":d8pawd34 said:
It bears more than a passing resemblance to this:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages ... PobhbCsVTM
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You can never have enough digital calipers!
At that price they might even adapt to make a DRO for the thicknesser and/or the router table.
Sorely tempted.
E.
At that price they might even adapt to make a DRO for the thicknesser and/or the router table.
Sorely tempted.
E.
Eric The Viking":1kpjecpb said:
That's an interesting idea. I wonder how high they would read if you adapted them to run against a longer straight edge and how accurate they would be over a greater distance.
I can feel a similar experiment coming along.
Shug
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I think you'll find that electronic callipers work via a particular pattern of conductors on the stator bar of the calliper, which IIRC are used to determine the speed and direction of motion when you move the head. So on one hand, they would read as high as the electronics of the device are capable of counting (which is almost certainly higher than the length of the stator) but would only be as accurate as the pattern that you would have to etch/deposit/otherwise manufacture on your longer straight edge.
Unfortunately, the short version is that it's probably not worth the time it would take to try.
(After a quick Google, here's an explanation and here's a photo where you can see the etched pattern underneath the label. The explanation page also implies that the label itself is also a critical element, as liquid in contact with the plates would alter the capacitance and thus the reading!)
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Mrwilson":3prpguj5 said:
That's a shame, Shug.
For my uses they might be fine though - as a decent depth gauge on the router table and on the thicknesser. They're certainly adaptable with care.
I know people have fitted DROs to thicknessers - been written up here in the past - but I struggle to see how I could improve on the 'counting turns' approach. With my little Kity, there's a narrow range of cuts that work - too shallow and you leave marks from the infeed roller. Too deep and it hasn't got the grunt to do it. I've settled on between 1 & 2mm max, and just got used to multiple passes.
I can see that having one on the pillar drill would work well, but again, how often do you need exact blind holes in woodwork?
E. (who may still pop over there this morning...)
E.
For small holes I use a tyre thread depth gauge. It's near enough for me.
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