Lidl powerfix digital caliper and angle finder - any good?

[Homerjh]

As title really, lidl has them in again (every yearish) and just seeing peoples thoughts that have bought them before, and if they are worth the £10 each


http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-249 ... l&id=36548

 

[marcros]

the calipers were good. Sufficiently good that i will treat myself to the angle finder this time round.

 

[Homerjh]

glad to hear, will be popping in 1st thing then to grap a set

 

[gregmcateer]

the calipers were good. Sufficiently good that i will treat myself to the angle finder this time round.

Ditto. Not only are the calipers a bargain - the battery is still going strong years later.

 

[Inoffthered]

Well worth the money.

 

[Distinterior]

I got 2 of the calipers the last time they were on offer,.....no problems with mine! Well worth the money IMHO.

 

[katellwood]

Ive got both the Lidl and Aldi calipers and both are excellent.

One thing the Aldi version has over the Lidl is the Lidl needs manually turning on before each use, the Aldi version turns on automatically when you slide the caliper. Something i find useful

 

[JJ1]

I bought the Aldi calipers about two years ago. I use them several times a week, most weeks, and find them superb. Money very well spent indeed.

 

[NazNomad]

Not only are the calipers a bargain - the battery is still going strong years later.

Same here, great piece of kit.

 

[NazNomad]

I'm just wondering if the angle-finder would be perfect for setting up a 'wedgie sled'?

 

[novocaine]

having checked both the aldi ones and lidl ones against a calibrated set of matabo units, they were bang on the money, so if the angle gauge is as good, get one today.

 

[Homerjh]

picked both up this morning, just need something to measure now :lol:

 

[skipdiver]

Thanks for the heads up, will go later and purchase.

 

[Gerry]

We buy lots of these cheap calipers for use on the shop floor at work. They are all much the same and we haven't found any yet that cannot be calibrated within British standards (BS887:2008) By lots I mean hundreds.
The only issue that I find is operating the slide too fast they can loose their position and need zeroing again.

Gerry
(Calibration Technician)

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I had an Aldi one, a Sealey one and another unknown one, and I gave up putting batteries in them. It seemed to me I couldn't put them down for a couple of weeks without the batteries being flat. I use M&W ex WD £5 vernier, or one of the mics. I've given up on calipers.

 

[Inoffthered]

I'm just wondering if the angle-finder would be perfect for setting up a 'wedgie sled'?

That is what I use mine for

 

[NazNomad]

Well they had thousands of them in the Aberystwyth store today but I decided that I'm not experienced enough for segmented turning yet, so I passed on it this time.

 

[marcros]

I went in today and managed to pick up a caliper. Unfortunately, it was because i wasn't paying attention- need to swap t tomorrow for the angle finder that I actually wanted!

 

[NickN]

Got both today, thanks for the announcement.

Interesting that the angle finder DOES turn on automatically when moved, whereas the caliper doesn't... strange when they're from the same manufacturer.

Now to get the workshop finished (how I love concreting, not).

 

[Myfordman]

Battery life on the angle unit will be much reduced by leaving it on standby. I turn mine right off between jobs.