Tempted

[artie]

To give this a try.

http://www.lidl-ni.co.uk/en/Offers.htm? ... l&id=24813

 

[pcb1962]

To give this a try.

http://www.lidl-ni.co.uk/en/Offers.htm? ... l&id=24813

Can't really go wrong at that price, you can always take it back if it's a piece of junk.
I wonder if the guy in the picture realises the whole lot is going to end up on the floor when he gets to the end of the cut ](*,)

 

[Doug B]

I was wondering if his can of Stella was just out of shot

 

[Racers]

The only problem I can see is the shortness of the rails, do they do longer ones or is the saw compatible with any other rails.

Pete

 

[blackrodd]

I'd give that a go for the money, But for gods sake don't cut plaster board with a power saw, unless you have a really
good extractor plugged in, It's dust nasty dangerous stuff!
Personally it's a stupid way to start an AD.
Regards Rodders

 

[Ed Bray]

Looks like NI only at the moment.

 

[artie]

Looks like NI only at the moment.

It seems that we get some things a few weeks before GB, probably not everything though.

for gods sake don't cut plaster board with a power saw, unless you have a really
good extractor plugged in, It's dust nasty dangerous stuff!
Personally it's a stupid way to start an AD.

I have no intentions. Will use it occasionally for 12 mm plywood and 12 mm T&G redwood.

AD ?

 

[artie]

The only problem I can see is the shortness of the rails, do they do longer ones or is the saw compatible with any other rails.

Pete

I phoned Einhell/ Parkside who say this isn't one of their models, so I have sent an enquiry to Lidl NI

 

[Droogs]

The only problem I can see is the shortness of the rails, do they do longer ones or is the saw compatible with any other rails.

Pete

I phoned Einhell/ Parkside who say this isn't one of their models, so I have sent an enquiry to Lidl NI

Didn't realise Einhell made the Parkside stuff

 

[MMUK]

The only problem I can see is the shortness of the rails, do they do longer ones or is the saw compatible with any other rails.

Pete

I know someone who has one of these. He's not been able to find extra rails available separately as yet. However, he bought one and it blew after a week so he took it back and changed it. He "forgot" to pack the rails in with the first one though so now he has four :lol:

All in all he's pretty chuffed with it. It struggles after a few cuts on the OE blade but he's since fitted a Freud one (don't know which) and he says it's transformed the saw.

 

[artie]

Didn't realise Einhell made the Parkside stuff

Einhell make some Parkside products under licence, but unfortunately not the one I am considering.

 

[pcb1962]

Didn't realise Einhell made the Parkside stuff

Einhell make a lot of stuff with familiar names: http://www.einhelltools.co.uk/cmspage.php?page_id=65

 

[n0legs]

Buy it Artie, try it out, return if it's no good.

 

[artie]

I went ahead and got one this morning. Only two left when I got there just before 9:00.

I would say, for the money, it is well worth it. The track could be better, the depth stop could be smoother, the dust collection is better than my Makita.

I see no reason why it shouldn't last a long time with the light use I will give it.

 

[pcb1962]

Any mention in the manual or the packaging about the availability of additional track?

 

[artie]

Any mention in the manual or the packaging about the availability of additional track?

I already rang customer services on Friday to find out but they left me listening to music until I had to go shave.

Apparently the same saw is sold under a few different banners, with varying lengths of track, so I intend to do some research before buying.

 

[Ram64]

It looks very similar to the Scheppach / Woodstar plunge saw. The tracks for which are available separately.

Nigel

 

[glynster]

Having owned the Scheppach before getting my Festool TS55, I'd put money on that being from the same factory in china and thus simply rebadged and therefore VERY likely to be the same track. Seems the track format was not patented as quite a few manufacturers use the same format track.

 

[artie]

I did a couple more cuts this evening and although I am generally satisfied with it, I noticed that if I try to set the slide tolerance too close, it snags at the track join.

 

[artie]

Any mention in the manual or the packaging about the availability of additional track?

A well known online auction site has SCHEPPACH PL 55 REPLACEMENT SAW TRACK 1.4M GUIDE RAIL, GUIDE TRACK, which looks like it might fit, for £59.95 + £10 postage to good old Norn Iron.

I would be loath to spend that since the complete kit I have cost £9.96 less.

The same site has a set of two clamps for £12.95 all in, which I expect I will invest in.