Parkside Tools
Discussion
We live near a Lidl so I keep an eye on the special buys. I realised when I was rooting through the garage last night that I have bought loads of Parkside toosl and am yet to find a duff one. Dremel type multi tool, angle grinder, plunge saw and sets of files / bits etc have all worked beautifully for a reasonable standard DIY-er.
My Dad always used to say thet you shoudn't buy cheap tools, but the Parkside ones are undeniably cheap and have been grand. Have I just got lucky or are they genuinely decent quality?
What else have you bought from there that works well?
My Dad always used to say thet you shoudn't buy cheap tools, but the Parkside ones are undeniably cheap and have been grand. Have I just got lucky or are they genuinely decent quality?
What else have you bought from there that works well?
Angle grinder, Bench grinder, screwdriver, sander, hedge trimmer, SDS drill. Only problem has been the mains cable on the drill coming adrift, but a quick resolder and all was well. Perfectly happy with them all, but I'm not a heavy user.
I never saw the point of paying £100 for a Dewalt or Kamatsu when £15 on a Parkside was all I needed for occasional jobs.
I never saw the point of paying £100 for a Dewalt or Kamatsu when £15 on a Parkside was all I needed for occasional jobs.
Bought a few things over the years. A mini plunging circular saw which is very useful and seems well put together. An orbital sander, haven't used this loads, just looked like it should be useful and therefore I should have it, I'm sure I'll put it to use at some point. The only thing that was no good was a hot air gun, it died after the 3-4 use, I would have taken it back but I'd lost the receipt and it was only £10 IIRC. I seemed okay when it was working.
8Ace said:
We live near a Lidl so I keep an eye on the special buys. I realised when I was rooting through the garage last night that I have bought loads of Parkside toosl and am yet to find a duff one.
, but the Parkside ones are undeniably cheap and have been grand. Have I just got lucky or are they genuinely decent quality?
Genuinely fairly decent quality, and for the price, they're especially good for a tool you're only going to use occasionally., but the Parkside ones are undeniably cheap and have been grand. Have I just got lucky or are they genuinely decent quality?
8Ace said:
plunge saw
Got one of them. It got some very heavy use/abuse on one of my projects recently and it stood up to it just fine.Is
Parkside = Lidl
Powerflex = Aldi
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Oldandslow said:
Their Powerfix hand tools are pretty good too.
I have returned from Lidl having bought a Powerfix drill stand for £14.99. Fabulous value. My Parkside chainsaw (electric) and power saw bench are both tools I would probably never have owned had they been mainstream makes and three times the price. I use them four or five times a year so hundreds of pounds outlay would not make sense.monthefish said:
I've got about 5 in the shed. I'll sell you one...
I bought loads, as I usually do, last year, and it was so mild I've still got 3 left.Those Parkside Dremels: they don't seem half bad. I've got a "real" Dremel and my dad a Parkside and I can't say there's any big difference.
motco said:
Oldandslow said:
Their Powerfix hand tools are pretty good too.
I have returned from Lidl having bought a Powerfix drill stand for £14.99. Fabulous value. My Parkside chainsaw (electric) and power saw bench are both tools I would probably never have owned had they been mainstream makes and three times the price. I use them four or five times a year so hundreds of pounds outlay would not make sense.
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