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8th Jun 2022, 5:04 pm | #1 |
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Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Just bought online the screwdriver set for £23 which looks good value and the quality is OK for the money it also comes with a sturdy stand for the workbench or wall mounting.
No connection other than as a customer. Link https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-100-...10197580475501
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8th Jun 2022, 5:51 pm | #2 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
That's amazing value. I realise that people are going to go on about the quality, but for most of us, for hobby use they'll do the job and ensure the correct driver is always at hand. As it happens, I won't be buying one because over the years I have collected enough drivers of all types, sizes and lengths to equip an army maintenance team. Otherwise I'd be the first in line.
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8th Jun 2022, 7:57 pm | #3 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Like Steve I have so many, bought, inherited and "found" screwdrivers that I won`t partake though it looks a reasonable offer.
Sort of "Alley of Aldi" rather than "Middle of Lidl". |
8th Jun 2022, 8:18 pm | #4 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
As the proud? user of three workshops and a garage, only one of which has enough screwdrivers, I've ordered a set.....
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8th Jun 2022, 9:47 pm | #5 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Are there 8 Philips screwdriver sizes?
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8th Jun 2022, 10:07 pm | #6 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
There are nine #0000 (1mm) through to #5 (8mm)
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9th Jun 2022, 7:21 am | #7 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
I am just setting up my new workshop after a house move, time to cull those worn and damaged screwdrivers.
I have ordered a set of these. Peter |
9th Jun 2022, 9:34 am | #8 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
I've had an identical set (in red) for over 2 years now.........
I also have the very annoying habit of, when losing one or two of the set, buying another whole set! Mrs k_e isn't inmpressed. |
10th Jun 2022, 5:26 pm | #9 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
When I cleared out my workshop before my move I counted 117 screwdrivers in various places. I had been collecting them since 1967 mind.
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12th Jun 2022, 1:37 pm | #10 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Thanks for the heads-up, looks like a nice addition to any workshop. Incidentaly, Mr. Carlson's (new) Lab seems to have been equipped with this set for a few months, so you're in good company!
Cheers Chris |
15th Jun 2022, 11:49 am | #11 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
What is not clear from the description is that the screwdriver bits are (quite heavily) magnetised.
I am returning my set. Peter |
15th Jun 2022, 8:52 pm | #12 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Yes, that’s odd. But nothing my Ferrograph demagnetiser can’t handle….
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16th Jun 2022, 12:10 pm | #13 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Now £9.99. and i bought the last set on the shelves at our local aldi.
Cheers Neil. |
16th Jun 2022, 7:55 pm | #14 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
I think that's a feature rather than a bug. It means that any screws you unscrew stay on the end of the screwdriver rather than falling down inside the cabinet where you can't get at them. Also helps with installing screws in awkward places. Personally I find that advantageous.
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16th Jun 2022, 9:11 pm | #15 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
I prefer my screwdrivers unmagnetised, its quite disconcerting to bring a screwdriver near a chassis and have it veering off to stick to it.
If I need a screw to stay on the driver when assembling in awkward places I use a blob of Blu-tack. Peter |
16th Jun 2022, 11:36 pm | #16 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
I am also a fan of non magnetic drivers mostly.
Screws that are placed in holes awaiting the screwdriver can jump onto a magnetic driver turning 90 degrees onto the side of the shaft. If I need a magnetic driver I use a cordless style bit in a magnetic extension. |
17th Jun 2022, 10:07 am | #17 | |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
Quote:
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17th Jun 2022, 11:09 am | #18 | |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
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I mean, I do see that there are situations where a non-magnetic screwdriver is preferable, but for me, mostly a magnetic screwdriver doesn't create a problem when being magnetic is not needed, but offers lots of benefits when it is. I have Blutak and I have screwdriver add on screw grippers but neither are as easy to use as a magnetic driver. I totally accept that we're all different!
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17th Jun 2022, 8:17 pm | #19 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
The advantage with the cordless style holder is that a non metallic packing piece can be placed in the holder to reduce the magnetism.
Steel in the surrounding area can occasionally pull the screw away from the hole and around the sice of the driver. |
18th Jun 2022, 5:04 am | #20 |
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Re: Screwdriver Offer at Aldi 100 Piece £23
I find magnetised tools to be a curse, and feel that anybody who manufactures them should be condemned to spend eternity having to assemble a Syncho-Compur camera shutter with magnetised screwdrivers and tweezers.
There are/were screw-holding screwdrivers at least for slotted screws that were non-magnetic, they have blades in 2 wedge-shaped sections which thus get thicker when squeezed together by the tubular shaft of the screwdriver. Not only do such tools not pull other parts out of position, they also work on brass and stainless steel screws (magnetised screwdrivers of course don't help with those). |