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[clogsParticipant @clogs]

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

Hi all, comming to a store near u……..

UHU epoxy, large set squares 300-450mm, straight edge, recharge AA,AAA

batts and a truck load of pillar drills, no belt sanders……plus a briefcase size mains commpressor……

and for those inclinded some womens underwear……..hahaha……

Clogs

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

The squares aren't square..the batteries are good . My mate has the briefcase compressor ..alright it is . but it's not at our local Lidl

The black knickers and bras look good , but my missus is a bit fat and they'd look silly on her . I'll just fantasize..

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

nice one Hacksaw………

Clogs

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

When i was about 11 , I used to be an avid reader of my mums Littlewoods catalogue

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

things that u can learn on this site is just amazing………hahaha…….

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

And over at Aldi this morning I noticed they have a load of digital calipers at £8 each, if you like that sort of thing. They also have work clothing – trousers, insulated shirts, boots etc. Their work trousers at £8 seem to be adequate for my current builder duties.

I've been looking out for a tiny compressor, hoping to see them in Aldi or Lidl. I only need enough to operate a power drawbar engage / disengage (not the driver itself) and a gear select rotary solenoid. A giant noisy compressor wouldn't be welcome. I'll have to see if they have them locally…..

BTW – this suitcase compressor – is it in the shops now or is it being promised shortly?

Murray

Edited By Muzzer on 02/02/2017 19:02:08

[ronan walshParticipant @ronanwalsh98054]

The cold kills the digital calipers, i had a few of them, but won't be buying anymore of them. My 20 year old mitutoyu digital calipers work perfectly. Buy good and buy once.

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

I'v been scouring the Lidl flier and can't see any compressor. I think they are location-specific, so can anyone tell me where it is available. That way I can view the correct flier and see what it looks like.

Murray

[Roger Williams 2Participant @rogerwilliams2]

Hello Ronan, my Chinese digital caliper must be a strong one because its been freezing in my workshop, and always comes on, but my Swiss Sylvac dies in the cold !. You must have been unlucky.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

If something dies in the cold I would blame the battery, not the gadget

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

Posted by Muzzer on 02/02/2017 20:00:20:

I'v been scouring the Lidl flier and can't see any compressor. I think they are location-specific, so can anyone tell me where it is available. That way I can view the correct flier and see what it looks like.

Murray

240v 1100watts . Branded Parkside . Way better than the 12v jobs . ebay item no.172504745854

[ronan walshParticipant @ronanwalsh98054]

Well i assumed the batteries were at fault, so replaced them with good ones, no signs of life were present. I had two sets of them and they both died. Anyway a proper pair of vernier calipers never let you down , though your eyes might

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

It's not clear from the instructions if it actually has a pressure regulator switch. Anyone know?

[Dave HalfordParticipant @davehalford22513]

It's a wonderfull bargain, you can use it for one and a half minutes in every 10. if you buy seven you can get air for just over10 minutes constant before you can start the cycle over again.

BTW it runs till you switch it off or it melts which ever comes sooner.

Seriously it's just meant for push bike tyres or a paper weight.

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

Whoops , I didn't know that . I saw it in my mates shed after he asked me to get his 2 tractor mowers going ,and it pumped all 8 tyres up on the trot…It didn't melt or rattle ,but it didn't take long to pump them all up . I was impressed with it .The 12v cheapo pump i've got makes a terrible din ..

[Gordon AParticipant @gordona]

It looks very similar to one that Aldi were selling some months back. In which case, it is very noisy, has no receiver and has to build up pressure if you want to use for instance the accessory to blow away dust etc. In which case, on depressing the trigger you get a fairly strong puff of air and then almost nothing. To clear swarf from a milling table for instance, it's a case of puff, wait, puff, wait ….ad infinitum.

Just my experience with the actual Aldi model that I have. Don't have practical experience of the Lidl product.

Gordon.

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

My van from new wasn't supplied with a spare wheel, like a lot of cars. They probably thought there wouldn't be enough room inside a 3 tonne van to get a spare wheel

So they supplied a tin of green snot and a 12v compressor to run off the cigarette lighter socket.

Never had to use this as i always buy the same model van and keep the good wheels off the old one when it gets weighed in.

But the other month I parked up late at night on a wet dark foul night and had the front wheels at a slight angle with the result that the pressure on the tyre from the kerb was enough to weaken the seal on the tyre and it went flat overnight.

So next day, still pi$$ing down finds the flat and realises that it's flat and not a puncture. So breaks out the compressor and connects it up, switchs on and sit inside for 5 minutes. Nips out 10 pounds in it, need 70 pound so another half hour at this rate.

Go make a coffee and come back in 15 minutes and now got 15 pound on the gauge. Gave it another 15 minutes and got 18 pound. Just enough to drive it 30 yards or so to get to the end of the drive where all the air lines connected up would reach and pump it up.

But the question is what would anyone do who didn't have a spare which would have been my next port of call but it was raining. Brand new factory supplied compressor.

PS if anyone wants it it's at the bottom of next doors pond.

[davebParticipant @daveb17630]

I have a Ford, no spare wheel, it came with snot and Christmas cracker compressor instead. I've never used either. Some kind soul replaced the unused snot for an empty one when I had it serviced. No reason for them not to supply a spare wheel with the car since the rubbish they supply instead lives under the boot floor where the spare wheel would normally be. Had I known, I would not have bought the car. Nor would I buy a car with the pump it up yourself pram wheel.

I know it's OT but I've been wanting to rant about this for ages.

Dave

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

Be aware that some of the shittier recovery providers won't recover a car without a spare until you have proved that the snot won't work. Which it rarely does.

Space saver spare wheels are crap, but at least they get you moving. Some cars have such a small boot aperture that you can't fit the full-size wheel through it, which means on say, and Audi TT convertible, you have to put it on the passenger seat. Where the passenger then sits is up to you!

[DodParticipant @dod]

My last company did like J. Stevenson and kept the spare wheels of the replacement vans and fitted them on a specially home made carrier, I was the first to have a puncture and discovered the flaw in their ingenuity.

Replies on a postcard to ………

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

I drive a lot and always take one of those 12Volt box pumps along like this

The 10-15 quid ones just couldn't hack it and I had a period where I was topping up regularly and they kept failing

The 25-30 quid ones are more robust, just a bit better quality

Edited By Ady1 on 04/02/2017 00:08:30

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Posted by John Stevenson on 03/02/2017 21:31:26:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snip <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

So next day, still pi$$ing down finds the flat and realises that it's flat and not a puncture. So breaks out the compressor and connects it up, switchs on and sit inside for 5 minutes. Nips out 10 pounds in it, need 70 pound so another half hour at this rate.

70 PSI ? Are you driving with full armour plating and bulletproof glass? I have never owned a vehicle that required much more than 35 PSI in the tyres. (Ok, I read a few of the threads so maybe you need the armour, flak jacket et al)

Have fun as a Moderator – no complaints from this end.

* Danny M *

[Martin ConnellyParticipant @martinconnelly55370]

Dod, did they remember the jack and wrench for the nuts?

Martin

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

If the tyre won't fill because the pump is too weedy then you can jack the vehicle up and the pump will make a better job of filling the tyre

for emergencies only kinda thing

(ps why is is always raining when these things happen…)

Edited By Ady1 on 04/02/2017 09:46:43

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