Budget tools: Poundland review

May 17, 2005 4 Replies

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Some readers need minimum price tools, and that some of the cheap stuff is fine, and some junk. So a review would help. Poundland is about as cheap as you can get, so here goes...


Fairly good:



hammers, seem as good as other brands assorted trowels dustsheets clamps lip and spur drill bits for wood



240v halogen bulbs cutlery - genuinely good quality in fact. cleaning cloths nail punches, stone chisels


Usable:



spirit levels, but find one that reads level correctly paint brushes stanley blades 50 for =A31, bit thin but otherwise ok wood chisels 3/=A31, but only if you can grind them sharp before use, otherwise avoid


Junk: ratshit screwdrivers, useless. cfl bulbs, work but not worth =A31. Garbage light output. pens, work but a pain.


We dont often talk about the bottom end sector here, but plenty of people are buying it.


NT



Also, a while back...

sharpening stone - out performed one from a timber merchant, at IIRC £3 or more. batteries (memorex) quite good. push lamps (I use in unpowered garage), 3 for a quid (one = £5 at B&Q, can't tell the diff)

Alex.

For some of the really cheap lamps - I found that the bulb was soldered, not actually socketed!

soldered,

sounds logical. Replacements will be wire ended, or bulb plus socket to suit.

Were the batteries constructed inside cardboard and wax blobs, or were they regular replaceables? I wouldnt put it past someone.

NT

Not checked bulbs, but bats were replaceable AA's, 4 off I think. At

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