Lidl DIY stuff

[The Medway Handyman]

Lidl offers from Thurs 24th March;

Planer Angle grinder. Angle grinder stand Cable reel. Digital caliper Riveter Abrasives Diamond sharpening system

[Roger Mills]

Yes, saw those - pretty good selection.

I don't quite understand how the diamond sharpener works - anyone got one from previous occasions when they've been on offer?

[pete]

That's handy - just in time for mothers day (I wonder if they planned it?). Only question is whether to get her the digital calipers or the angle grinder stand. Better avoid buying anything sharp ;)

[MuddyMike]

I have their Planer from about 10 years ago, still working well. Their Angle grinder stand is also handy. I have one with a cheap angle grinder permanently mounted on it. Its great for occasional cut off jobs. I find the very thin cut off disks last much longer when held firmly square to the job as well.

Mike

[Skipweasel]

It's just like a flat whetstone, only with diamonds. The pattern is just to allow dross to clear and to reduce the cost.

They're very good.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

You use them like an oil stone.

[Roger Mills]

Including the oil - or do you use them dry?

[Dave]

For wood chisels, use it like you would with an oil stone, but without the oil.

In the past I have struggled to put an edge on kitchen knives and use one now, by holding the knife and drawing the stone across it from back to cutting edge.

Dave

[Jon Nicoll]

IME the trouble with the cheap diamond sharpeners ones is that the steel on which the diamonds are ... encrusted(!?) is (a) not very flat, and (b) prone to flex. This makes them fine for quick and dirty cleaning up of an old chisel, say, but less good for precision sharpening, or for sharpening a wide plane blade. YMMV

J^n

[The Medway Handyman]

The ones I have use water.

[Skipweasel]

I may have been lucky. Then again I also glued them firmly down to a nice flat bit of machined slate.

[Skipweasel]

square to the job as well.

I must have a very steady hand, then. I've used loads cutting up big gas bottles and not found they wear any faster hand-held. They are very very good, though - particularly the 0.8mm sort. They cut so quickly.

[Skipweasel]

Water.

[Roger Mills]

Thanks.

Another question, if I may. This time, about the angle grinder stand . . .

Will it fit any 4 1/2" angle grinder - e.g. my Bosch jobbie - or only the one supplied by Lidl?

[The Medway Handyman]

I bought one a few years ago & fitted a Homebase Chinese jobby, so I'd guess its universal. It had loads of adjustable bits.

[MuddyMike]

I have an el cheapo Red Devil on mine.

Mike