Lidl tools this week

FTFY

Thanks, not sure how my link got munged.

Why do you need a plunge saw for that job?

It does not have to plunge but a) it might be useful for other things and b)my normal circular saw is 1800W nearly twice the capacity of my genny. This one is 500W so comfortably in range.

Okay, but there's a chance even a 500w saw will trip the genny at startup.

There was a fantastic sliding mitre saw in Lidl the other day for only £80, and DW wouldn't let me buy it. She asked me pointed questions like "What will you use it for?" I had actually loaded it into the trolley at that stage.

And she said it would be a Mitresaur, ie a snide reference to it outliving me for millions of years through not being used very much.

So, I don't see why you should buy a £50 saw when I couldn't buy a much better £80 one.

Anyway, next time she asks whether her bum looks big in this ....

I use a Lidl battery jigsaw, works fine, if a bit gutless, and I don't cut accurately, just ballpark.

Mind, 2 of the 3 18V lithium batteries have just 'gone off' - showing full charge but failing after a few seconds. Bought around the same time, the 2 failed batteries have a different product code and were made about 6 months earlier (June 2014). I'll see if they'll entertain their

I bought one a few years ago, but I have not found it quite as useful as I expected. Have occasionally used it when taking up tongue and groove floorboards, it gets into a tighter space than a circular saw, but in my old house I normally use the Evolution circular saw for this because it doesn't mind finding nails and screws. And I find I often need to get out the multi-tool to finish the job.

Until last month, I had estate cars with roof racks or bars for decades, so no problem taking 8x4's home to feed the sawboard. But now I have a Renault Master (horsebox) which does the same job.

You should have been more forceful. OK, I have an Evolution rather than the Lidl one (not much more expensive if you get a "second").

I was using mine only today to convert off-cuts of salvaged timber into firewood.

But it *is* very nice to have the metal-cutting Evolution blade. Brilliant for getting perfect square cuts on alloy extrusions, dexion, speedframe, etc.

Worth watching the "song" if you have not seen it before

and this

Chris

Wouldn't a plain circular saw be better for that?

That's excellent! :)

I have that, plus the circular saw, and drill - all of which use the same battery. And got some spares too.

The odd thing I haven't had on any other cordless tool is they all have an 'overload' cutout which works automatically. Bit of a pain. Perhaps it senses motor heat, as it only cuts in after some use. Luckily, I only use these for quick jobs I can't be bothered getting the mains ones out for.

Yes, I've noticed that.

Not sure I can sense a pattern. I've just been through 2.4m of 18mm chipboard in one go with the circular saw. I have a feeling with no basis in science that it may be the battery.

Our aldi recently had battery powered circular saws.