Just a heads-up that Lidl have a mains nibbler on offer from next Thursday. Might suit those with no compressed air supply, like me. I have an ancient Hitachi one which cost and arm an a leg used - and this is the first budget priced one I've seen.
Having a look around on the Lidl web site, I found this high fashion item ...
And if you look at the middle picture of the five, they've got a much squarer, non-flamed version, that just makes me think of Marvin.
Temping. Never used one but having just watched a video of it I could find it useful.
I presume this is what is for sale
How much is it?
:-)
BBC Marvin and not the s**te one from the 2005 film.
BTW you have just managed to name the new cat.....
£35
Wonder why the 'nose' of the mains version is that much bigger than the air version?
It must be a challenge for designers to come up with something different. However go faster stripes type designs worry me as the company may have spent more on the appearance than the function. I had a very well packaged set of jewellers screwdrivers which looked fantastic, but were so soft they could not be used to undo screws. Ahem... Brian
On eBay, "Double Head Sheet Metal Nibbler Cutter Cutting Tool Saw Power Drill Attachment" - £9.99
FWIW, I use a Goscut handtool, something from the seventies Hasn't let me down yet.
I still have one of them somewhere. Hard work, though. Just about copes with classic radio/amplifier chassis ally.
The problem I have had with powered nibblers is that the cutter is hard and brittle, I have snapped a few. So you need to be sure you can get replacements.
I am a fan of cats, we have three, so I'm glad to be of service.
Was once thinking if I had a black cat with a white patch on the the head, "diode" would be a nice name - or even "cathode"
I'll find my coat ...
I like that.
Our current cats are called Jaffa, Josie and Jenna (there is a bit of a theme going on here). Jaffa is a ginger tom, sometimes called Jaffa Cake; Josie often sits for hours very upright and totally unmoving, so she is also known as Pot Cat; while Jenna is a *large* cat (both naturally large and a total glutton - 8.5kg) and is known as Fat Cat.
That is my experience too. This one looks more rugged with being able to cut 3.2mm steel, well beyond it's spec, and keeps going.
Just under 40 quid. My Hitachi cost me 150 used many years ago. They're rather limited production compared to most power tools. They're most used for cutting car bodywork, and most who do that would have a compressed air one.
Never broken one on the Hitachi. Perhaps they come in different sizes? There is quite a bit of waste with it.
The vibration on that looks pretty bad...
Bloody hell I've still got one of they in use!!!...
And you will never know their third name
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