On Topic: Lidl impact screwdriver on thursday

I've also seen the whole stud turn round too!

I did that first and jumped on it.

looking forward to playing with it

Yep, it is.

Seems pretty good - chunky and capable (from a limited play). Not the last word in smoothly engaging speed/impact selectors, and quite ridiculous 'rugged' styling. Not sure I'll keep the case - but useful if you need it. Extra batteries ?15 plus ?5 delivery.

I noticed the controls are awkward to engage & it's styled like a toy. It w as £35 though, I look forward to being grateful for it.

IME Aldi don't stock spares for long, if you want any you need to get them long before you need them. I wouldn't be surprised if Lidl were similar.

NT

Then again, so are many engineer.jp tools ...

It's very erratic in-store. Online isn't too bad - usually. The ?15 battery I referred to wasn't the right one - they (predictably/infuriatingly) have a few different 12V batteries, and this one isn't listed (yet).

Other Lidl consumables can be very expensive - 5 paper vacuum bags were not much less than the vacuum. I had a bit of a moan at them about that, and while I got something approaching an apology (I suggested they could make people aware of the cost at the point of sale, and make consumables available in the UK) I can't see it changing soon.

But do those parts actually come from Lidl? The spare batteries I got mail order for tools bought from Lidl didn't.

I've got a very handy circle cutter that came from Lidl. Just basically a router and guide - but cuts smaller circles than most can. And for some odd reason the bits are imperial rather than metric which suggests the tool might be of US origin. And the bits cost a fortune (not from Lidl)