Tools worthy of a mention.

[aspenarb]

Bought some of that Ferrex cordless gear from Aldi  to stop the lads on landscape from taking my dewalt gear from the workshop out on site , bit of a confession here and have to admit its actually pretty good. Its a 20v/40v system where the 20v gear can be used with the 40v batteries  I have used the drill, screwdriver rattle gun and grinder, I also thought I would try the 40v chainsaw as they only need it to cut up the occasional sleepers and fence posts. The 20v/40v 5amph batteries last forever on the 20v drills and grinders, in the saw they also last as long as the batteries on my stihl battery saw that I keep in the machines. Nothing much here to not like with a three year warranty.

 

Bob

 

Drill £20   https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-20v-cordless-drill-skin/p/097661269776300

Driver £20 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-impact-driver-skin/p/097667269284200

Grinder  £25 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-angle-grinder-skin/p/097663269776500

Chainsaw £50 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-40v-cordless-chainsaw-skin/p/097672269776900

Charger £15 https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-battery-charger/p/097880273773800

Batteries, worth going for these   https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-20v-40v-battery/p/097877273773600

 

 

 

[mendiplogs]

Bought some of that Ferrex cordless gear from Aldi  to stop the lads on landscape from taking my dewalt gear from the workshop out on site , bit of a confession here and have to admit its actually pretty good. Its a 20v/40v system where the 20v gear can be used with the 40v batteries  I have used the drill, screwdriver rattle gun and grinder, I also thought I would try the 40v chainsaw as they only need it to cut up the occasional sleepers and fence posts. The 20v/40v 5amph batteries last forever on the 20v drills and grinders, in the saw they also last as long as the batteries on my stihl battery saw that I keep in the machines. Nothing much here to not like with a three year warranty.
 
Bob
 
Drill £20   https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-20v-cordless-drill-skin/p/097661269776300
Driver £20 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-impact-driver-skin/p/097667269284200
Grinder  £25 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-angle-grinder-skin/p/097663269776500
Chainsaw £50 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-40v-cordless-chainsaw-skin/p/097672269776900
Charger £15 https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-battery-charger/p/097880273773800
Batteries, worth going for these   https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-20v-40v-battery/p/097877273773600
 

 
 

Hi BOB how long ago did you buy them bob thanks as I can not see the tools there thanks Jon

[aspenarb]

19 hours ago, mendiplogs said:

Hi BOB how long ago did you buy them bob thanks as I can not see the tools there thanks Jon

 

If its not in store Jon go online https://www.aldi.co.uk/search?q=ferrex%3Apopular&page=0

 

Bob

[scbk]

Knock off high lift jack from ebay. Had one already for 2yrs, just got a 2nd one.

 

Probably not as good as the real thing, but good enough for me

 

£36 in total - delivered!

Some places would charge you 20 quid just for the p+p on a small box to the Highlands 

[struie]

On 11/06/2019 at 22:04, aspenarb said:

Bought some of that Ferrex cordless gear from Aldi  to stop the lads on landscape from taking my dewalt gear from the workshop out on site , bit of a confession here and have to admit its actually pretty good. Its a 20v/40v system where the 20v gear can be used with the 40v batteries  I have used the drill, screwdriver rattle gun and grinder, I also thought I would try the 40v chainsaw as they only need it to cut up the occasional sleepers and fence posts. The 20v/40v 5amph batteries last forever on the 20v drills and grinders, in the saw they also last as long as the batteries on my stihl battery saw that I keep in the machines. Nothing much here to not like with a three year warranty.

 

Bob

 

Drill £20   https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-20v-cordless-drill-skin/p/097661269776300

Driver £20 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-impact-driver-skin/p/097667269284200

Grinder  £25 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-angle-grinder-skin/p/097663269776500

Chainsaw £50 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-40v-cordless-chainsaw-skin/p/097672269776900

Charger £15 https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-battery-charger/p/097880273773800

Batteries, worth going for these   https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-20v-40v-battery/p/097877273773600

 

 

 

me too

[doobin]

I'm pretty pleased with my workshop. Just read the whole thread, and my eBay basket is only £32.39. Phew.

[Gary Prentice]

Got a bit stuck at home this week, with no tools, when the oil filter on the mitsy inexplicably managed to loosen itself. 

This worked quite well.

 

Edited September 27, 2019 by Gary Prentice

[Stubby]

11 minutes ago, Gary Prentice said:

Got a bit stuck at home this week, with no tools, when the oil filter on the mitsy inexplicably managed to loosen itself. 

This worked quite well.

 

Gary ! that dog is a keeper mate .  Can he do anything else ? ?

[Gary Prentice]

4 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Gary ! that dog is a keeper mate .  Can he do anything else ? ?

Only eat cake!

[scbk]

Socket set in at lidl at the minute, £35 and you get a lot in it, 1/2" and 1/4" drive, 4-32mm sockets, deep sockets, spark plug sockets, torx, hex, screwdriver bits etc etc etc

 

Seems decent enough quality, handy box for keeping in the van