Workshop storage

[Refugee]

Today we went to Aldi and I spotted a useful storage kit and have taken a punt at £19.99.
I will give a review over the next few days when I put it up in the space I have selected.
If it is any good I will monitor the store for special offers.

[colly0410]

My Father-in-law was a kitchen fitter & got most of his tools & gubbins from Aldi, he said "they're that cheap that when they conk out you just buy a new one!" the thing was they didn't conk out all that often. He passed away 3 years ago & I'm still using some of his tools he left me..

[Refugee]

It will not be right away as I have a challenging camera to do on the bench and it is a very fiddly job indeed.
There will be a lens rebuild too.

[Yorkie]

Aldi 'Workzone' tools have a three year warranty. True, they're cheap, but they're not 'cheap tat'. From what I've seen of them and the multi-purpose Workzone 'Fein' type tool that I've bought, they're well made and well up to the task that most of us will put them to. They're intended for occasional DIY work - not top end heavy duty tools for daily use by tradesmen, but the same can be said of Bosch, Makita or whatever if they're the standard 'DIY' store range. I was quite impressed by the Workzone router, router tables and woodturning lathes they recently had on offer. More than adequate for most purposes, but not of course for kitchen fitters and the like. Big heavy duty tools have their place but can be a bit cumbersome to use in situations where a lighter tool would suffice.

In a former life When I was Service Manager at British Gas we bought in Bosch and Makita 650W hammer drills by the thousand, but the makers didn't warrant them for trade use. We used to refurbish them in our own workshop with new armatures, brushes etc, supplied by the makers. They didn't last much more than 3 - 4 months when CH installers were using them daily to drill through walls, hang radiators etc. Bought in bulk they were 65% off list price, so it was no big deal.

We don't shop at Aldi and I can't be bothered to keep going in on the off-chance to see what they might have which could be of interest, so I get the twice weekly newsletter via e-mail which lets you know a few days in advance what 'Special Buys' they have on Thurs and Suns. On the odd occasions when I've seen something I've fancied, of gone first thing as they only have a few, and as with other stores (John Lewis et al), which negotiate cheap 'Special Buy' deals, when they've gone, they've gone, or at least until next time they enter another contract with a supplier for the same item a few months later.

[Retired]

Hi,

Thanks for alerting us Refugee. I was actually looking at these storage units in our local Aldi only this morning and as usual with Aldi goods they appear to be excellent value.

I started shopping at Aldi about a year or so ago because whilst being nosy in the store I spotted fresh Soya milk at only 59p per litre; it costs around £1.10 per litre at Morrison's. Since then I've been buying more and more at Aldi and this morning bought bananas; potatoes; strawberries and apples which I've been buying at Morrison's for the last twenty years.

I've always liked our local Morrison's but for a two minute drive I can save in excess of £500 per year easily by buying like for like at Aldi.

For serious wall drilling David I find my big Titan SDS drill bought from Screwfix to power its way through anything including concrete garage walls which my big Bosch hammer drill only tickles; the Titan only cost around £70 including an impressive kit of bits and attachments.

Aldi do sell some decent kit at very cheap prices; I once borrowed an electric chainsaw which had been bought at Aldi and it was most impressive in its performance. Gary recommended Aldi work trousers (Cargo's) I bought two pair and now I only wear these because they are incredibly comfortable.

For any member who has never visited an Aldi store I would recommend having a look; it's surprising what is on offer and like David I too receive updates online of Aldi special offers.

Kind regards, Col.

[Refugee]

Ours is across the road from Tesco and Wilco. There are more and more products we are buying from Aldi that cost even less than at Tesco.
I have now opened up the box and the set comes with two wall panels so there will even be some room for bins that I already have.
The wall panels are plastic and not metal like the industrial types but they look OK for electronic components though. There are plenty of fixing holes so the plastic should be fairly strong if I use plenty of screws.
They are good value.

[Joe]

Component drawers are coming in on Thursday: https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/th...y-drawers/

- Joe

[Refugee]

We will have to go and have a look in our local store on Thursday then.