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They also have a 41/2" Angle Grinder @£8.99. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but Gordon Brown's cut within that £8.99 is £1.34 Vat, which equals a net price of £7.65. Assuming Aldi are working on, say, a 25% mark up that means they are buying it in for just over 6 quid! The manufacturer in China has made a profit on that so what the hell are they costing to make??!
Compare that with a leading brand Dewalt or Makita @£49!
I tell you, the writing is on the wall for all Western manufacturers!
A scary prospect when you consider the whole picture.
weldequip
Compare that with a leading brand Dewalt or Makita @£49!
I tell you, the writing is on the wall for all Western manufacturers!
A scary prospect when you consider the whole picture.
weldequip
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This China thing worries me - they flood the market with cheap tatty goods, put decent manufacturers out of business and then Chinese tat is the only stuff we can get and because of no competition becomes expensive tat.
An island that relies on imports for food, energy and manufactured goods is doomed, we're all doomed I tell ye!
An island that relies on imports for food, energy and manufactured goods is doomed, we're all doomed I tell ye!
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I bought some cheap cutting discs for my cheap angle grinder and they shattered very easily. Just as well I was wearing goggles cos bits flew everywere.
Buy a cheap grinder yes but buy good quality grinding and cutting discs.
I read in a paper a while back of a guy using a grinder and the disc broke up and severed the main artery in his neck and he bled to death.
For a few quid more it would make life safer.
Buy a cheap grinder yes but buy good quality grinding and cutting discs.
I read in a paper a while back of a guy using a grinder and the disc broke up and severed the main artery in his neck and he bled to death.
For a few quid more it would make life safer.
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Maybe the chinese are making tatty cutting discs to try and kill off the competition in an orgy of blood and gore?
Actually, I am starting to find that the quality of Chinese goods is improving. I remember as a wee boy in the sixties, my dad slagging off cheap Japanese goods for being breakable rubbish. Then they improved and now make stuff that is top quality. The Chinese and Indians are taking that role, and doing it well. In thirty years some other country will take the baton of cheap and shoddy and turn it into quality.
In the 1800's, 'Brummagem' goods were cheap breakables, made in Birmingham.
Japan, by the way is an island that relies on imports for food and energy and raw materials. They do ok. The UK's problem in the future will be relying on Russian gas for our energy. As we've seen recently, they can turn of the tap whenever they want.
Actually, I am starting to find that the quality of Chinese goods is improving. I remember as a wee boy in the sixties, my dad slagging off cheap Japanese goods for being breakable rubbish. Then they improved and now make stuff that is top quality. The Chinese and Indians are taking that role, and doing it well. In thirty years some other country will take the baton of cheap and shoddy and turn it into quality.
In the 1800's, 'Brummagem' goods were cheap breakables, made in Birmingham.
Japan, by the way is an island that relies on imports for food and energy and raw materials. They do ok. The UK's problem in the future will be relying on Russian gas for our energy. As we've seen recently, they can turn of the tap whenever they want.
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A guy i know was offered a container full of angle grinders at 50p a piece, seems mad to think they can make it for that little when you pay 4x that at B&Q just for a disc...
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But they can't make them for that price - it's all subsidised by the state to undermine our economy, far more effective than electing Tony Blair.
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Aldi Handwash
Just a quick one fellow forumers
While we are on the subject of Aldi - I can certainly recommend the handwash that Aldi have in at the moment! I got a few last time it was in just to try it and its great! No dry skin problems with using it. It seems to shift all kind of muck!
It was 99p last time and its £1.29 now the robbing b*****ds !!!!
As for the cheap grinders, I find for 'roughing' out type jobs there ok, but as for fine grinding (if there's such a thing) they are crap! - they are well out of balance.
However, its cheaper to but one of these than it is to buy an SDS type change nut for swapping disks - mad!
Off to Aldi for a box full of handwash.........................
Just a quick one fellow forumers
While we are on the subject of Aldi - I can certainly recommend the handwash that Aldi have in at the moment! I got a few last time it was in just to try it and its great! No dry skin problems with using it. It seems to shift all kind of muck!
It was 99p last time and its £1.29 now the robbing b*****ds !!!!
As for the cheap grinders, I find for 'roughing' out type jobs there ok, but as for fine grinding (if there's such a thing) they are crap! - they are well out of balance.
However, its cheaper to but one of these than it is to buy an SDS type change nut for swapping disks - mad!
Off to Aldi for a box full of handwash.........................
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Just looked on the aldi ebsite, they;re not out till the 1st
on the handwash one i thought kids handwash eh? then scrolled down and saw the one you mean! I can concour its good stuff used it last year
on the handwash one i thought kids handwash eh? then scrolled down and saw the one you mean! I can concour its good stuff used it last year
It doesnt cost more to make than they sell it for, its just some poor wretch is working their **** off in some crappy factory in china for a pittance with crap h&s rules making their lifespan shorter...
What happens with cheapo good countries eventually is that their workforce realizes theres some major economic sucess going on and starts to demand proper conditions and wages. Its already starting to happen in india and japan etc have already been there. To cover the extra demands the only way to do it is to go upmarket.
Im betting china will be put out of the cheap import business eventually by some african country, where life is REALLY cheap at the moment...
What happens with cheapo good countries eventually is that their workforce realizes theres some major economic sucess going on and starts to demand proper conditions and wages. Its already starting to happen in india and japan etc have already been there. To cover the extra demands the only way to do it is to go upmarket.
Im betting china will be put out of the cheap import business eventually by some african country, where life is REALLY cheap at the moment...
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I dont like using cheap discs, they always seem to break up very quickly and vibrate a lot.
Use a cheap disc in a cheap grinder, then a decent disc in a decent grinder.... feel the difference before you even start cutting or grinding.
For someone who uses them a fair bit, this is quite an issue when it comes to vibration whitefinger or similar problems.
As with most things, you get what you pay for.
And just beceause somewhere like BnQ sell a single disc for £2, doesnt make it better than the Aldi ones. For a top disc, Rhodius or Klingspor seem very good imo.
Use a cheap disc in a cheap grinder, then a decent disc in a decent grinder.... feel the difference before you even start cutting or grinding.
For someone who uses them a fair bit, this is quite an issue when it comes to vibration whitefinger or similar problems.
As with most things, you get what you pay for.
And just beceause somewhere like BnQ sell a single disc for £2, doesnt make it better than the Aldi ones. For a top disc, Rhodius or Klingspor seem very good imo.
This container wan't of a ship that crashed off Devon not so long ago was it !!!!!!!
Surprisingly enough a lot of Aldi and Lidl stuff is German not Chinese. I bought a cracking wet and dry Vac from Lidl six weeks ago......£ 35. I was going to buy another Earlvac which is a British company. Their machine is 59 quid. The Lidl one called Park summat is FAR superior in build design and performance. Made in Germany. Bought one litre of metal black paint at Aldi 3.99 Germann stuff again..........Plus I like their chocolate...lol The cutting discs are CE marked. I have four cheap grinders with different tools in them .
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And cut the side out of a clear 2 litre pop bottle and tape it to the visor to protect the polycarbonate from scratches!
I agree on the cheap grinder issue. I bought a cheapy 12 quid job and it died after 2 jobs and less than six months. I now have a Dewalt and you can feel the difference in every area. My old Elu 4" grinder has been soldiering on for about 9 or 10 years after huge amounts of abuse, the only issue with it is the spindle lock is getting a bit worn and doen't always grip.
