Aldi work wear boots, Sunday

[wristpin]

Yep, I know it's Wear, but can't edit the title!
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https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...uk_product_newsletter&pk_kwd=2014-07-04_10-24

And trousers!

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...uk_product_newsletter&pk_kwd=2014-07-04_10-24

 

[BrokenBiker]

i knew it would happen. Just spent nearly a ton on boots n trousers...

 

[zardoz]

i knew it would happen. Just spent nearly a ton on boots n trousers...

yeah i just bought a pair of JCB steel toes from ebay. Was just about the press the button on a pair for £50, when i spied a "worn once" pair for £15 though. So i saved a few bob on that one.

There is also a nice little bench grinder wheel with a belt sander on the other side, (also from the Aldi Sunday 6th sale) which would be ideal for sharpening TIG tungstens. Its only £30 so could be bought and kept for sharpening tips only. Thereby negating the effects of wandering arc caused by contamination of your tips from whatever else you (ie: me) have used the wheel for.

I couldn't understand it the other day as i watched the arc refuse to jump off the tip of my freshly sharpened tungsten, even after i bumped the amps up. Then had a lightbulb moment after thinking how many things i had used my grinding wheel for over the years! DOH!

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...etail/ps/p/bench-grinder-with-sanding-belt-1/

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

yeah i just bought a pair of JCB steel toes from ebay. Was just about the press the button on a pair for £50, when i spied a "worn once" pair for £15 though. So i saved a few bob on that one.

There is also a nice little bench grinder wheel with a belt sander on the other side, which would be ideal for sharpening TIG tungstens. Its only £30 so could be bought and kept for sharpening tips only. Thereby negating the effects of wandering arc caused by contamination of your tips from whatever else you (ie: me) have used the wheel for.

I couldn't understand it the other day as i watched the arc refuse to jump off the tip of my freshly sharpened tungsten, even after i bumped the amps up. Then had a lightbulb moment after thinking how many things i had used my grinding wheel for over the years! DOH!

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...etail/ps/p/bench-grinder-with-sanding-belt-1/

I have had this bench grinder for over a year now. Havn't used it a great deal to be honest, but it does what I specifically bought it for....sharpening tungstens.

Its not an industrial machine by any means, so dont expect a lot, but is quite suitable for the small home workshop for sharpening tungstens and drill bits.

 

[awemawson]

As always these offers have TOO SMALLER sized boots I need at least 12's and in some styles 13's

 

[zardoz]

I have had this bench grinder for over a year now. Havn't used it a great deal to be honest, but it does what I specifically bought it for....sharpening tungstens.

Its not an industrial machine by any means, so dont expect a lot, but is quite suitable for the small home workshop for sharpening tungstens and drill bits.

Yeah i already have a better one (the one that contaminated my tunsgstens) and i agree it does not look up to much. But I'm sure (I hope) it will be a dab hand at its only job of sharpening tips on my ceriated, thoriated, etc. Sharpen on the wheel and finish off to a smooth scratch free polish on the sander. So i will have to get a fine grit belt for it. The only thing is i might have to label it for Sharpening tungstens only, So i don't forget.

 

[PTvor]

I had a pair of industrial work shoes from Lidl which were fine apart from the featured comfort shock absorbing heel (a hollow heel), which disintegrated and made them useless after about six months.

These seem to have the same feature.

The last couple of pairs were £35 from Screwfix and are still going after 1 and two years respectively. Much better value.

For the most part, I've been very pleased with the specials I've bought from Lidl/Aldi, but I'll skip their shoes.

 

[skotl]

Jeepers - I'm going to buy pretty much everything they are advertising - that's my Sunday sorted!

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-6th-july/

 

[ronan]

I have a pair of the workboots in the link above from aldi and for the price i find them very good. very comfortable which is unusual for anything cheap.

 

[optima21]

wait until the end of september /early october forAldi "Gents Thermal Outdoor Trousers" they keep my legs warm in freezing conditions, they arn't waterproof (they say they are), and arnt hard wearing,but do have a thinsulate lining, so for £11 a pair worth a try, (Ive been using these for a few years now)

 

[Liquid Metal]

Been wearing the same pair of DeWalt riggers for work every day for the last 20months plus. No cheap and nasty boots from Aldi will last this long and still be as comfortable as a pair of slippers, and protect your feet from every bit of hot slag or spatter or something dropping or your toes or standing on something sharp.
When it comes to safety gear, why oh why do so many people buy this cheap carp??

 

[ronan]

Been wearing the same pair of DeWalt riggers for work every day for the last 20months plus. No cheap and nasty boots from Aldi will last this long and still be as comfortable as a pair of slippers, and protect your feet from every bit of hot slag or spatter or something dropping or your toes or standing on something sharp.
When it comes to safety gear, why oh why do so many people buy this cheap carp??

They are fine for home workshop use, if i am doing anything heavy i have a pair of foundry boots that weigh the same as the moon.

 

[PTvor]

Been wearing the same pair of DeWalt riggers for work every day for the last 20months plus. No cheap and nasty boots from Aldi will last this long and still be as comfortable as a pair of slippers, and protect your feet from every bit of hot slag or spatter or something dropping or your toes or standing on something sharp.
When it comes to safety gear, why oh why do so many people buy this cheap carp??

The Lidl work shoes I had were fine with steel toe caps, which I assume were up to a spec and with a steel plate in the sole to stop nails etc coming through. They were leather and would stop spatter. They were comfortable enough. The problem was the cushion heel which came to pieces. I think if they'd had solid heels they'd still have been going strong.

A lot of people will buy these sort of shoes to do a bit of gardening, muck about in the shed, do some work on the car, not for everyday use. The ones I had would have been fine for that and £15, not over £30.

I had another pair of £15 safety trainers from a bargain shoe shop. The soles came off those after about 6 months.

Altogether, it put me off cheap work shoes.

These Aldi ones might be totally different but I'm not inclined to find out.

 

[Rocketman]

As always these offers have TOO SMALLER sized boots I need at least 12's and in some styles 13's

I have size 11 feet and would hardly call them large, know loads of people with bigger than 11.

 

[MCKDAVID]

Even the cheap ones will still have to conform to the relavent BS etc, but they're saving money somewhere, usually in longevity of materials etc.

Must admit, I'm a fussy so and so. Worked on construction sites for way too long, so appreciate good quality. I find the cheaper end poor quality and badly finished, you definitely get what you pay for. Nowadays, only Jallates (rig boots) or Dickies will do for me. Look after them, clean them regularly, plenty use of dubbin etc, and they'll last for years. Got 5 years out of the last pair of dickies, replaced them with the new replacement, they'd stopped making the exact same ones, or I'd have had another pair.

You might get lucky with the aldi specials, and at the end of the day, they're your feet, so make your choice, but no debate for me, quality over price. Especially if it's your living. As above different story if it's for messing about in the shed, but still comfort counts.

 

[skotl]

I'm an enthusiastic amateur, for DIY, welding and gardening, as well as my hobby of 4x4 off-roading (which can entail 18" of horrible mud).

I have a pair of Dickies work boots at around ~£25. Leather uppers, to about 20" so good for welding and mucking about off-road, but they are flipping uncomfortable. If the Aldi specials (wot I bought) make gardening, etc, more comfortable and I can keep the Dickies for welding and off-roading, then they are money well-spent.