PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Ti Pwun · 9th Mar 2017, 12:19 am

Thought perhaps this may be of interest. I was thinking about getting one myself...

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-...etail&id=42453

Boater Sam · 9th Mar 2017, 6:14 am

I have found that they don't put the correct back rake angle on drills, I can do better by hand.
If it is a diamond wheel, they might put an edge on t/carbide drills. Maybe once!

Ti Pwun · 9th Mar 2017, 9:52 am

You're probably right - it looked like it might be useful but at that price it's unlikely to be very good. I kind of confirmed that when I enlarged the image.

Having said that, I do have some really great tools that cost next to nothing and they are still going strong today after many years of use. Swings and roundabouts, I suppose...

Thanks Sam.

mole42uk · 9th Mar 2017, 10:08 am

I tried one last time they came out, it's absolute rubbish. The "diamond wheel" is a tatty bit of pressed steel, not quite concentric with the spindle, that's got very coarse diamond bits on the surface.

Took mine back for a refund.

ITAM805 · 9th Mar 2017, 4:51 pm

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I have found that they don't put the correct back rake angle on drills, I can do better by hand.

I bought one this morning and agree, it's utter crap ! Oh well, Parkside, the 'Crosley' of tools it forever shall be known in this house.

It's going back for a refund

Oldfred98 · 9th Mar 2017, 5:38 pm

I have just returned from shopping at Lidl for food and whilst there, I purchased one of the Sharpening Station. The grind wheel is rubbish. I will be returning it tomorrow

9th Mar 2017, 7:10 pm

Sharpening drills on a grindwheel is a bit a of a knack, once you have got it any old cheap grinding wheel will do.

Herald1360 · 10th Mar 2017, 2:22 pm

Phew!

There was one left in Witney yesterday when I bought one of the little toolkits but I convinced myself that my bench grinder and the funny little Eclipse thing from years back that rocks drill bits back and forth over a sheet of wet'n'dry were enough to be going on with and bought 2 pints of semiskimmed instead.

emeritus · 10th Mar 2017, 2:31 pm

I was in Lidl yesterday to get one of their 18V cordless drills (£29.99), mainly to use as an electric screwdriver now that I am getting an arthritic wrist, and I am pleased with it. I saw the sharpening station, and am now glad I resisted temptation.

Refugee · 10th Mar 2017, 2:42 pm

I found one of these and it was indeed worth buying a tap the correct size to make it fit on a disk cutter.

mole42uk · 10th Mar 2017, 3:06 pm

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Originally Posted by Herald1360

bought 2 pints of semiskimmed instead.

ITAM805 · 10th Mar 2017, 9:16 pm

I got a refund from Lidl no problem, I expect they'll be getting a fair few returns?

When I bought the sharpener I also bought a pair of their digital callipers for £9.99. Now that is a good price compared to a 'proper' pair and they seem good. But scanning Ebay I found what look to be identical instruments for as little as £1.20

9th Mar 2017, 12:19 am	#1
Ti Pwun Heptode Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 888	PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 Thought perhaps this may be of interest. I was thinking about getting one myself... http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-...etail&id=42453 __________________ Jon.

9th Mar 2017, 6:14 am	#2
Boater Sam Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, UK. & Winter in the Philippines. Posts: 3,897	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 I have found that they don't put the correct back rake angle on drills, I can do better by hand. If it is a diamond wheel, they might put an edge on t/carbide drills. Maybe once!

9th Mar 2017, 9:52 am	#3
Ti Pwun Heptode Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 888	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 You're probably right - it looked like it might be useful but at that price it's unlikely to be very good. I kind of confirmed that when I enlarged the image. Having said that, I do have some really great tools that cost next to nothing and they are still going strong today after many years of use. Swings and roundabouts, I suppose... Thanks Sam. __________________ Jon.

9th Mar 2017, 10:08 am	#4
mole42uk Nonode Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Resolven, Wales; and Bristol, England Posts: 2,608	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 I tried one last time they came out, it's absolute rubbish. The "diamond wheel" is a tatty bit of pressed steel, not quite concentric with the spindle, that's got very coarse diamond bits on the surface. Took mine back for a refund. __________________ Richard Index: recursive loop: see recursive loop

9th Mar 2017, 5:38 pm	#6
Oldfred98 Triode Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Midhurst, Sussex, UK. Posts: 10	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 I have just returned from shopping at Lidl for food and whilst there, I purchased one of the Sharpening Station. The grind wheel is rubbish. I will be returning it tomorrow

9th Mar 2017, 7:10 pm	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 Sharpening drills on a grindwheel is a bit a of a knack, once you have got it any old cheap grinding wheel will do.

10th Mar 2017, 2:22 pm	#8
Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 16,535	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 Phew! There was one left in Witney yesterday when I bought one of the little toolkits but I convinced myself that my bench grinder and the funny little Eclipse thing from years back that rocks drill bits back and forth over a sheet of wet'n'dry were enough to be going on with and bought 2 pints of semiskimmed instead. __________________ ....__________ ....\|____\|\|__\|__\_____ .=.\| _---\__\|__\|_---_\|. .........O..Chris....O

10th Mar 2017, 2:31 pm	#9
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,339	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 I was in Lidl yesterday to get one of their 18V cordless drills (£29.99), mainly to use as an electric screwdriver now that I am getting an arthritic wrist, and I am pleased with it. I saw the sharpening station, and am now glad I resisted temptation.

10th Mar 2017, 2:42 pm	#10
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,553	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 I found one of these and it was indeed worth buying a tap the correct size to make it fit on a disk cutter. Attached Thumbnails

10th Mar 2017, 9:16 pm	#12
ITAM805 Nonode Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 2,172	Re: PARKSIDE Sharpening Station at Lidl - £14.99 I got a refund from Lidl no problem, I expect they'll be getting a fair few returns? When I bought the sharpener I also bought a pair of their digital callipers for £9.99. Now that is a good price compared to a 'proper' pair and they seem good. But scanning Ebay I found what look to be identical instruments for as little as £1.20