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walpurgis
11-01-2018, 09:25
From Sunday 14th Jan. LIDL will be offering a complete soldering station with solder and spare tips for a mere £8.99.
This is a 'special', so stocks will be limited and only available for a few days.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9611
I have a number of LIDL tools and they've all been good.
Bigman80
11-01-2018, 09:45
From Sunday 14th Jan. LIDL will be offering a complete soldering station with solder and spare tips for a mere £8.99.
This is a 'special', so stocks will be limited and only available for a few days.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9611
I have a number of LIDL tools and they've all been good.Good share Geoff. I'll be picking one up.
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walpurgis
11-01-2018, 09:56
Good share Geoff. I'll be picking one up
You might also be interested in the rotary multi-tool. I have one of these too and it's come in handy for no end of jobs, like enlarging holes in casework for instance. They have a bit set to match it.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9605
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9606
These are also 'specials', so won't be available for long.
Bigman80
11-01-2018, 09:57
You might also be interested in the rotary multi-tool. I have one of these too and it's come in handy for no end of jobs, like enlarging holes in casework for instance. They have a bit set to match it.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9605
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9606
These are also 'specials', so won't be available for long.Are they in now Geoff?
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walpurgis
11-01-2018, 10:01
Are they in now Geoff?
From Sunday. Get in early, they can disappear quick.
Bigman80
11-01-2018, 10:01
From Sunday. Get in early, they can disappear quick.Will do!
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From Sunday 14th Jan. LIDL will be offering a complete soldering station with solder and spare tips for a mere £8.99.
This is a 'special', so stocks will be limited and only available for a few days.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9611
I have a number of LIDL tools and they've all been good.
I bought something similar from Lidl made by Parkside a couple of years ago. It was complete junk. The solder tip did not fit the iron properly and was loose (you couldn't tighten it) and was of such poor quality that it was unlikely to have made a good solder joint. However, this may be better?
wee tee cee
11-01-2018, 15:05
Ive had a lidl soldering kit for a couple of years and found it fine for my limited needs-fixed my tuntable phono connections with it a couple of weeks ago.
I will try to snaffle one on sunday.....thanks for the heads up Geoff.
walpurgis
11-01-2018, 15:23
As I said, I have a number of LIDL tools and have been happy with them. I've a pistol 'weller' type Parkside soldering gun and find it great for speaker plug soldering as the extra immediate heat counteracts the heat sinking of plugs. It's good for plastic welding too.
Primalsea
11-01-2018, 15:24
Generally I find that the irons themselves are okay, but it is the tips that are rubbish. They have poor coatings and corrode away very quickly. If you could find a tip for a professional iron that fitted the budget iron the budget iron would probably be quite good.
walpurgis
11-01-2018, 15:32
Generally I find that the irons themselves are okay, but it is the tips that are rubbish. They have poor coatings and corrode away very quickly. If you could find a tip for a professional iron that fitted the budget iron the budget iron would probably be quite good.
Tips of all sizes available on ebay.
walpurgis
12-01-2018, 09:54
In case anybody missed it.
http://i68.tinypic.com/sw70xg.png
Only £8.99
Ive had a lidl soldering kit for a couple of years and found it fine for my limited needs-fixed my tuntable phono connections with it a couple of weeks ago.
I will try to snaffle one on sunday.....thanks for the heads up Geoff.
Sounds like I bought at the same time as you. Mine works well. I've used it quite a bit and it's still going. I've had a few over the years and this one is as good as, or better than any.
datawireless
12-01-2018, 16:47
From Sunday 14th Jan. LIDL will be offering a complete soldering station with solder and spare tips for a mere £8.99.
This is a 'special', so stocks will be limited and only available for a few days.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9611
I have a number of LIDL tools and they've all been good.
Thanks Geoff,
I have two soldering stations myself and not really happy with either of them. I'll have a look.
My experience with small tools sold by Lidl is the same as yours.
It's the same as buying fruit from PC World
It's the same as buying fruit from PC World
I’d buy that for a Dollar...
It's the same as buying fruit from PC World
PC World don't sell fruit.
nutteronthebus
13-01-2018, 09:13
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Yes, it gets you to the Lidl site but if you follow through non food offers it doesn't seem to be there either.
Primalsea
13-01-2018, 14:00
I’d buy that for a Dollar...
You’ve got to love a Robocop quote! :)
walpurgis
13-01-2018, 14:03
Yes, it gets you to the Lidl site but if you follow through non food offers it doesn't seem to be there either.
Regardless. It's on sale tomorow. I doubt there'll be that many available, being a 'special'! It comes with two rolls of solder, which normally would probably cost you that much on their own (£8.99).
From Sunday 14th Jan. LIDL will be offering a complete soldering station with solder and spare tips for a mere £8.99.
This is a 'special', so stocks will be limited and only available for a few days.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=9611
I have a number of LIDL tools and they've all been good.
link not working for me
Bigman80
13-01-2018, 16:51
I think they have taken it down mate. Will still be for sale just no longer being promoted
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Bigman80
14-01-2018, 10:28
Non available in Lidl Wolverhampton. I was first through the door. Guy said they never had them !!!
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i got one lol
not bad at all for £9.99 :)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4621/27903606499_a62a34c637_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JvKh4M)IMG_1888[1] (https://flic.kr/p/JvKh4M) by , on Flickr
walpurgis
14-01-2018, 10:33
Weird. I've never seen any of the LIDL specials not appear in the past, bought a good few myself. I wonder if it was pulled for a safety issue? It's a shame, looked like a useful bit of kit.
walpurgis
14-01-2018, 10:35
i got one lol
not bad at all for £9.99 :)
Ah. Nip back and get one for Oliver! :D
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 10:36
i got one lol
not bad at all for £9.99 :)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4621/27903606499_a62a34c637_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JvKh4M)IMG_1888[1] (https://flic.kr/p/JvKh4M) by , on FlickrBollocks
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Weird. I've never seen any of the LIDL specials not appear in the past, bought a good few myself. I wonder if it was pulled for a safety issue? It's a shame, looked like a useful bit of kit.
i doubt it,if there was safety issues they'd have to pull them out of all their stores.
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 10:42
i doubt it,if there was safety issues they'd have to pull them out of all their stores.No, he said that THEY never had them delivered. Got everything else just not the soldering station!!!
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some of these things only go to certain stores, often ones that have sold them well before. the livingston shop will get a few probably but will all be gone already
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 10:50
some of these things only go to certain stores, often ones that have sold them well before. the livingston shop will get a few probably but will all be gone alreadyIt's odd Grant, they had loads of the 12 v grinders and all the attachments, cordless soldering irons etc. Probably just never got their allocation. It is a very busy store too.
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I managed to get one from my local store. They had a fair number in. Thanks for the heads up Geoff.
rigger67
14-01-2018, 11:33
None at my nearest store here in Southampton.
They had the cordless iron on its own for £5.99, but not the station version, and I got there at 10am for the opening.
An inordinate number of middle-aged men in there though, milling about muttering :D
walpurgis
14-01-2018, 11:39
Seems distribution has been a bit hit and miss.
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 11:43
Seems distribution has been a bit hit and miss.Yup. Disappointing
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i wouldn't worry to much oli,if i was in your shoes and doing a lot of soldering id invest in something decent from a good brand such as weller.
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 12:06
i wouldn't worry to much oli,if i was in your shoes and doing a lot of soldering id invest in something decent from a good brand such as weller.No, I'm not worried matey,. I have a good iron already but it looked a great price and decent quality. Always like a bargain! May have one on the way anyhoo.
I'll invest in better when the need arises [emoji4]
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didnt last long,ive gone back to my old one,i hate pointed tips!
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 12:36
didnt last long,ive gone back to my old one,i hate pointed tips!🤣🤣🤣 I'll give you £5 for it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Get some other tips off eBay!
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wee tee cee
14-01-2018, 15:09
none at my local store either....boo hoo
dunno if lidl sell stuff online too, like aldi do so this may be why there are fewer for the shops if the case.
Lee Henley
14-01-2018, 15:41
There were none in the Great Bridge store today, guy said that they had not had any in, however as I was popp8ng to a friends house in Malvern I managed to get one from the shop in Malvern, they must have had about 20 or so in the basket
walpurgis
14-01-2018, 15:46
dunno if lidl sell stuff online too
Don't think they do. Can't see anything on their site.
None in Whitburn store either and no sign so probably didn't get them. It's a decent sized shop. Was going to get oli one
Bigman80
14-01-2018, 16:21
None in Whitburn store either and no sign so probably didn't get them. It's a decent sized shop. Was going to get oli oneThanks Grant but Vinylspinner (Nigel) is sending me one! Nearly had two then [emoji23]
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got a tin of their graphite oil. its very good and food so trip wasnt wasted
Graphite oil spray
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Primalsea
14-01-2018, 17:54
There were no soldering irons at my local store either. I did manage to pick up some replacement cutting discs for my Dremel, £2.50.
brian2957
14-01-2018, 18:13
Get yourself one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Cordless-Soldering-Temperature-Interchangeable/dp/B004CLA01W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515953519&sr=8-1&keywords=wolf+soldering+iron
Cracking piece of kit .
Get yourself one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Cordless-Soldering-Temperature-Interchangeable/dp/B004CLA01W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515953519&sr=8-1&keywords=wolf+soldering+iron
Cracking piece of kit .
Got a unit very similar to that. Works well
Get yourself one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Cordless-Soldering-Temperature-Interchangeable/dp/B004CLA01W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515953519&sr=8-1&keywords=wolf+soldering+iron
Cracking piece of kit .
Thanks for the recommendation Brian, remember seeing it over at yours and thinking "That'd be handy....". :)
Few upcoming projects, just pulled the trigger on one.
wee tee cee
15-01-2018, 14:03
Get yourself one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Cordless-Soldering-Temperature-Interchangeable/dp/B004CLA01W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515953519&sr=8-1&keywords=wolf+soldering+iron
Cracking piece of kit .Loads of scope for me seriously injuring my self with one of these.
Had the wee fella help me solder the lenco terminals .....it was like a monty python sketch!
Loads of scope for me seriously injuring my self with one of these.
Had the wee fella help me solder the lenco terminals .....it was like a monty python sketch!
:lol:
Firebottle
15-01-2018, 15:20
Made me laugh too, take care now Tony...
Colin2040
17-01-2018, 12:08
How easy are the gas ones to use. I was looking at getting a new soldering iron and LIdls ad none left.
What about?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soldering-Electronics-Adjustable-Temperature-Soldering-iron/dp/B0776X6MSH/ref=sr_1_18?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1516190761&sr=1-18
It would not get heavy use?
Not a whole lot different to any other although best for small jobs in free space. A bit awkward and hot at some angles inside a bit of kit imo. Fine for cables etc and the like. Ive 2 gas bolts and a electric
Bigman80
17-01-2018, 15:06
Yay!!! Thanks Nigel (Vinylspinner)
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Colin2040
03-02-2018, 15:58
Good day ar shops today, reluctantly went with wife walked into Lidl’s and 6 soldering irons sitting in basket. So finally got one!
I used mine for the first time today. It worked really well. But has anyone found a way to stop the plastic collar at the end of the holder spring from constantly falling off! There is a metal ring/ disc on the iron that catches the collar and dislodges it every time I take the iron out from the holder. Irritating, but at the price.........
Bigman80
04-02-2018, 20:55
I used mine for the first time today. It worked really well. But has anyone found a way to stop the plastic collar at the end of the holder spring from constantly falling off! There is a metal ring/ disc on the iron that catches the collar and dislodges it every time I take the iron out from the holder. Irritating, but at the price.........Mine doesn't?
Some people have all the luck!!
Bigman80
04-02-2018, 21:03
Some people have all the luck!![emoji23][emoji23]
PC World don't sell fruit.
Yes they do [emoji23]
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