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Title: Air tools
Post by: Snooky on February 26, 2007, 11:10:01: Just in case anyone wants some cheapish air tools Aldi have a selection on offer starting on Thursday.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/

:wink:
Title: Air tools
Post by: barmiebrumie on February 26, 2007, 11:14:12: Laptop on there as well :idea:
Title: Air tools
Post by: bigfatsi on February 26, 2007, 11:18:41: Good find. I bought a brand new set of air tools last April intending to buy a compressor. Needless to say, I never got round to it!

Now I just need to find Ã‚Â£60!

Quick! Take a look at my For Sale (http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=37544) thread!

Simon.
Title: Air tools
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 26, 2007, 19:14:14: Be carefull, most compressors that size will not run those tools very succesfully.

Go on, ask me how I know :roll:
Title: Air tools
Post by: Snooky on February 26, 2007, 19:15:35: I can guess why, but i have a bigger compressor, just the tools I am missing :wink:
Title: Air tools
Post by: smo on February 26, 2007, 19:19:14: For the money tho you cant really go wrong.

I splashed a big wad of cash on a decent compressor (V-Twin 3hp) and good airtools just after chrimbo :)
Title: Air tools
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 26, 2007, 19:28:26: The time to buy I always find :D

You're right though, for that money you can't go wrong. Check out the SIP stuff in Hafrauds too, most of mine is SIP and it's ok, again, for the money.
Title: Air tools
Post by: smo on February 26, 2007, 19:33:15: Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"
The time to buy I always find :D

Pah, the compressor was vat free from machine mart, but then whilst i was there i got some HD plus ball bearing chest of draws, top and bottom for my tools, which more than spent the saving!

My air tools came from Axminster tho and are excellent quality, and very well priced.
Title: AIR TOOLS
Post by: muddydisco on February 26, 2007, 19:43:36: If you brought 2 compressors and connected them up would it work as a 5 hp
Title: Air tools
Post by: solihull-mick on February 26, 2007, 19:46:50: Only ever bought air tools from snap on, and wont by from anywhere else, my air gun is 15 years old and still as strong as the day i got it, and its been used nearly every day, thats good value for money,

But if your not going to use them every day, you cant go wrong with the aldi prices :lol:
Title: Air tools
Post by: agent006 on February 26, 2007, 19:48:04: Steer clear of that inpact wrench. I've got one and it won't even take properly torqued wheel nuts off.
Ebay is good for air kit, plenty of second hand pro standard tools in good condition. Where i got my decent impact wrench from.
Title: Re: AIR TOOLS
Post by: solihull-mick on February 26, 2007, 19:48:21: Quote from: "muddydisco"
If you brought 2 compressors and connected them up would it work as a 5 hp

Sure do mate, thats what i did till we got a huge one for the workshop,worked fine with them linked together
Title: Air tools
Post by: muddydisco on February 26, 2007, 20:00:37: Quote from: "solihull-mick"
Only ever bought air tools from snap on, and wont by from anywhere else, my air gun is 15 years old and still as strong as the day i got it, and its been used nearly every day, thats good value for money,

But if your not going to use them every day, you cant go wrong with the aldi prices :lol:

Brought a snap-on impact gun and it was [!Expletive Deleted!], But the snap on man had it back and said try this Ingersol-rand 2135 QTI 814 n.m torque. Best gun ever . The air rachets are as good so i,m told.

Yes i agree the older snap on tools are good i had one before the new impact gun.
Title: Air tools
Post by: andyb on February 26, 2007, 21:28:31: Another vote here for Ingersoll Rand. Try also CP (Chicago Pneumatic)

HTH
Title: Air tools
Post by: burgerman on March 01, 2007, 17:55:52: I popped into aldi today 1st March in basingstoke (i guess its the same date elsewhere too :lol: ) but had none of that stuff there :-k I did ask a lady there and she said it was "garden week this week" Has anyone else localish seen them in stock at another branch :?:

I know there not top notch stuff but for that money/amount it will get used = i will give um a whirl :wink:
Title: Air tools
Post by: ade666 on March 01, 2007, 19:19:44: well a mate of mine was sat waiting at 9 for them to open. he got everything we need'd but by the time he'd paid all the compressors were gone
Title: Air tools
Post by: Snooky on March 01, 2007, 19:29:03: Burgerman, Adli on the Bath road near Tilehurst had them today, don't look at the webesite for directions though, as I found it is wrong.

depending how you get there, from the M4 jnct 12 just follow the A4 to Reading and it will be on the right a few miles down.
If you come up via Mortimer and Burghfield it is left at the lights when you get to the A4 and a few yards down on the left.

Got mine today not had a chance to test, but won't be used daily and for the price even if they last a few months it will have been worth it :wink:

Where is the Basingstoke one? is it where the Renault garage used to be?
Title: Air tools
Post by: burgerman on March 02, 2007, 13:39:27: Yea snooky its on that roundabout, i live about 10 mins drive OUT of basingstoke in that kinda direction, will pop down there again in a mo to have a gander, Failing that if ya going past could you pick one up please?? and sort it out @ the next pub meet ( see regional meet section for provisional date) But i will p.m you first, as i dont want to end up with two :oops: Thanks
Title: Air tools
Post by: burgerman on March 02, 2007, 14:17:58: SUSSED IT

The Tilehurst branch (Nr Reading) comes under london area
The basingstoke (Nr Reading) branch doesn"t ](*,)

And of course they dont know when/iff the promotion will come around to them :roll:

So i will forget the quest and now go onto E-Blag for one