Aldi plane

[Racers]

Hi, Chaps

This just came through in an Email
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/sp ... 6-04-12-34

£7.99 better not let Philly see this :wink:



Pete

 

[AndyT]

I thought it looked like the cheap woodies Rutlands used to sell (I just checked and their only European style woodies are ECE Primus now.

Probably a better buy for DIY jobs (painted timber etc) than a low-grade lump of iron, or a good start for modifications - though it looks a bit small.

 

[bugbear]

Hi, Chaps

This just came through in an Email
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/sp ... 6-04-12-34

£7.99 better not let Philly see this :wink:



Pete

Anybody else seeing "scrub plane kit" in their mind's eye?

I wonder what flavour of cheese the blade is made from?

BugBear

 

[Benchwayze]

They will be selling left or right handed screwdrivers and hammers next!

:?

John

 

[woodbloke]

They will be selling left or right handed screwdrivers and hammers next!

:?

John

...or even Birmingham screwdrivers John :lol: - Rob

 

[Philly]

Wow! Cheap - I can't even make a blade for that much... :lol:
Philly

 

[Racers]

Hi, BB

Scrub plane, compass plane, hollowing plane, spar plane etc.


My money is on edam for the blade.


Pete

 

[Benchwayze]

They will be selling left or right handed screwdrivers and hammers next!

:?

John

...or even Birmingham screwdrivers John :lol: - Rob

:lol: :lol:

 

[lurker]

Wow! Cheap - I can't even make a blade for that much... :lol:
Philly

Nor, I guess, can Aldi :lol:

 

[jimi43]

Geeeee Louise...WHY can't they just stick to cornflakes....whatever next...

I fail to see the market for it...I mean...it's not an electric tape measure...it's not a jeweller screwdriver set that EVERY housewife needs...it's not even functional as a doorstop...

I WANT ONE!!!



Jim

 

[laird]

Anyone who enjoys a challenge will want one. We should put up a trophy for the first person to make it work (even if it's done by replacing everything ).

 

[Ikisumu]

Hello,

It's made badly. Throat looks like to be really too narrow for the blade. There seems to be no sufficient clearance to tilt the blade if needed. It may be even got stuck in there already. It only tells me that before coating, the wood for the body was not sufficiently stabilized, i.e. dried and so on. Probably be made of quickly kiln dried mediocre quality wood at max.

...or a good start for modifications - though it looks a bit small.

Trust me, it is not a good start for easy modding. I checked out a very similar looking plane a while ago. There was room for operations, like adding up new mouthpiece etc small things, but if wood reacts to humidity changes in a too lively manner , you need to true the sole a bit too often and you will lose the peak of improvements pretty soon. That's what they are.

Samu

 

[mark w]

Surely the blade has got to be Blue Steelton.

Sorry!

Mark W

 

[Digit]

:lol: :lol:

Roy.

 

[Ikisumu]

Surely the blade has got to be Blue Steelton.

Don't move! You are close to truth!

Seriously, the aforementioned wooden plane I checked out had one of the most boring irons I've encountered. I was able to sharpen it, and I was able to use it to plane wood, but... I just lacked "the bite".

The hardness of the steel was less than 60 Rc, I think. It was hardened and tempered, but I'm almost certain it was alloyed with less carbon than would have been good for a decent plane iron. It felt like something that would serve better as a not-so-expensive knife blade.

Samu

 

[RussianRouter]

Wow!! thats dear even at Aldi'sprice


Ifyou have a Toolstation locally? for an extra £2 you could have this....
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+To ... 150/p50739

I've just been told that the Aldi planes started out as clogs for the Dutch children...something when wong in the machine room?

 

[bugbear]

Wow!! thats dear even at Aldi'sprice


Ifyou have a Toolstation locally? for an extra £2 you could have this....
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+To ... 150/p50739

I've just been told that the Aldi planes started out as clogs for the Dutch children...something when wong in the machine room?

Surely that's one of these:

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/a-ki ... 42057.html

BugBear

 

[RussianRouter]

Surely that's one of these:

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/a-ki ... 42057.html

BugBear

Nah,different model the one I bought from tooly looks like a plane works like a plane. even the box on the one you linked to should have told him it would be a piece of junk.

8)

 

[Racers]

Hi,

I picked one up last night on my way home, there where lots left!
Did a quick sharpen and filed the cap iron to fit and makes nice shavings, I only tried it on pine, its my only horned smother and I seemed to get on with it quite quickly. I think its quite good for the price.
I hate the varnish they have coated it with I might scrape it off and coat it with BLO.

Pete

 

[jimi43]

You guys are totally...totally BONKERS!



Jim