Lidl Disc sander

[artie]

This sander is set to arrive on Thursday.
Anyone say if they are any good

 

[Tanglefoot20]

No idea... but. Could do with one...will have to look into it... if not make one

 

[marcros]

doesn't look that hopeful.

 

[Tanglefoot20]

Well there easy enough to make... just a motor and a disc and a little rest...

 

[marcros]

it depends what you want not for, but the disc on that looks too small to be much use, and the plastic components on it dont look like they will lock in place well.

 

[Droogs]

I got one of these about 4 years ago. It is still going strong, the table locks securely as does the little mitre. Mine needed some flash sanded off but that was it. The scale is ok but I tend to use a digital bevel to set it to the disk. It can be a bit of a pain in the arrse to get the sanding paper disk off as the glue really holds. I tend to have 120 on an leave it at that. Extraction is not too bad when attatched to a lidl shop vac. Great for little pieces obvs. Been great for the £16ish it cost
hth

 

[BHwoodworking]

i got one. its not a powerhouse, but it will *slowly* do 75mm pine. it is brilliant for quicky rounding over the corners of smaller stuff, and as droogs said, dust extraction aint bad, i use mine with the biggest titan shopvac.

 

[artie]

Thank you all.
At present I have a 1977 vintage B&D drill in a horizontal stand with sanding disc attached.
The velcro is well past it's best, so was thinking £24.99 minus the cost of a new attachment might just be justifiable.

 

[marcros]

I hadn't realised it was only £16. The reviews on here show that it seems to perform for its intended purpose.

 

[artie]

it' £24.99

 

[Droogs]

still not a bad price now days. As I said i got mine 4 years ago

 

[artie]

I skipped off to Lidl this morning like a 5 yo on Christmas morning.
I was happy to see the sander available but on the package was some information not in the ad
140 w.
Put me right off.

I didn't come home empty handed though.