Aldi and Lidl sliding compound mitre saws

James Harris

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Apr 30, 2015, 9:33:35 AM4/30/15

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FYI Aldi and Lidl show SCMSs for £80. Aldi's is on Thu 7 May and,
perspicaciously (!), Lidl have theirs coming up three days before, on
Mon 4 May.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thur-7-may/product-detail/ps/p/product-page-37/

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=22917

They both use 210mm blades. Aldi's takes more power but that's about all
I can say to distinguish them. Lidl mention some details but not the
slide length, and the Aldi web site tells you even less than the Lidl
one.

The Lidl one apparently comes with batteries. They should help it cut
through about 0.5mm of balsa. Or maybe they are for the laser. ;-)

James

Capitol

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Apr 30, 2015, 9:51:28 AM4/30/15

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The normal problem with these is the poor dust collection. The Aldi may
be a fraction better than Lidl.

newshound

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Apr 30, 2015, 10:01:36 AM4/30/15

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What I like about my similar priced Evolution "second" is that it will
also cut through dexion, or 1/8 inch aluminium. (Maybe these blades will
too).

James Harris

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Apr 30, 2015, 10:29:36 AM4/30/15

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"newshound" <news...@stevejqr.plus.com> wrote in message
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> On 30/04/2015 14:33, James Harris wrote:
>> FYI Aldi and Lidl show SCMSs for £80. Aldi's is on Thu 7 May and,
>> perspicaciously (!), Lidl have theirs coming up three days before, on
>> Mon 4 May.
>>
>> https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thur-7-may/product-detail/ps/p/product-page-37/
>>
>> http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=22917

...

> What I like about my similar priced Evolution "second" is that it will
> also cut through dexion, or 1/8 inch aluminium. (Maybe these blades
> will too).

I have seen such saws advertised to cut through metal including nails
etc which could be handy. Any idea what makes a blade suitable for
metal?

I saw that B&Q had a special offer on an Evolution compound mitre saw
recently (the Fury 3B) for just £38 but on checking it turned out that
it was not a sliding one.

James

fred

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Apr 30, 2015, 10:32:29 AM4/30/15

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I have a 300mm Bosch and its a dirty b*****d. Sawdust scattered about like snuff at a wake.

Capitol

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Apr 30, 2015, 10:40:30 AM4/30/15

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I built a dust collecting chute to enclose the cutting point of the
300mm sawblade. This works very well. As received it could scatter
sawdust at least 8ft. I mentioned this on here about 5 months ago.

Muddymike

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Apr 30, 2015, 10:46:57 AM4/30/15

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I have owned an Aldi one for approx. 8 years. It hasn't had continuous use
but did get a lot of use when I first bought it cutting 4x2s to construct
the frame of my 24ft square workshop. I have cut through nails and screws
with it not knowing they were there when working with used timber with no
issue. The first time alarmed me but close inspection of the blade revealed
no harm was done. Dust collection isn't brilliant unless connected to the
workshop vacuumed which works well.

Mike

fred

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Apr 30, 2015, 10:58:32 AM4/30/15

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In article <mhtate$gq5$1...@dont-email.me>, James Harris
<james.h...@gmail.com> writes

>FYI Aldi and Lidl show SCMSs for £80. Aldi's is on Thu 7 May and,
>perspicaciously (!), Lidl have theirs coming up three days before, on
>Mon 4 May.
>
>https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thur-7-may/product-detail/ps/p/product-page-
>37/
>
>http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=22917
>
>They both use 210mm blades. Aldi's takes more power but that's about all
>I can say to distinguish them. Lidl mention some details but not the
>slide length, and the Aldi web site tells you even less than the Lidl
>one.
>

Observed limitations on both:

38mm max thickness on 45deg (45deg on 4x2" would be nicer, requiring a
250mm blade)

Shaping on back of guide suggests it is limited to a LH tilt on mitre
and looks as though it wont go below 45deg without fouling.

Dust bag will be fairly hopeless but does mean that it has a port that
you can bodge a workshop vac onto.

Overall:

A bit small but serviceable, larger would be a lot heavier.

Can't recommend an alternative however, my B&Q no-name will mitre to
both sides and mitre 4x2 but the stop accuracy and marking is dismal.

--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

Dave Plowman (News)

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Apr 30, 2015, 12:11:00 PM4/30/15

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In article <RNc0vjGQMkQVFwsk@y.z>,

fred <n...@for.mail> wrote:
> A bit small but serviceable, larger would be a lot heavier.

It really depends what you want it for. I've had three of these sliding
saws - each one bigger than the previous, purely because I found the
smaller one too restrictive. But obviously, the cost goes up. Other thing
is just how accurately will they do say a 90 degree chop. Cheaper ones
generally won't be that good. I've ended up with a Makita with a 305mm
blade. ;-)

I'm willing to bet anyone buying a small slider for the first time will
soon be wishing it was bigger.

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Dave Plowman da...@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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West mids buyer

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May 3, 2016, 2:44:04 PM5/3/16

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replying to James Harris, West mids buyer wrote:
Aldi saw: slide length 215 - max cut length 300, LED mains powered, has an
adjustable depth stop if needed. Well written manual.

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