Aldi DIY specialbuys available to pre-order including a table vice with free p&p. Looks like the pictures for the table vice and suction vice have been loaded round the wrong way though. Just ordered one so could be pot luck which one I get (-;
Slowly building up the home workshop to do more bike related maintenance myself.
Aldi link

Cheers, just bought a tool board set for the garage.

Anyone bought one of their tap and die sets before? Are they any good?

I have used an aldi tap and die set – fine for tapping in aluminium which is all I used it for

Hip flasks for £4 on Thurs

Ive used their tap and die set, only on ally and brass but its paid for itself already.
I fancy the table saw.

That vice looks to me perfect for a watch repair or an airfix build but i like a vice thats bolted and can take a bit of abuse, some torque and painted navy blue
Try taking an old metal seat post out a frame will have it spinning
On secocond thoughts chuck the frame in the skip

The vice is ok for small stuff. The ball pivots are both handy and a pain as they can move about under strain as you can’t lock them off tight enough. The callipers are also handy for measuring tube sizes.

Lot’s of similar looking calipers on ebay for 3 pounds or so…
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-150mm-Digital-Steel-Caliper-Electronic-Micrometer-LCD-Measuring-Gauge-Tool/312048108300

Tap and die set – dead handy for a home user. Mine’s always worked fine and not broken any, though I can’t think I’ve ever cut new threads, just cleaned up damaged ones.

Cheap digital verniers are a PITA in my experience. As an occasional user, too great a risk of the battery being flat when needed and the Aldi one flattened it fairly quick. Manual one works every time.

tthew – Member

Cheap digital verniers are a PITA in my experience. As an occasional user, too great a risk of the battery being flat when needed and the Aldi one flattened it fairly quick. Manual one works every time.

+1. I’ve got a cheap digital one & it eats the battery. The Mitutoyo ones at work last for years from one battery.
Unless shelling out for a decent one, I would just get a non-digital caliper.