1/2" Drive Torque Wrench only £7.99 @ LIDL

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:27 pm

From today LIDL are doing a 1/2" drive 42Nm to 210Nm torque wrench for £7.99 reduced from £14.99
Ideal for setting the correct torque on the rear arm bearings and caliper bolts etc.
This is a very good price.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages ... HM00RBN67K

I got a similar spec wrench from Machine Mart for just over £15 which I thought was pretty good value.

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:43 am

I see Aldi are also doing an Arc Welder today for only £36.99.
I think I might treat myself to one of those.
http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_384.html

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:04 pm

Useful posts Ellevie.

However, went to get a torque wrench on Tuesday but all gone!

I think what happens on some of these popular items is that traders or ebayers go down and buy a job lot to resell for a guaranteed mark-up.

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:09 pm

Sorry to hear that Way2go.
I was down at Lidl on Monday morning, and had a look at the torque wrench. It was very similar to the one I got from Machine Mart for £15 except that it did not include the 5" extension bar, and 1/2"x3/8" square drive adaptor. If you allow about £2 for these then I suppose the true difference is about £5. Also it was 42Nm---210Nm compared with 28Nm---210Nm for the Machine Mart one.

I think you're right about the traders and eBayers. For example I got one of the arc welders this morning from Aldi for £36.99 and there is somebody on eBay selling it for £49.99 + £9.99 postage.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=013

compare

http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_384.html

When Aldi sell laptops or PCs from time to time, they are often sold out within an hour.