You dont NEED to know how to use them! You're a man, you just need them

If I only bought what I needed from this site I'd be thousands of punds better off, have a decent liver left, be 2 stones lighter and have my spare room back.

Now stop messing about and go buy some.

Fortunately, I have some Parkside and Bosch (or Bisch as you expertly call them) tools, and the build quality is very similar. In fact, there is a lot of speculation online about Parkside tools being made by Bosch (or Bisch). I suspect the reason you pay more for Bosch (or Bisch) is for R+D and marketing costs. I'm not saying they're exactly the same, but Parkside will stand well in a comparison with Bosch (or even Bisch). Enjoy you Bisch tools.

Disagree ,a better straighter job can be done with the circular saw.
Use a clamped straight edge and lower the cut slightly with each pass.

I bought the circ saw and jig saw this time last year as we fit tons of ply backed wetwall panels. The sheets are 2.4m x 1.2m and the circ saw will easily cut 2 full length rips and at least 3 cross cuts on one battery. I bought the two bits of kit together as batteries are interchangable and cost me under 80 quid. Couldn't buy a decent makita battery for that sort of money. Im trade and would buy them again next week but there is nothing wrong with current ones and still under warranty.
Good kit.

I've just bought the cordless circular saw and it looks like a quality piece of kit, and amazing for the money. My only criticism is that the drill-circular-jigsaw batteries are similar but not compatible with those in the impact driver-angle grinder-sabre saw range sold in the autumn. The reason for this is that the current three on sale are supplied to Lidl by Kompernass GmbH and the other range by Grizzly Tools GmbH - it's just a pity that Lidl did not insist that the two suppliers use a compatible battery design. The only good thing is that extra batteries are available for just £16 and Grizzly apparently supply a 2.6Ah version too (cost unknown).

I highly recommend the impact driver sold in the autumn - it's brilliant quality for £40 - I have used it a *lot* and despite it having only a 1.5Ah battery, it survives a day of serious DIY use. It makes easy work of things that my 18V Bosch combi drill struggles with. I have been very impressed with Parkside so far. The 5" grinder is excellent, the detail sanders are OK and miles better that what you can get elsewhere for the money. Aldi's tools used to be excellent but I have been less impressed with them recently.

Just bought jigsaw and circular saw. Jigsaw in particular looks well made and is quite heavy.

Infact the quality is that good i have just sent the wife back to fetch the Circular saw, Jigsaw and workbench

that's 3 batteries and 3 chargers

The drill

It's a 1.5Ah battery, i just picked one up, says Germany in more than one place on it - but not 'made in Germany'

model PSBSA 18-Li B2

Good solid quality feel to it

Overall good purchase, more than happy

I bought this and the drill last time round and have used and abused both plenty over the past year. Very pleased with both.

this isn't out yet, not till the 18th Feb. Just went to pick one up and no one in the store had any idea

Having purchased an Einhell chainsaw a couple of years ago, I'm more than happy it's no better than the equivalent Bosch chainsaw that would have cost slightly more. I really don't think you can put any reliance on the name, but "you get what you pay for" is definitely applicable, only thing is by placing the Bosch name on a product, you can expect to pay more than for the same quality product with an unknown name.

The Lidl power tools are good DIY level equipment, punching quite a bit higher than their price would suggest, but don't compete from the professional ranges from the likes of Bosch, but there are plenty of DIY level Bosch tools that are no better than those from Lidl.

mike

Which product was that? Do you have a model number? There is the issue though that Chinese parts can be assembled in Germany and a 'Made in Germany' sticker put on it. Take for example televisions. Companies like Vestel in Turkey, Cello in the UK and various other brands across Europe assemble a flat panel, circuit board, power board, speakers into a case that are sourced from China and sell it as manufactured in their country. The actual parts that are made in their country may just be the case, box and instruction manual and sometimes less than that and actual assembly is easy just a screwdriver job yet its perfectly legal to state 'Made in' that country rather than 'Final assembly in '.

However most Einhell products clearly state 'Made in China' I think and also if you look at their catalogue;

http://www.einhell.com/fileadmin/Einhell_Germany_AG/user_upload/Konzernkataloge/EN/Einhell_Catalogue_Tools_EN.pdf

Not a single claim is made that they manufacture in Germany which would be something to boast about. Also they state 'german designed' when they are clearly generic tools sold under many brands so they have no problem **** just won't take it to the next level with outright lies.

Obviously Einhell is only about power tools any hand tools or other types of products could be manufactured in Germany, however unlikely but power tools are not.

I don't think anyone in their right mind goes into a budget supermarket expecting high quality german made tools at low end prices it simply wouldn't be possible. They are just generic Chinese tools sold slightly below the going rate in other stores who do them year round rather than as weekly offers.

From my experience much of Lidl's processed food is poor quality, others are great quality for the price and the same can be said for the power tools and other weekly offers. Like anything its about learning which are the poor deals and which are the products that represent great or acceptable quality or value for the price.

Obviously not getting it . Im stating that my bulbs say they are CE approved and obviously are not. Just because a china manufacturer puts a label on something does not mean its correct !

​That's not enough said. The CE marking is the manufacturer's declaration that the product meets the requirements of the applicable EC directives. It doesn't say anything about where it's made at all.

Hire a track saw, or better still, a bench saw.

That doesn't mean they can't be CE approved though, most phones are made in china but they are CE approved.

They all use 18650 cells.. The most widely available li-ion cells.

evostick47 stated hes drill said made in "Germany" as another uses said these drills were made in china . I was trying to explain the Chinese companys that make products are not really truthfull when they create labels, as all my LED bulbs from china state they are CE approved when it pretty obvious they are not as they are knocked up in a sweat shop by kids.

From what I can gather these tools aren't worth bothering with. If you're a professional you'll burn them out due to the cheap components, if you're an occasional diy user, the batteries won't work due to lack of use.

Not sure what you mean?

Apart from the warranty are these, especially the drill, a good deal, I've seen other drills from Argos and Homebase recently for lower prices. Are these that much better than them?

My Led bulbs from china state there CE approved lol ,Enough said.

​mine from last year says MADE in Germany. How can they state that if they're made in China?

​ha ha! And I checked it so many times! Never mind.

Parkside are just power tools imported from China of varying quality as the manufacturers themselves will vary within China. Some will be great some not so good which is the case with all Chinese power tools. I can't categorically state they aren't the same as Bosch tools because Bosch themselves do source power tools from China now but the point is these aren't Bosch designed well engineered power tools they are generic power tools that are typically fit for purpose for the domestic DIY environment. As with a lot of the stuff in Lidl's its hit and miss with regards quality vs price. Not a criticism just realism based on the hard evidence that these products are sourced through Einhell a low cost importer of chinese power tools based in Germany.

Unfortunately tripping up over the spelling of the word 'your' at the end scuppered your point somewhat. That aside, are you referring to Bosch green or Bosch blue? There is a clear difference in build quality.

You'll regret buying a telly if it blows up and burns your house down, not sure what your point is though?

how much are the batteries and where do you but them from?

batteries are usually one year

Isnt the guarantee with Lidl though rather than the manufacturer?
Worth checking the wording on the box as that should say what's covered and what isn't

The drill and saw are a good deal. Look at that cheapo jigsaw though - I can almost guarantee it will not cut in a straight line, even if you bought the guide rail for it separately. I would instead buy a corded one for the same price, from somewhere else. Why does a jigsaw need to be cordless anyway, or the circular saw for that matter. A drill I can understand carrying up a ladder or somewhere else tricky to reach without a power socket nearby, but I wouldn't do that with a circular saw :confused:

Agree circular much straighter cut

Thanks for the replies guys I'll get one

Einhell don't make anything they are just german importers of low price Chinese power tools. Some are better than others. I guess the best bit about these Lidl tools is the warranty. The drill looks a bit naff I have to say as does the jigsaw. It's hard to know if these are good value without knowing the battery capacity it could be low 1.3-2.0Ah battery which is low capacity making these ok value but nothing special. If you actually need one of these tools for a job today then they are worth considering but its certainly not a must have bargain while the price is cheap. I've seen much better power tool deals in Lidl than this.

Bought all three last time. The drill packed in but the circular saw and jigsaw are great. Circular saw went through 40mm solid oak worktop no problem (you will need more than 1 battery though and they do heat up)

Parkside are made by Einhell http://www.einhelltools.co.uk/cmspage.php?page_id=69 who also make the Challenge Xtreme sold by Argos.

Cold not Bisch.

does the 3 year warranty cover the batteries? I'm only going to be using these a few times a year if that. If the batteries are covered for 3 years too then sounds like an excellent option.

good for diyer.

do these come with a case usually?
thanls

Bisch! Bash! Bosch!

Has some heat!

they'll be okay for a year, consider them dead year 2. They are like phone batteries but worse (i know they are lithium ion) but charged every day replicates what you'll get with NiCad batteries. Stick with wired, if you're worried about getting a shock go for 110v and use a transformer.

I am a man!

Made me laugh. very impressed with parkside so far - I also have bosch

a little, but not enough to worry about

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Self-discharge

Hold your horses, it's 18th of Feb. I think I will go for the saw and jigsaw, how good are these batteries. I have heard about the NiCad going dead if you don't use them, I will be a very light user, so will the battery die if it is hardly used?

No idea how to use them properly, but I want one. Hammer is getting rusty.

Thinking of buying the cordless hammer drill..anyone vouch they are good and worth the money

Disagree ,a better straighter job can be done with the circular saw.
Use a clamped straight edge and lower the cut slightly with each pass.

Would the circular saw cut a 90cm wardrobe shelf in half? (Sorry if it's a silly question the fitted wardrobes have too many shelves so want to do a couple of smaller ones in a gap to match the finish as the selves were expensive I thought it will be a good idea)

on par with bosch you obviously have no clue regarding power tools bisch are far superior tools built with better quality components and thats the reason you pay more, im not saying this is not a good deal but you cant paint it to be something it clearly is not, if you want decent power tools you must pay, if you want something to use generally for small household jobs this is more realistic.

Although I rate Parkside tools as pretty good, if the battery on the circular saw is the same size as that supplied with the other tools, you can assume it's not got a huge capacity, which means you're not going to get many cuts before it dies. I've got the Ryobi one system, and have 1 large and 1 small lithium ion battery (the small being roughly the same size as these) with a fast charger, and the circular saw is the only one that can run both batteries flat, faster than they charge - probably not an issue if you buy all 3 tools though.

mike

Where is the charger? And the battery is rated??

my park side multi cutter packed up after 2.5 years. they paid for courier collection and I had a brand new one a week later. just keep the receipts.

What I like also is 3 year warranty

The guide clamp looks good also. Thanks.