Lidl 20v Cordless Parkside Tools offerings from Thursday June 22nd: Impact Driver £19.99 - (18 Piece Parkside Wood and Masonry Drill Bit Set or 19 Piece Steel Drill Bit Set - £7.99) Sabre Saw £29.99 Angle Grinder £29.99
Tools spec - See #7
All are Bare Units so If you already have Parkside 20v Batteries/Chargers from the last offering you don't need to purchase the 20v Li-Ion Battery + Charger for £16.99 - unless you require a spare (Compatible with ALL tools in the 20v Parkside Team)
All comments (105)
SebGard
15 Jun 17#1
How would you guys rate these for DIY? They'll get moderate work for about a year or so? Thinking about doubling up on some drills to get me by. Not expecting the world but cheaper than a makita kit :smile:
polarbaba
15 Jun 17#2
I have used some products heavily and so have some of my friends, only high praise!.
my parkside multi tool.did malfunction ( on/off switch) after a year or heavy use. which they refunded Immediatly no questions.
mikesloper
15 Jun 17#3
I've bought 4 parkside units including a drill. Had them 1.5 years used quite a bit. Only thing that went wrong is one of the batteries died, otherwise I'm happy with them.
tek-monkey
15 Jun 17#4
Got a corded sabre saw that has had a lot of use, it's a great piece of kit. My pressure washer is finally dying, but was kept outside for 4 years and used loads so can't moan. Just keep your receipt for the warranty, I had a toothbrush die after 2 1/2 years and they just sent me a new one after seeing a copy of the receipt.
Dodge62
15 Jun 17#5
Bit cheeky calling them 20v, they're what everyone else calls 18v with 8 x 3.6v LiIon cells. On full charge they'll be over 20v, but that's not normally how these things are measured.
DeWalt do the same trick with their 18v kit in the US, but at least they describe them as "20v-Max".
I had the Parkside 10.8v (now 12v!) multitool. It was OK and impressed me with it's capabilities, but when I couldn't find a spare battery for it I bought a Bosch Blue on (for about four times the price) and it's a million miles better. Far more powerful and with a much longer lasting battery. Parkside stuff is good for the price, but don't expect anything like Makita or DeWalt quality.
TheLukey21
15 Jun 17#6
I think you mean 5x 3.6v lithium ion cells which is an 18v battery, 8 would be 28.8v nominal.
Being waiting ages for the impact driver to come up again.
Do they come with a case?
Baldieman64
15 Jun 17#9
A cordless angle grinder for less than fouty quid..... Why would anyone buy a bike?
Baldieman64
15 Jun 17#10
OB1
15 Jun 17#11
Please delete. A funny post but it'll give some people ideas....
paulrwarner
15 Jun 17#12
Also worth a comment is that these lithium batteries are awesome (very slow discharge when not used) compared with the old metal hybrid ones that were always flat when you wanted to use it!
mosgas
15 Jun 17#13
The battery and charger is even cheaper, its actually £16.99
Baz8755
15 Jun 17#14
Anyone who is that suggestible probably can't read anyway......lighten up (_;)
rhempstock
15 Jun 17#15
I bought the impact driver last year. It's a beast! Used many times driving big old screws no problems. Battery is tiny so I would get 2 for serious work. I actually bought 2 full units last year, even took them to work one day for a specific job that involved about 1000 M6 bolts. Saved me a whole days labour. They were 18v last year but from the picture they are exactly the same, I would bet the batteries would be interchangeable if you bought something else in the range last year.
SebGard
15 Jun 17#16
Great comments! Many thanks for the feedback. This thread represents the true heart and soul of the HUKD forums. Cheers :smile:
reg66
15 Jun 17#17
my dad recently met a German who worked for Bosch, according to him they're (parkside) made at the same factory - wherever they're assembled, he didn't say
FATBOY78
15 Jun 17#18
ive also heard in the past that parkside were made by bosch
bonzobanana to FATBOY78
16 Jun 17#38
Parkside are sourced through Einhell, a low cost power tool importer based in Germany. It's the same factories also used by shop brands, and brands like Draper, Silverline etc. However that doesn't mean it's not made in the same factory as some Bosch tools as Bosch import many of their tools now but normally the lower end chinese tools are sold through their 'Skil' brand not Bosch but you do get some in their green tools range.
You can see many of the tools on the alibaba site although some are re-skinned (restyled plastic cases) to hide their origins.
They are perfectly fine tools and sometimes better than Bosch. There was an oscillating multi-tool made by Bosch that constantly failed due to a weak plastic part but the generic cheap versions sold under many brands were far more reliable which often cost a fraction of the Bosch multi-tool price.
jimmybo
15 Jun 17#19
Thanks - I've updated the deal title
I can't remember Lidl selling the 20v battery/charger separately - There were always complaints that a battery/charger was included in the price for every Parkside 20v tool They'll probably sell out of these before the tools on offer - as they're compatible with the previous Parkside 20v tools offerings
andrewfmills
15 Jun 17#20
I bought the impact driver about this time last year. Gave it some good hammering building a decking over the summer and it was spot on. Used it quite a bit since too and still working like new. It feels well made, solid build quality. Can't really comment on how it would cope with daily trade use though.
andy2005morrell
15 Jun 17#21
Julie can you feed the dog before you go out x x
scoobytawazara
15 Jun 17#22
it says these batteries are not compatible to previous models also does anyone know if another battery will fit eg bosch? thanks
scoobytawazara
15 Jun 17#23
when do the offers start?
jimmybo
15 Jun 17#24
Quote "Compatible with ALL tools in the Parkside 20v Team"
On Thursday June 22nd
shadey12
15 Jun 17#25
do I have to have them? no will my life be worse if I don't buy them? no will I buy them? yep sometimes I hate hukd.
MagicPlums
15 Jun 17#26
Bought the impact drill the last time but battery has packed in.. do u need a receipt to get it replaced??? Will this 20v battery work on my old 18v version??
MagicPlums
15 Jun 17#27
Bought the impact drill the last time but battery has packed in.. do u need a receipt to get it replaced??? Will this 20v battery work on my old 18v version??
agnostic
15 Jun 17#28
Did you have to produce a receipt? My sds drill just shat itself and I've no receipt.
MagicPlums
15 Jun 17#29
In the same boat
Jupiter.Obscure
15 Jun 17#30
I love the fact that you posted a second time, just to correct your spelling of "forty", but still got it wrong :grin: I like the joke though.
Baldieman64
15 Jun 17#31
The bad people will have thought it long before I did - and if they're doing it regularly, the usual £150+ price tag isn't going to stop them nicking your bike, regardless of what you lock it up with. One of the worst trick they get upto is cutting one of the hoop style bike stands at 3 in the morning and then taping over the cut with electrical tape. When someone locks their £1.000 bike to the hoop, they take off the tape twist the hoop, pop the bike in a van and replace the tape. All done in 20 seconds and ready for the next victim.
furiousjammin
16 Jun 17#32
That poor hungry dog. I don't think Julie got the message....
dmaster2000
16 Jun 17#33
omg just checked lidl site to see the tool offers and you forgot to mention a plunge saw for £69.99 ... i hope i can get my hand on that!
arch68 to dmaster2000
16 Jun 17#37
Easy Tiger is that how you lost your other hand, by putting it on a plunge saw? :muscle:
wahidul89
16 Jun 17#34
anyone know if i can put on a 19mm socket and remove a tyre using the impact driver?
wahidul89
16 Jun 17#35
Answer to my own question above is yes you can using an adaptor
I'll admit that took a minute, but in my defence, I haven't had my coffee yet.
thedrisback
16 Jun 17#39
Can you buy the batteries on there own if so how much thanks
polarbaba
16 Jun 17#40
I have lost a receipt previously, I called the customer hotline and explained when I purchased the product, they took down some details and provided a letter I could take in leiu of the receipt to the store for a refund.
tagy
16 Jun 17#41
I think it will struggle if the bolts are over tightened, which seems to be the case when a lot of garages tighten them.
I have an impact wrench with 280Nm and cannot remove some wheel bolts.
But for the price this looks a bargain.
jimmybo
16 Jun 17#42
Yes - £16.99 (With Charger) See #7
Baldieman64
16 Jun 17#43
I wouldn't buy any of this kit without the batteries. The battery packs are going to fly off the shelf because they will power just about anything with a few modifications. Spending £68 on 4 will give you 8 Ah at 40 volts to run an e-bike. The nearest cheapie Chinese e-bike battery will cost you £200.
Gravitastrophe
16 Jun 17#44
Can anyone in the know share their opinion on the lidl multi tool vs the Aldi one?
thedrisback
17 Jun 17#45
No I know that but can you buy the batteries on there own as number 7 says batteries with charger
bonzobanana
17 Jun 17#46
That would only give you 8Ah at 18V (the 20V is just marketing and the peak voltage). You'd need to double up again to get 8Ah at 36V. So £136 and to be honest you get dedicated e-bikes around £400 and you would need a bike and other parts so no savings. Also likely the li-ion cells may not match the quality used by e-bikes. With li-ion batteries explosive nature and often the fitment on e-bikes close to your genitalia you'd want to make sure the batteries are properly housed in a strong case and not going to be over-charged or cooked in the sun which a dedicated e-bike would have to be fully safety tested and certified for.
shadey12
17 Jun 17#47
you make it sound ideal for the thrill seeker.
compadre
21 Jun 17#48
Look on you tube about reviving lithium power packs. Seems to work rather well.
MagicPlums
22 Jun 17#49
A lot of cross men in my local store this morning ... doors opened, then the 30m sprint started... followed by a scrum at the cordless grinders
Sh0rty
22 Jun 17#50
Nobody really at mine batteries gone within 5 mins though
bp2411
22 Jun 17#51
Just picked up the impact driver, a battery and charger, there were a lot of people buying full sets, no one picked up more than 1 battery though. Thanks OP perfect timing for a deck I'm building next week.
FatalSaviour
22 Jun 17#52
For that specific purpose though (assuming the bolts are overtightened), I would just use a 1/2" breaker bar
dmaster2000
22 Jun 17#53
i got the plunge saw for £70... was thinking of buying the cordless impact driver as it is tempting at that price but i got a dewalt one which is more than good.
koomber1664
22 Jun 17#54
Think they're going to hit a wee problem here. 3 nearest branches to me in Brechin have sold out of the batteries, but still HEAPS of all the tools left. Wife has been diapatched to try the next nearest shop.
lazyboy
22 Jun 17#55
Instore there was a hedge trimmer advertised for next month.
bxboards
22 Jun 17#56
I picked up the cordless angle grinder - big design flaw unfortunately! You lose a LOT of cutting depth, as the latch that closes the red guard encroaches quite a lot into the cutting area, I thinking losing about 1cm of potential cutting depth. The latch really should be 180 degree opposite where it is - absolutely brain dead design...! pic shows the issue...
dmaster2000
22 Jun 17#57
thanks for that
trigspur
22 Jun 17#58
Plenty of tools in Pitsea Branch but sadly no batteries. So no good to anyone, been on the Einhell website and they want 78 quid for a battery and charger to fit these tools. So no wonder Lidl have none!!!!
jimmybo
22 Jun 17#59
I think that the Lidl marketing team have made a massive error selling the battery separately with these 20v tools
Managed to get the impact driver today at 4pm with a battery. Only one battery left though after mine. The driver is amazing! So powerful and solidly built.
Wish I had it before my huge decking project with raised platform steps which I just finished! However I have stage 2 involving a lot of 2x4 and raised decking so it will be a breeze.
Jagsman411971
22 Jun 17#61
The best thing to do the next time your after one of Lidl's Thursday deals, is go in on the Wednesday night just before closing. Thats what I did.
lazyboy
22 Jun 17#62
The reciprocating saw is excellent! Really extraordinary value for money.
shadey12
22 Jun 17#63
bought the grinder, impact driver and reciprocating saw, very happy. thanks op. already have jigsaw, combi drill and circular that take same batteries and charger. could do with them selling batteries separately with no charger.
JC1997
22 Jun 17#64
If you purchase the impact driver, could you check if the drive shaft wobble or not. my bosch doesnt wobble at all, but the parkside one seems wobble alot.
wahidul89
23 Jun 17#65
From the sounds of it Lidl are going to have to put the tools on clearance to get rid of them due to lack of batteries. Keep your eyes open guys.
theabsurdman
23 Jun 17#66
Several of the tools left but no batteries this morning in my branch also. I was wondering if they'd hold some back and re-stock each day, but apparently not. No worries, as I grabbed 3 yesterday to go with a grinder, impact driver and saw. :grin:
mickclark
23 Jun 17#67
Great stuff. Just went to my local and picked up grinder and impact driver. Loads and loads of batteries in stock
wolf359
23 Jun 17#68
Hundreds of the tools in my branch and zero batteries. Was told they only had half a dozen batteries in. Complete waste of space. Loads buying the tools and most were unaware they needed a separate battery that they couldn't buy.
m4dm3n
23 Jun 17#69
Just came back from Scarborough's Lidl - lots of tools and still one battery left.
jataayu
23 Jun 17#70
No batteries left near.
The battery looks like removed from their website. May be due to high demand
rsta2004
23 Jun 17#71
all cardiff and caerphilly have no batteries and limited tools. great offer fair play. ive got the impact driver today and its a beast. i have makita and other tools and this is every bit as good and i work in the trade. makes me wonder how and why the other brands rip us off
You can buy the batterys separate, they were £12.50 when i last looked, it says where to go in the manual of the reciprocating saw (and probably all the others). I'll post the link later if i can find it.
Godsenseuk
24 Jun 17#74
Still can think they are 20 delivered but no charger
scoobytawazara
24 Jun 17#75
selling a product with no batteries meh poor show lidl
Just came to ask the same question, in need of a set of decent bits, this impact driver is a beast, looking for a comprehensive set of screwdriver bits and some socket drivers too. Also made the mistake of using a standard bit holder yesterday it just sheared in two.
shadey12
24 Jun 17#78
i posted a deal about 3 months ago for a drill, jigsaw and circular, all came with batteries and chargers. I dare say lidl are trying to sell extra tools to the people who bought these. I think lidl will most probably continue doing this range as one of the boxes had a picture of about 7 tools and one battery. similar to the riobi +
shadey12
24 Jun 17#79
screwfix, toolstation etc
RueFondary
24 Jun 17#80
It must vary greatly by store... In the Clapham one, there are many batteries left, but only a few impact drivers to use them with. No sabre saws or angle grinders to be seen (and a lone plunge saw... which is a great buy BTW!)
trampjuice
24 Jun 17#81
Been looking at this youtube bit test video for impact drivers Basically the video says the Makita Impact Gold is the best amazon.co.uk/d/S…9W/ but it's £12 and only contains the 10 most common bits. I doubt you can get better than the Screwfix deal on the 32-bit impact set in the link above for under £10-.50. Its got great reviews. You can also multi-buy 3 extra (most common) impact bits like the ph2 for under £2.59 extra just in case.... screwfix.com/p/e…533 .
Harley_Mick
24 Jun 17#82
Where can I get spare blades for the sabre saw?
dmaster2000
24 Jun 17#83
any deals on impact bits?
polarbaba to dmaster2000
25 Jun 17#87
try wera bit.. they are nice
trampjuice
24 Jun 17#84
The beast of the impact driver has rounded all 3 of my 'generic' screwdriver ph2 bits (not the screwheads btw which were totally intact) bar 1 'proper' CR-V one (but even that is part worn). Only drove 4 x 2" screws into chipboard! It is seriously powerful. Apparently most generic 'impact' bits are the same garbage as well.
...Found this to have some great reviews and great price.
Harley_Mick
25 Jun 17#85
So they're universal fitment, cheers
Harley_Mick
25 Jun 17#86
I bought a set of 3(1/4" 3/8" 1/2") socket drivers for £1.99 on fleabay, if no good a decent branded 3/8" was £7
wahidul89
25 Jun 17#88
I bought a set for £3.50. Some German brand. Will try taking a tyre off once they arrive and see what's what
rsta2004
25 Jun 17#89
tried mine on 21mm wheel bolts and wont budge them, didnt really expect it to but worth a try. however it smashes a 3" inch( thick screw) through a 4 inch piece of timber with no effort at all. as for decent and cheap bits, dewalt sell the trade tubs of pz2 and ph2 bits , think theres 25 in each, for ref the impact bits by dewalt are black and the normal ones silver, ive had a box for years and still using the same bit, only cost a fiver a tub
rsta2004
25 Jun 17#90
just had a check and it seems the dewalt ones are now very expensive, mustve been on offer when i got them lol. good quality tho
Baldieman64
25 Jun 17#91
Bless. Did pointing out the spelling error make you feel superior?
trampjuice
25 Jun 17#92
Hi - Just got hold of the Erbauer impact 32 bit set from screwfix [£10.49] along with a discounted 25 pk of Dewalt PZ2 bits (about £3.50) and tested it out on chipboard with some 2" PZ2 screws, and on Soft pinewood about 10 times each (20 times in total) - the full 2 inches - i.e. thick wood - both screwing and unscrewing. I know - a bit of a crappy test - but it's given me confidence in the product.
The screw got very hot, but the PZ2 bit was totally intact throughout - and I drove the screw well into the wood. Hardly a fantastic test but I am confident that this bit will last a long time with the Parker impact driver. The Dewalt PZ2 bit showed a tiny bit of wear but it would last for hundreds of screws IMO (and you get 25 of them).
All in all well impressed! (BTW you get 6 PZ2's and 6PH2's in the kit)
Abbadon2001
26 Jun 17#93
I checked 4 stores Thursday and then Friday 3 others, plenty of tools in most of them, not a single battery or charger in sight.... What A stupid set of stock controllers they must have, this happened last year too, do they never learn - how can they now clear all the remaining tools!
rsta2004
27 Jun 17#94
every lidl close to me was cleared out of everything, dont think there struggling to shift....look on ebay
wahidul89
2 Jul 17#95
Bit late but I can confirm with a eBay 1/2" adaptor this took off my wheel bolts without breaking a sweat.
oberlisc
3 Jul 17#96
Wouldn't bother on eBay the prices are extortionate, you can buy a 2ah battery direct from the distributor (Kompernass) for £17.99 delivered., they also sell a 3ah battery for a couple of pound more.
cdf123
7 Jul 17#97
Actually you are wrong. 3.6v is when the cell is flat. They are 4.2v fully charged. So 20v is far more accurate than 18v as they used to be called.
polarbaba to cdf123
7 Jul 17#98
Actually 3.7 is it's working voltage.
It will settle to around this voltage for most of its usable range ( which is why estimating battery life is notoriously hard) and then the battery management circuit will then allow it to discharge to around 2.8. - 3.2 v before preventing you using it anymore. If they are discharged below this it will start causing damage. Therefore the usable range for the battery is roughly
When charged 4.1-4.3 v
When at "0%" 2.8-3.3v
It's not exact nor fixed as it depends on use cases and also battery chemistry.
Cheers
RobinAllen
9 Jul 17#99
Where did you find the 3ah battery? I can not find in
RobinAllen
10 Jul 17#100
Looks like they will be selling a 3ah battery
trampjuice
24 Jul 17#101
I bought some 'chel queen' chinese set of impact bits from aliexpress for 2.59 and they are great. Wish I just stuck eith the erbahuer bits though now got too many!
j1mgg
27 Jul 17#102
Trying to get the impact driver after getting the saw today, you think there is a chance Lidl have these at a central location, or just reduce and sell at store until gone?
shadey12
22 Aug 17#103
Just had delivery of one from kompernass.com took 3 days
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Opening post
Impact Driver £19.99 - (18 Piece Parkside Wood and Masonry Drill Bit Set or 19 Piece Steel Drill Bit Set - £7.99)
Sabre Saw £29.99
Angle Grinder £29.99
Tools spec - See #7
All are Bare Units so If you already have Parkside 20v Batteries/Chargers from the last offering you don't need to purchase the 20v Li-Ion Battery + Charger for £16.99 - unless you require a spare (Compatible with ALL tools in the 20v Parkside Team)
All comments (105)
my parkside multi tool.did malfunction ( on/off switch) after a year or heavy use. which they refunded Immediatly no questions.
DeWalt do the same trick with their 18v kit in the US, but at least they describe them as "20v-Max".
I had the Parkside 10.8v (now 12v!) multitool. It was OK and impressed me with it's capabilities, but when I couldn't find a spare battery for it I bought a Bosch Blue on (for about four times the price) and it's a million miles better. Far more powerful and with a much longer lasting battery. Parkside stuff is good for the price, but don't expect anything like Makita or DeWalt quality.
Angle Grinder: lidl.co.uk/en/…=12
Impact Driver: lidl.co.uk/en/…=12
Sabre Saw: lidl.co.uk/en/…=12
Battery + Charger: lidl.co.uk/en/…=12
Do they come with a case?
Why would anyone buy a bike?
You can see many of the tools on the alibaba site although some are re-skinned (restyled plastic cases) to hide their origins.
They are perfectly fine tools and sometimes better than Bosch. There was an oscillating multi-tool made by Bosch that constantly failed due to a weak plastic part but the generic cheap versions sold under many brands were far more reliable which often cost a fraction of the Bosch multi-tool price.
I can't remember Lidl selling the 20v battery/charger separately - There were always complaints that a battery/charger was included in the price for every Parkside 20v tool
They'll probably sell out of these before the tools on offer - as they're compatible with the previous Parkside 20v tools offerings
thanks
"Compatible with ALL tools in the Parkside 20v Team"
On Thursday June 22nd
will my life be worse if I don't buy them? no
will I buy them? yep
sometimes I hate hukd.
Will this 20v battery work on my old 18v version??
Will this 20v battery work on my old 18v version??
I love the fact that you posted a second time, just to correct your spelling of "forty", but still got it wrong :grin:
I like the joke though.
One of the worst trick they get upto is cutting one of the hoop style bike stands at 3 in the morning and then taping over the cut with electrical tape. When someone locks their £1.000 bike to the hoop, they take off the tape twist the hoop, pop the bike in a van and replace the tape. All done in 20 seconds and ready for the next victim.
youtu.be/CnW…9xI
I have an impact wrench with 280Nm and cannot remove some wheel bolts.
But for the price this looks a bargain.
See #7
followed by a scrum at the cordless grinders
pic shows the issue...
The Lidl Florabest 20v Cordless Hedge Trimmer - available on Sunday July 2nd - includes the battery for £49.99
Wish I had it before my huge decking project with raised platform steps which I just finished! However I have stage 2 involving a lot of 2x4 and raised decking so it will be a breeze.
thanks op.
already have jigsaw, combi drill and circular that take same batteries and charger.
could do with them selling batteries separately with no charger.
my bosch doesnt wobble at all, but the parkside one seems wobble alot.
Just went to my local and picked up grinder and impact driver.
Loads and loads of batteries in stock
The battery looks like removed from their website. May be due to high demand
hotukdeals.com/dea…632
A Lidl lesson learnt perhaps?
kompernass.com/ind…hop
similar to the riobi +
Basically the video says the Makita Impact Gold is the best amazon.co.uk/d/S…9W/ but it's £12 and only contains the 10 most common bits.
I doubt you can get better than the Screwfix deal on the 32-bit impact set in the link above for under £10-.50. Its got great reviews. You can also multi-buy 3 extra (most common) impact bits like the ph2 for under £2.59 extra just in case.... screwfix.com/p/e…533 .
Apparently most generic 'impact' bits are the same garbage as well.
Any recommendations?- screwfix.com/p/e…492
...Found this to have some great reviews and great price.
however it smashes a 3" inch( thick screw) through a 4 inch piece of timber with no effort at all.
as for decent and cheap bits, dewalt sell the trade tubs of pz2 and ph2 bits , think theres 25 in each, for ref the impact bits by dewalt are black and the normal ones silver, ive had a box for years and still using the same bit, only cost a fiver a tub
The screw got very hot, but the PZ2 bit was totally intact throughout - and I drove the screw well into the wood. Hardly a fantastic test but I am confident that this bit will last a long time with the Parker impact driver. The Dewalt PZ2 bit showed a tiny bit of wear but it would last for hundreds of screws IMO (and you get 25 of them).
All in all well impressed! (BTW you get 6 PZ2's and 6PH2's in the kit)
It will settle to around this voltage for most of its usable range ( which is why estimating battery life is notoriously hard) and then the battery management circuit will then allow it to discharge to around 2.8. - 3.2 v before preventing you using it anymore. If they are discharged below this it will start causing damage. Therefore the usable range for the battery is roughly
When charged 4.1-4.3 v
When at "0%" 2.8-3.3v
It's not exact nor fixed as it depends on use cases and also battery chemistry.
Cheers
It won't let you buy 2 of same item in one go.