I admit, I have a workshop tool addiction :-)

[Alchad]

I picked up one of the Lidl plasma cutters yesterday and had a little play with it this afternoon. A little bit disappointed as whenever I tried to cut anything much over 5mm it blew a fuse. I know I should probably have it plugged into a 16amp supply but don’t have one at the moment to just using a fly lead into the 13 amp supply.

Interesting, see my comments on my own purchase yesterday
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/lidl-plasma-cutter-for-£80.310457/page-4#post-7993250

as you say, probably needs to be be plugged into the correct rated power supply, lthough on my other Lidl plasma cutter I can use it for 5 minutes or more on full whack without blowing the 13 amp fuse.

Alchad

 

[Party Pete]

Like the look of this ! Only a few miles away too !

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[Nearly]

If you already have a compressor in the workshop run the plasma on external air off a 13A supply.

 

[Karliboy]

What’s a decent car diagnostic tool.
Basic use not commercial.
any recommendations ?
Cheers

 

[TheTallGuy]

What’s a decent car diagnostic tool.
Basic use not commercial.
any recommendations ?
Cheers

I have a cheapo Bluetooth unit that works with an app on my phone

 

[Nearly]

I have a cheapo Bluetooth unit that works with an app on my phone

@TripleSix

 

[TripleSix]

What’s a decent car diagnostic tool.
Basic use not commercial.
any recommendations ?
Cheers

Bluetooth obd reader.

I've Car Torque check and Garage pro apps and they'll do most code reads etc.

If you're wanting to do learns and regens you'll have to spend money.

 

[JohnBoy]

I've recently bought this guy: https://www.foxwelltool.co.uk/wholesale/nt650-auto-code-reader-service-reset-scan-tool.html and am very impressed. have had the normal wifi dongle for a few years and have had one or two hacked brand specific cables in the past. this is probably able for a quarter of what the likes of op-com or vag-com can do, but five times more than what the ELM327 wifi dongles will do.

I'm well impressed for the money.

 

[Tomr10]

Aldi just cleared a fault from Audi

 

[Tomr10]

What’s a decent car diagnostic tool.
Basic use not commercial.
any recommendations ?
Cheers

I fell into the Aldi middle isle trap they have them at the mo

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

I, um, finally gave in to temptation

 

[Nearly]

I can resist anything but temptation.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I, um, finally gave in to temptation
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Prepare to be fairly impressed...




Except at the price of rotabroaches

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Prepare to be fairly impressed...




Except at the price of rotabroaches

I did get a set from elsewhere.
And had been trawling various other places for them. Found somewhere in Norwich that will sharpen them too. How effective that is though?

I've also liberated 20litres of 5axis machine cutting oil. Don't want to be heating cutters up!

 

[TheTallGuy]

I did get a set from elsewhere.
And had been trawling various other places for them. Found somewhere in Norwich that will sharpen them too. How effective that is though?

I've also liberated 20litres of 5axis machine cutting oil. Don't want to be heating cutters up!

I prefer to use molyslip cutting/tapping compound over straight cutting oil.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

I prefer to use molyslip cutting/tapping compound over straight cutting oil.

I'll check the specifications of it on Monday. We used to use "ecoslip", I think it was, but have probably changed brands/type now.

 

[Dman2]

I, um, finally gave in to temptation
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How much was that?

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

How much was that?

Had one of those ebay voucher jobbies. So reduced from 375 to 318. Seller was ffx so was confident it was genuine/would turn up.

 

[Swarfmonkey]

Found somewhere in Norwich that will sharpen them too. How effective that is though?

No problems if done right. We've got an old Clarkson tool & cutter grinder at work that's set up for sharpening annular cutters, and it does a good job of it.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

No problems if done right. We've got an old Clarkson tool & cutter grinder at work that's set up for sharpening annular cutters, and it does a good job of it.

Do well. A couple of different people mentioned them to me so can only assume they are good. Between 3 and 5 a cutter. But not recent prices apparently. Use some special stone that gives off rum horrible dust?? As said, I've no idea. Hence mentioning and asking on here