Angle Grinder
1200W
125mm
Tool-free safety guard and 3-position handle
Sander
200W
Variable speed dial
Quick fix pad base with clamps
Comes with dust bag and 3 sanding papers
Jigsaw
800W
Variable speed control
Tool-free blade change
Comes with 3 blades
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Table Saw - https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-6-a…
Cutting Disks - https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-6-a…
I still haven't even used the ones I bought last sale haha
Know the feeling :]
Still sealed sleeping in my trunk
Most of the equivalent ozito corded range is a lot less powerful than the ALDI offerings.
No 20V tools, so Ozito PXC won't drop to match. :(
No cordless ones right?
You should have been here in May when the Ozito cordless tools were half price, including $29 grinder. But the corded is a lot more powerful.
Got a cordless makita angle grinder with a 5ah battery, great for a few cuts here and there but lasted all of 5 minutes when I needed to wire brush something
Looking to get started with woodworking (Once timber prices are down), pretty much a noob. Any views on the table saw? Does it look good for beginners?
If you are making shop furniture only and can afford to be rough it's maybe ok, but if you need straight cuts you'll get frustrated. Spend more on something like this https://www.totaltools.com.au/118613-evolution-255mm-1500w-m… can also cut metal.
Or if you can stretch your budget a bit further, a Dewalt 745. Probably the best contractor saw under $1500 with a really solid fence.
And for those who can't stretch their budget that far, look for one second hand.
Of all the tools you have, the tablesaw is the one where you need accuracy (unless as you saw, you're only building shop furniture, but if you're building shop furniture, that probably means you have a workshop where you're making other stuff as well). And you simply won't get accurate cuts out of a cheap tablesaw like this.
I cant speak for the table saw itself, but for beginners I reckon you really can't go past aldi. The quality is there even though the price sits in the range of budget tools, I find my aldi stuff tends to last longer than the budget stuff that I buy to start off with, even if its no good Aldi return policy is fantastic so you really shouldn't have any issues.
Problem with Aldi tools is that if it breaks in the middle of a project, you can return it under warranty for a refund - but then you have no replacement available.
Hence the standard OzBargain policy is to wait for Bunnings to price match the Ozito range (which is at least as good quality, if not more) and then get the tools from Bunnings instead. This ensures nationwide availability under the 5yr warranty term, for a simple swap if anything does break.
I wonder when timber prices will come down…or is it if?
nothing wrong in being hopeful :-)
Yeah i went to bunnings a couple of months ago to buy wood and Holy shit i nearly had a stroke looking at the prices. My project ended costing twice as much i thought it would. Lol
Also bought some 2x4 imported from Brazil (bunnings) and all wood growth rings were different density so clearly was from the amazon rainforest they are cutting down, naughty bunnings importing that. Lol
I went down that road a few years back and bought a couple cheap table saws - a tiny Aldi saw, and an Ozito. Both were terrible saws in every respect: power, accuracy, safety… These things are very frustrating to use and are not large enough (bed size but also blades too) to cut anything of decent size (say for carcasses etc).
I would respectfully suggest saving up for a decent tablesaw, say from Carbatec - one of their cheaper chinese own brand ones are ok but if you want something really nice (and pricey) you cant go wrong with a SawStop :)
But I would also suggest you think about what it is you want to do. You don't necessarily need a tablesaw. You can do everything with hand tools and sometimes its actually easier. They take up a lot less space too :). When I started woodworking I watched a tonne of youtubes and just assumed "I want to do woodworking therefore I need a tablesaw and a bandsaw and a jointer and a thicknesser". You don't necessarily. Try the hand tool only route as espoused by Paul Sellers, Shannon Rogers, Rex Kreuger, Wood By Wright on YouTube. Or maybe a hybrid approach as per The Wood Whisperer.
Whatever you choose, enjoy and stay safe. Table saws are dangerous! :)
Thanks for the insights ASA. I am planning to make some bookshelves, and tools holders and slowly hoping to make my way up to building a deck. Made a small stool with hand tools and realized that the cuts arent coming straight enough so a table saw might be better, but yeah, probably just needs a bit more practice on the hand tools. Might not pull the trigger on the table saw yet.
A decent circular saw is by far the most versatile saw and would be my first buy.
If you are building a deck, you will mostly by cutting long boards to length and a table saw won't even be suitable for that.
If your starting out just buy your timber in the width you need and you only need to cut to length. If your buying panels then you can get Bunnings to cut them to the right size.
Nice! Cutting straight is all about practice, as you say :). Take it slowly and use a knife wall to start your cut. Angle the blade down vertically (gradually) so you can see that you're following your cut line down the side whilst the knife wall and the initial cut still keeps the blade true up the top. You can do the same on the other side while you're getting used to it but eventually your body will learn how to do it in one go. Also, relax and let the saw do the work. It wants to cut straight :)
I found these vids from Shannon Rogers quite useful: https://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/how-to-saw-straight/
Edit: And for the deck a mitre saw might be useful. Try and get one with an induction motor if you can afford it. So much quieter
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The equivalent grinder at Bunnings is $50. But wait a few days.
Probably worth pointing out that the sander is a 1/3 Sheet (Orbital) Sander - rather than a belt sander, random orbital etc.
Where does it ever state "belt sander"
I didn't claim it did. I see your comprehension needs work. The item is listed as "Sander" in both OP and the Aldi catalogue. "Sanders" come in 1/3 sheet, 1/4 sheet, belt, random orbital and so on.
So rather than leave room for confusion, or to have to click through to find out, it's easier to state the type of "Sander" up-front.
800W Jigsaw sounds powerful, and most of the jigsaw is under 700W in bunnings.
Anticipation waiting for Bunnings Ozito Price Bonanza.