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Harry Bloomfield
 
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Default This coming weeks Aldi specials - air compressor any good?

After serious thinking Dave Liquorice wrote :
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:59:32 +0000, Francis wrote:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/specials_01_11/offers_nav.htm


No accessories, another £20 if you haven't already got any tools and
another £20 for the nailer.


I bought one the first time it was offered....

It is good value and works well. The output is reasonable for most
jobs, but obviously not upto continuous spraying.

The compressor output connector, the connector on the £20 accessory
pack and the nailer are not UK standard ones, but a European standard.
They look quite similar, but they are not the same.... So if you need
more you will need to go to a pnuematic specialist such a Thorite.
Machine Mart do not stock them. They can be easily changed to the UK
standard, but is it worth it if you only us them in isolation at home.

The nailer is for thin brads upto 50mm long, good for furniture and
similar light work. The compressor includes a pressure adjustment which
it possible to adjust how deep the brads penetrate the wood (or the
side of your skull).

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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