Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

I'd say so if they are decent quality.

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html


I bought a similar set from RS a few years ago for around £20, and
they've come in very handy.

Have you ever considered getting help for your Aldi obsession?


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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

I'd say so if they are decent quality.

Well why wouldn't they be, coming from Aldi? ;-)

David

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

I'd say so if they are decent quality.

55p I paid for two 1/2" o rings in a washing machine shop.

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Are they worth 6GBP?

I've got a couple of smaller kits that cost me a quid each. There's not
as many of each size, though I may have more sizes. Very handy to have
for those odd occasions when only a new O-ring will do.

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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Cheaper bigger set here http://www.toolstation.com/index.html?code=80033
Probably same spec.

H

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Cheaper bigger set here
http://www.toolstation.com/index.html?code=80033 Probably same spec.

H

Actually it'll be 10.88GBP altogether with p&p :-)

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HLAH wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

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Cheaper bigger set here
http://www.toolstation.com/index.html?code=80033 Probably same spec.

H

Actually it'll be 10.88GBP altogether with p&p :-)

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True, though I can always find stuff to buy to get it over the free delivery
threshold at Toolstation :-)

H

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The message
from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Are they worth 6GBP?

I've got a couple of smaller kits that cost me a quid each. There's not
as many of each size, though I may have more sizes. Very handy to have
for those odd occasions when only a new O-ring will do.


Following on from the post about a moderated forum, instead I was going to
suggest a new gorup uk.d-i-y.aldi.

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:16 +0000, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

This looks better than the selection pack from s/fix which does not have
the larger sizes, this has let me down a couple of times.

The use of the O-ring as shown in the picture was silly as this
application should use a flat washer.



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Earl Of Derby writes
Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

How can you ask such a thing ?

You know you won't be able to sleep at night in eager antisssssssssssss
i pation

and then if you missed it, how empty your life would be

Just face it, you've become a pikey Aldi junkie

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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:16 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

Yes George, they are a bargain.

BUT, unless you have a fetish for eating them, won't buying the odd
one every other year at the corner shop do?

Ed Sirett wrote:

The use of the O-ring as shown in the picture was silly as this
application should use a flat washer.

Well if you buy O rings from a greengrocer, what do you expect?

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Ed Sirett wrote:

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:16 +0000, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:


Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html


This looks better than the selection pack from s/fix which does not have
the larger sizes, this has let me down a couple of times.

The use of the O-ring as shown in the picture was silly as this
application should use a flat washer.

It's not so often you are wrong, but you are right again :-)

Another aspect of these low cost O rings, is the question of if it is
fit for purpose? Under normal domestic use, an O ring from the op source
may not be up to its final use.

Ed, how do the various materials used to make O rings, behave when in
contact with gas? What are they made from? How do they react?

Can these O rings be used for hot water?
Can they be used for cold water (less that 0 degrees C)?
Are they frost safe?
Can they be used on a petrol machine?

I ask this, because the material that they are made from may not suit
every application. Also, depending on what material they are made from,
determines what lubricant is suitable for them. e.g. Silicon rubber
requires silicon lube.

Dave

On 2006-10-16 23:34:12 +0100, Dave said:

Ed Sirett wrote:

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:16 +0000, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:


Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html


This looks better than the selection pack from s/fix which does not have
the larger sizes, this has let me down a couple of times.
The use of the O-ring as shown in the picture was silly as this
application should use a flat washer.

It's not so often you are wrong, but you are right again :-)

Another aspect of these low cost O rings, is the question of if it is
fit for purpose? Under normal domestic use, an O ring from the op
source may not be up to its final use.

Ed, how do the various materials used to make O rings, behave when in
contact with gas? What are they made from? How do they react?

Can these O rings be used for hot water?
Can they be used for cold water (less that 0 degrees C)?
Are they frost safe?
Can they be used on a petrol machine?

I ask this, because the material that they are made from may not suit
every application. Also, depending on what material they are made from,
determines what lubricant is suitable for them. e.g. Silicon rubber
requires silicon lube.

Dave

Exactly. NASA got themselves into difficulties because of this. I'm
not suggesting that Morton Thiokol shops at Walmart for O rings, but
it's clear that the right ones are needed for the application

EricP wrote:
On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:16 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Are they worth 6GBP?

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/sunday_...duct_4321.html

Yes George, they are a bargain.

BUT, unless you have a fetish for eating them, won't buying the odd
one every other year at the corner shop do?

There's some that are very small...I think you'll find one suitable to keep
your pecker up. :-)

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