Hello,

I was reading old posts about wall chasing and discovered that Aldi
did a cheap £40 chaser. I don't think a DIYer can justify the
expensive of a "proper" chaser but this machine/price combination
sounds like it could be useful for the occasional DIY job. The old
posts were from people about to buy or not buy it. Now that people
have had chance to use it, did it live up to expectations? Did it do
the job? Was the dust extraction useful? Is it worth me buying one?

Thanks,
Sam.

Sam coughed up some electrons that declared:

Hello,

I was reading old posts about wall chasing and discovered that Aldi
did a cheap £40 chaser. I don't think a DIYer can justify the
expensive of a "proper" chaser but this machine/price combination
sounds like it could be useful for the occasional DIY job. The old
posts were from people about to buy or not buy it. Now that people
have had chance to use it, did it live up to expectations? Did it do
the job? Was the dust extraction useful? Is it worth me buying one?

Thanks,
Sam.

Tell you in 1-2 months. Sorreee

"Sam" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I was reading old posts about wall chasing and discovered that Aldi
did a cheap £40 chaser. I don't think a DIYer can justify the
expensive of a "proper" chaser but this machine/price combination
sounds like it could be useful for the occasional DIY job. The old
posts were from people about to buy or not buy it. Now that people
have had chance to use it, did it live up to expectations? Did it do
the job? Was the dust extraction useful? Is it worth me buying one?

Thanks,
Sam.

The way I see me buying tools is....
1.They must pay there way either on the first job or two.
2.How much use will it get?
3.Can I do that job with a conventional tool,in this case a bolster chisle
will do a one off chase or two without a cloud of dust.

George coughed up some electrons that declared:


"Sam" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I was reading old posts about wall chasing and discovered that Aldi
did a cheap £40 chaser. I don't think a DIYer can justify the
expensive of a "proper" chaser but this machine/price combination
sounds like it could be useful for the occasional DIY job. The old
posts were from people about to buy or not buy it. Now that people
have had chance to use it, did it live up to expectations? Did it do
the job? Was the dust extraction useful? Is it worth me buying one?

Thanks,
Sam.

The way I see me buying tools is....
1.They must pay there way either on the first job or two.
2.How much use will it get?
3.Can I do that job with a conventional tool,in this case a bolster chisle
will do a one off chase or two without a cloud of dust.


For me...

If it's a tool I know I will use again and again (even if infrequently), eg
a power drill, screwdrivers, I'll try to get the best I can afford.

If it's a one off jobbie, cheap is OK providing it's not *utterly* crap.
Nothing worse than using a really crap tool.

Mind you, I've probably wasted more money on pliers that either bend or get
left to go rusty than I've ever wasted on power tools!

Best cheap tool I ever bought was a small cordless B&D drill from Texas when
one closed down in 95 or so, for about 14 quid.

Technically it still works, though the battery is weak and the axle is
decidedly untrue.

Cheers
Tim

Sam wrote:

I was reading old posts about wall chasing and discovered that Aldi
did a cheap £40 chaser. I don't think a DIYer can justify the
expensive of a "proper" chaser but this machine/price combination
sounds like it could be useful for the occasional DIY job. The old
posts were from people about to buy or not buy it. Now that people
have had chance to use it, did it live up to expectations? Did it do
the job? Was the dust extraction useful? Is it worth me buying one?

Have a look at the separate thread of two days ago called, oh, "Aldi
wall chaser"

David

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:10:34 GMT, "George"
wrote:

The way I see me buying tools is....
1.They must pay there way either on the first job or two.
2.How much use will it get?
3.Can I do that job with a conventional tool,in this case a bolster chisle
will do a one off chase or two without a cloud of dust.

So have you got one and how does it measure against the above three
points?

I don't think a DIYer can justify the cost of a "pro" chaser but the
Aldi one may pay its way within a job or two (1) and is not likely to
be used regularly (2). It will be quicker than the chisel alone and
since this has a vacuum port, will not produce as much dust as an
angle grinder (3).

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:58:37 +0100, Tim S wrote:

If it's a tool I know I will use again and again (even if infrequently), eg
a power drill, screwdrivers, I'll try to get the best I can afford.

If it's a one off jobbie, cheap is OK providing it's not *utterly* crap.
Nothing worse than using a really crap tool.

That's what I am trying to find out: in this instance does cheap tool
=crap tool?

Whilst it's nice to get the best you can afford, for a rarely used
chaser, I don't think I can justify the big price tag.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:22:01 +0100, Lobster
wrote:

Have a look at the separate thread of two days ago called, oh, "Aldi
wall chaser"

To be fair, I began my OP by saying I had been reading old posts about
the chaser. I simply hadn't realised that they weren't that old! I had
been reading other posts from 2007 and mistakenly thought these were
from then too.

"Sam" wrote in message

So have you got one and how does it measure against the above three
points?


No I don't have one,because I've only chased one cutout in the bathroom wall
in the 3.5 years I've been here.


I don't think a DIYer can justify the cost of a "pro" chaser but the
Aldi one may pay its way within a job or two (1) and is not likely to
be used regularly (2). It will be quicker than the chisel alone and
since this has a vacuum port, will not produce as much dust as an
angle grinder (3).

The thing about Aldi tools is...
They last providing you use it in the manner it was made for and not abuse
it and if its a tool that has a blade then buy a dearer blade for
it,although the blades in the Aldi tools do the job they become worn easily.

My Aldi tools consist of....
Drill Bench Press
Table Saw
Biscuit joint cutter
Dremel clone drill
All the above are still working and are 4 years old that have been used
regulary.

Tools I won't buy from Aldi are the hand tools.