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Sunday 02/02/25 in Lidl

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https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-router/p10023241

30 quid, including electronic speed control, dust port, micro fence, six cutters (three bearing-guided decorative, one V, two straight shank).

NB: 6mm and 8mm collets only.

But I still struggle to see how they can do it for that price. And there's also a biscuit jointer for the same...

Might it be rubbish? Possibly, but routers are very simple mechanically.
 
How they do it is by buying in from the Peoples Republic of China where some (lots) of labour is compelled. And the volumes are immense. Works fine I expect for a hobbyist who is not going to do much.
 
For £30 and a three-year warranty you can't really go wrong, especially as some of the Parkside stuff is actually quite good value for money, especially for the person who might only use it only a few times a year. I wouldn't be surprised that it will be better than some of the Trend stuff that is much more expensive like the T8.

I remember seeing a Aldi router before, not a bad machine and it had done a fair bit of work for a professional, the only thing you had to be careful about was making sure it was unplugged before the changed cutters as the switch protruded from the handle and had no interlock so you could bear on the switch as you were changing cutters and inadvertently switch it on with the spanners attached!
 
Whatever the ethical argument their tools are a steal for what you pay.
The tracksaw is a gem from reports I've heard for users and I would be looking for one if I hadn't spashed out on the Makita version a few years ago.
 
I was given a Parkside plunge saw (track saw) by a friend on site who did not know how to use it, I can't find any fault with it except the blade is not the best. Apart from the blade all the controls work as I would expect and there is no play in the bearings.
 
might get one just for rough work, there's no extraction at all on my old bosch router and use this one as a backup
 
My missus brother got one and it let the magic smoke out, may have been the first time use, or very new,
though was likely tasked with a job for a circular saw.
 
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