I don't care what people say, Lidl tools (Parkside) are pretty spot on, I've got loads of their tools. That nibbler is pretty awesome, as Billy says, it's much neater that a disc cutter, and you don't burn your fingers on the hot metal either. I don't need one, but I would definitely buy one if I did.
I agree I can't believe that any one could moan for £24,99 if we took this wagon to a welder there is about £2000 worth of welding so if the nibbler only did tis job it's paid for itself but I bet it lasts for years it looks and feels quality
We are keeping it real not a manufactured set up there are loads of those on other channels if thats the vids you like to watch, we will be staying the same, happy as we are, thanks for watching
I do not take the mick out of Lidl and Aldi tools. They are brilliant value for money. All round good useful well made tools at a price that is realistic.
@matildariverwaldennews Real life ones. My first one was a VW powered Sytky which is still flying, the second one was a VW powered super Sytky which I fly regularly. A third one is under construction which will be VW powered.
Most of my Lidl tools are good, apart from the under-powered 20v 4" grinder and the 240v bench grinder I have. They both need more power. I also bought a 240v hammer drill a few years back, but the vibration from the hammer action kept undoing the twist-chuck. Tried 2, they both went straight back.
I probably own more Lidl Parkside or Silvercrest items than any other brand! I love them and dont have any issue with them generally.. 💁♂️ ...that nibbler is more like a chomper.. 💁♂️👍
Looks like a nice bit of kit should you have a need to regularly cut metal. It looks like Matilda has a new skill as a swear word bleep machine too 😂😂😂
I hate to break it to you but nibblers are of limited use unless you like making metal toenail clippings. It will end up on the shelf as a tool of last resort. Years ago my company bought one that could handle 5mm steel, people might use it once then it would gather dust.
I think it depends on what you have to cut, and how much of it. And what else you have to cut with instead. Most people won't have any sort of guillotine available to them, for straight cuts, so if your choice is a nibbler like this, a cutting disc on an angle grinder, or snips, these have a place, especially at that price. Again, a lot of people won't have a good pair of snips at home (Gilbow, made in England, not Irwin in China, or Wiss), they'll have some DIY store home brand made out of Chineseium, that'll make a mess of anything other than light gauge work, and chew it rather than cut it. So you're down to this or a cutting disc. A cutting disc is ok, not the most controllable, you have the problem of the burr left on the edge, the heat, sparks going everywhere, and a lot harder to do anything other than straight lines. And people who don't use one often may struggle to meet cut lines neatly at an internal corner, without over cutting. These nibblers have a place, especially on the heavier gauge cuts, on 18swg (1.2mm) and over. I'm used to it, have good quality tin snips, and have the hand strength to make continual cuts purely through years of repetition. Most people don't. They struggle, have to get two handed, their hands are shaking like a sh*ting dog, and it ends up looking like Stevie Wonder did it while wearing boxing gloves. Then they try and clean it up with a grinder. Are these cheap nibblers perfect, no. You have the width of the cut to allow for, controlling it accurately takes a little practice, and those small "D" shaped pieces of swarf punched out of the cut width cling to your clothes, and stick to your boots, like a goodun. But they are a very cheap alternative for home or occasional workshop use, without spending silly amounts of money. If these weren't available at this price, no one would go and buy a professional piece of kit for hundreds if not thousands for occasional use. If you couldn't snip it, you'd grind it. And grinding is fine, but doing it accurately, and most of all SAFELY, is the challenge. Most people buying these will be DIY'ers. I can picture it. In the wooden garden shed, just done a bit of woodwork, maybe not as cleaned up as it should be, getting the cutting disc out, and WHOOPS!, didn't think the sparks would go there on those wood shavings! Me shed's on fire! There is a reason when you get public liability insurance, they want to know if you're doing hot work, naked flame, welding, soldering, and grinding. And then load your premium appropriately. Also, when it comes to using a cutting disc, lots of people don't know the difference between a grinding disc and a cutting disc, or the different discs to use on steel and aluminium, and the consequences of getting that wrong. I think these are great for who they are aimed at. I'll be honest, I was surprised when I first saw them a year ago, I thought it would be a bit too specialised for Lidl. If you like to do a bit of DIY, maybe a bit of working on cars, cutting patches for welding, a farmer or smallholder doing some repairs, right up your street. At that price, with that guarantee, no brainer. You'd really be trying to hurt yourself with this, whereas a grinder can bite you in the blink of an eye. Anything that makes life a little easier, and a lot safer, gets my vote. And my experience to make these comments. A four year apprenticeship, City and Guilds 216 Thin Plate and Sheet Metal. Then decades in workshops and on site. I'm a tin basher, a sheet metal worker by trade. Both general fabrication, construction and ductwork fabrication, and defence work. And back in the day, when I was using a shear nibbler, to cut 10swg plate, (3.2mm) for lobster backed bends in ductwork, I can assure you no one left it on the shelf after one go. But we also had a machine rotary shear that could cut 1/4" plate, and a guillotine/brake press that could cut 3/8" plate. Heavy duty stuff. And when I saw the first CNC plasma cutters in the late 1980's, it was like the invention of the wheel! Lots of advances in my time.
@ We are happy wit it and for £24.99 een if it only did this particular job its been worth every penny, we ave had loads of Lidl tools and for the price and a three year guarantee in my opinion they are unbeatable
@@matildariverwaldennews I absolutely agree with you. For that price, with a three year guarantee, what's not to like? Both Lidl and Aldi do some very good tools for the money. Not everything, and always look where it's made, and by who, and if it has a German TUV or other rating standard. And of course the other thing to take into consideration is, with the cost of tools these days, if someone decides to use your shed or garage as their tool supplier, you may be a few hundred pounds down, not a few thousand.
Why do DIY people never wear safety glasses , do they think they are invisible 🤷♂️especially when cutting metal once you get metal in your eye you’ve had it,
Absolutely, why? I'm no professional, but it's very poor when any there are reviews shown online without PPE being used. Eye protection is a must have with a tool like this, and gloves is a good idea too. So Matilda, please mention PPE being needed in dangerous tool reviews, it would give you so much more credibility.
@@Brauschemann when you’re a member and you pay to watch we listen to requests you are watching free content, it’s how he is if you don’t like my content there are other safety conscious people to watch, this is real this is Billy, You look after yourself he’ll look after himself as for your insult about credibility my channel is credible because it’s not staged to appease the worriers, what I filmed happened thanks
Cheap tools don't last . Electric nib have good points but wait till the anvil and die needs sharpening. I like the bs marketing 7mm hight stroke still can only do up to 1.5 mm with out burning tool out . But each to own
@@octymocty132 we have had loads of tools from Lidl they have lasted for years with loads of abuse we are more than happy with them like you say each to their own and also when our charger on another tool broke there was a full refund with no quibbles
It depends if you're using them for occasional hobbyist light use, or every day for work. For occasional use they are ok but it's like everything, you usually get what you pay for but don't always pay for what you get.
I don't care what people say, Lidl tools (Parkside) are pretty spot on, I've got loads of their tools. That nibbler is pretty awesome, as Billy says, it's much neater that a disc cutter, and you don't burn your fingers on the hot metal either. I don't need one, but I would definitely buy one if I did.
I agree I can't believe that any one could moan for £24,99 if we took this wagon to a welder there is about £2000 worth of welding so if the nibbler only did tis job it's paid for itself but I bet it lasts for years it looks and feels quality
What a nice, happy sounding family! Thanks for the review and, as you create more, the quality will improve no end.
We are keeping it real not a manufactured set up there are loads of those on other channels if thats the vids you like to watch, we will be staying the same, happy as we are, thanks for watching
I,ll have to grab me one of those, Nice review pal👍
Thanks
Impressive! Personally, I have only cut sheet metal with an angle grinder. You learn something new every day. 😊😊👍👍
@@AndersEricsson-o9e so has Billy before this!
I do not take the mick out of Lidl and Aldi tools. They are brilliant value for money. All round good useful well made tools at a price that is realistic.
@@carlwilson1772 👍
When he bends down he was so close to cutting up his face on that sharp point sticking out
😱😱😱
@@maltesejoe please don’t buy one
For a very casual DIYer like myself I couldn't justify paying anymore. We have had several ALDI middle isle tools and all still going strong! 😊👍😊
@@Neville-N yes I’ve found them good 😊
@@matildariverwaldennews ferrex 👍bob on 👍
Also, apart from no sharp edges, the material is not distorted after cutting.
what a great bit of kit great review boy it made easy work of that 2mm sheet and i was scared matilda was going to have a go LOL
@@adrianpaul3376 nooooo not ready for that yet 😂
I think I'd be drilling a hole in a bit of worktop so I could mount it upside down & use it like a bandsaw
I have built 2 aircraft using lidl and Aldi tools. Both are still flying. Quality tools at a fair price.
@@rogercamp2910 planes that you sit in or model planes?
@matildariverwaldennews Real life ones. My first one was a VW powered Sytky which is still flying, the second one was a VW powered super Sytky which I fly regularly. A third one is under construction which will be VW powered.
@@rogercamp2910 Are you in England can I come and see them?
@matildariverwaldennews I live outside the UK.
@@rogercamp2910 Ah okay no worries wich country
0:37 😮 so close to the Sharp pointy bit Billy
@@vantransit5692 I took a gasp too 😬
That made me cringe too. I did something very similar a few years back and ripped my cheek almost all the way through! stay safe peeps 🖖🤞
@@ronwebster4764 he’s fine he doesn’t over think things hence probably why he’s still here
I was like arrgghhh watch ya head.
@@allanallen1835 I’m glad he’s not as nervous as you lot he’d worry about everything 😂😂😂
Billy's shocked face, but given the money for light use it makes sense.
yep
Most of my Lidl tools are good, apart from the under-powered 20v 4" grinder and the 240v bench grinder I have. They both need more power.
I also bought a 240v hammer drill a few years back, but the vibration from the hammer action kept undoing the twist-chuck. Tried 2, they both went straight back.
The middle of Lidl, went in for some milk came out with a fence!
There work gloves are ace, picked a pair up today.
The site says 1.6mm on steel, 2.5mm on aluminium. I guess it can chomp more if you let it.
@@arisskarpetis yep I would have carried chomping on through heavier metal but Billy been more sensible and not wanting to wreck his new toy stopped 😂
That is great I really am going to buy one of them nice one guys 👍👊😛
@@ebikeoutdoors make sure you mention my channel to Lidl tell them I got them a sale 😂
@matildariverwaldennews I sure will 👍👊✌️
@@ebikeoutdoors 👍
I probably own more Lidl Parkside or Silvercrest items than any other brand! I love them and dont have any issue with them generally.. 💁♂️ ...that nibbler is more like a chomper.. 💁♂️👍
@@CrustyBiker yep defo 😂
2mm steel! What a beast!
@@peterrat100 yep and I think it would gobble thicker 😂
Unfortunately I can't find these in any of my local stores, could do with one as just starting a van conversion.
impressive
@@mikemccarthy1398 👍
hi
can you cut circles out with it ?
@@farscape3100 you can cut anything you want with it as long as you’re competent Billy cuts any shape he wants any angle
@@matildariverwaldennews i have a nibbler but this one did look like it might be able to cut shapes better.
thanks
Looks like a nice bit of kit should you have a need to regularly cut metal.
It looks like Matilda has a new skill as a swear word bleep machine too 😂😂😂
@@davegb99 I know naughty Billy
I don’t know how LIDL make them for that price. Great tool for Billy but don’t try this at home Matilda.
@@KevinWoodsWorkshop won’t do
Lidl own Parkside tools
Christ I thought he was going to rip his eye out when he came up close to that jagged metal spike .. 00:37
@@newbeginnings8566 please stop it, this channel is not for you
German made tools good price and reliable 😊
@@anthonywallace8534 yep 👍
"German made" 😂🤣😆
Can't find them locally (Bolton), or online!
@@GrandadTinkerer I think they do them like specials just keep an eye out
@@GrandadTinkerer They are probably sold out now cos of my wonderful UA-cam e channel 😂
if you see lidl tools online, its a scam, lidl do not sell online. aldi do.
You can get them from fleabay now around the £45 mark.
I'm off ter lidl 👍
@@ronwebster4764 😊👍😊
Well you know...every Lidl helps with these things. 😅
@@SatNavDan 😂
Sometimes I'm a nibbler in Lidl 😂
@@vantransit5692 😂😂😂
at that price its nearly shop lifting ,,,
@@tomthompson7400 I think so it’s a total bargain
I hate to break it to you but nibblers are of limited use unless you like making metal toenail clippings. It will end up on the shelf as a tool of last resort. Years ago my company bought one that could handle 5mm steel, people might use it once then it would gather dust.
I think it depends on what you have to cut, and how much of it. And what else you have to cut with instead.
Most people won't have any sort of guillotine available to them, for straight cuts, so if your choice is a nibbler like this, a cutting disc on an angle grinder, or snips, these have a place, especially at that price. Again, a lot of people won't have a good pair of snips at home (Gilbow, made in England, not Irwin in China, or Wiss), they'll have some DIY store home brand made out of Chineseium, that'll make a mess of anything other than light gauge work, and chew it rather than cut it. So you're down to this or a cutting disc. A cutting disc is ok, not the most controllable, you have the problem of the burr left on the edge, the heat, sparks going everywhere, and a lot harder to do anything other than straight lines. And people who don't use one often may struggle to meet cut lines neatly at an internal corner, without over cutting.
These nibblers have a place, especially on the heavier gauge cuts, on 18swg (1.2mm) and over. I'm used to it, have good quality tin snips, and have the hand strength to make continual cuts purely through years of repetition. Most people don't. They struggle, have to get two handed, their hands are shaking like a sh*ting dog, and it ends up looking like Stevie Wonder did it while wearing boxing gloves. Then they try and clean it up with a grinder.
Are these cheap nibblers perfect, no. You have the width of the cut to allow for, controlling it accurately takes a little practice, and those small "D" shaped pieces of swarf punched out of the cut width cling to your clothes, and stick to your boots, like a goodun. But they are a very cheap alternative for home or occasional workshop use, without spending silly amounts of money. If these weren't available at this price, no one would go and buy a professional piece of kit for hundreds if not thousands for occasional use. If you couldn't snip it, you'd grind it. And grinding is fine, but doing it accurately, and most of all SAFELY, is the challenge. Most people buying these will be DIY'ers. I can picture it. In the wooden garden shed, just done a bit of woodwork, maybe not as cleaned up as it should be, getting the cutting disc out, and WHOOPS!, didn't think the sparks would go there on those wood shavings! Me shed's on fire! There is a reason when you get public liability insurance, they want to know if you're doing hot work, naked flame, welding, soldering, and grinding. And then load your premium appropriately. Also, when it comes to using a cutting disc, lots of people don't know the difference between a grinding disc and a cutting disc, or the different discs to use on steel and aluminium, and the consequences of getting that wrong.
I think these are great for who they are aimed at. I'll be honest, I was surprised when I first saw them a year ago, I thought it would be a bit too specialised for Lidl. If you like to do a bit of DIY, maybe a bit of working on cars, cutting patches for welding, a farmer or smallholder doing some repairs, right up your street. At that price, with that guarantee, no brainer. You'd really be trying to hurt yourself with this, whereas a grinder can bite you in the blink of an eye. Anything that makes life a little easier, and a lot safer, gets my vote.
And my experience to make these comments. A four year apprenticeship, City and Guilds 216 Thin Plate and Sheet Metal. Then decades in workshops and on site. I'm a tin basher, a sheet metal worker by trade. Both general fabrication, construction and ductwork fabrication, and defence work. And back in the day, when I was using a shear nibbler, to cut 10swg plate, (3.2mm) for lobster backed bends in ductwork, I can assure you no one left it on the shelf after one go. But we also had a machine rotary shear that could cut 1/4" plate, and a guillotine/brake press that could cut 3/8" plate. Heavy duty stuff. And when I saw the first CNC plasma cutters in the late 1980's, it was like the invention of the wheel! Lots of advances in my time.
@ We are happy wit it and for £24.99 een if it only did this particular job its been worth every penny, we ave had loads of Lidl tools and for the price and a three year guarantee in my opinion they are unbeatable
Its already paid for itself, we are more than happy with it thanks
@@matildariverwaldennews I absolutely agree with you. For that price, with a three year guarantee, what's not to like? Both Lidl and Aldi do some very good tools for the money. Not everything, and always look where it's made, and by who, and if it has a German TUV or other rating standard. And of course the other thing to take into consideration is, with the cost of tools these days, if someone decides to use your shed or garage as their tool supplier, you may be a few hundred pounds down, not a few thousand.
@ yep agree
£320? Really?
Why do DIY people never wear safety glasses , do they think they are invisible 🤷♂️especially when cutting metal once you get metal in your eye you’ve had it,
When he bent down at 0:36 a sharp corner was right near his eye.
Absolutely, why? I'm no professional, but it's very poor when any there are reviews shown online without PPE being used. Eye protection is a must have with a tool like this, and gloves is a good idea too. So Matilda, please mention PPE being needed in dangerous tool reviews, it would give you so much more credibility.
@@marksmith1409 Why do people fear for other peoples safety all the time I think it’s stemmed from Covid personally
@@Brauschemann when you’re a member and you pay to watch we listen to requests you are watching free content, it’s how he is if you don’t like my content there are other safety conscious people to watch, this is real this is Billy, You look after yourself he’ll look after himself as for your insult about credibility my channel is credible because it’s not staged to appease the worriers, what I filmed happened thanks
@@marksmith1409 I think you’ll find it’s invincible
Wow that was close
@@glentravis3710 what was 🤔
@@matildariverwaldennewsthe accident that almost happened when his face was close to that metal spike..
@@newbeginnings8566 ALMOST happened, would have could have, but it didn’t, he knows exactly what he’s doing if your fearful don’t watch
Cheap tools don't last . Electric nib have good points but wait till the anvil and die needs sharpening. I like the bs marketing 7mm hight stroke still can only do up to 1.5 mm with out burning tool out . But each to own
@@octymocty132 we have had loads of tools from Lidl they have lasted for years with loads of abuse we are more than happy with them like you say each to their own and also when our charger on another tool broke there was a full refund with no quibbles
It depends if you're using them for occasional hobbyist light use, or every day for work. For occasional use they are ok but it's like everything, you usually get what you pay for but don't always pay for what you get.