Parkside Electric Stapler & Nailer, 3-year warranty - £11.99 / Replacement Nails & Staples - £2.99 (Instore) @ LIDL

Inquisitor08/05/2022 08:37

Can't seem to find reviews for this variant, this any good? Seems cheap..

I had one. Not great not bad. I had to tilt the head angle about 20° to get the staples to fire properly, then a out 1 in 4 would misfire and clog. Finally broke as it's plastic after 2 or 3 years. I've never had another electric stapler to compare it to, but for the first few months it seemed good and worked as it should. Just don't expect a lifetime tool for this money, and don't expect to staple into hard materials. Softwood is fine.

KhuramNasar08/05/2022 08:41

Hmmm brought a cordless one a while back. Think I might give this a try …Hmmm brought a cordless one a while back. Think I might give this a try and return the weaker one back whichever one it be.Read lessRead more

just got one of these even though i have the 12V cordless one too

previously used the 12V one to re-cover a headboard for a bed & it did the job perfectly, got another FAR, FAR bigger headboard to re-cover in the next couple of weeks & thus i thought i would give a mains one a try for that one as the cordless one does get a little tiring on the arms when running it for a while without a break.

this mains one seems a tad lighter as expected, it feels to be firing with a fair bit more grunt than the cordless one & it has a much more rapid rate of fire ( handy for a straight run of staples on th back of a headboard & such ), but thats about where the corded/mains one wins, it does loose out on you having to be close to a wall socket & the cord to drag about over the workpiece, there is also the lack of adjustability, the cordless one you can adjust how much grunt is used to hit the staples etc which is a handy thing when working with softer materials etc, this mains one is all or nothing

yes, the cordless one is slower to fire ( i assume it has to use a gearbox to increase the torque in order to wind up the hammer bit due to the lack of torque from the motor itself whereas i dont get the delayed firing from the mains one so its either stronger motor & thus direct drive of the hammer or its much faster spinning so less laggy moving the hammer even through a gearbox )

will find out soon how well it performs when its trial by fire will be on said huge headboard re-covering ( the cordless one will be present as a backup just incase lol ) & regardless of whichever one is best for said task, i will be keeping both anyway as they are handy backups for each other unless the new one croaks on the job but so far my parkside tool collection has only had 1 failure in use which they dealt with great by replacing it like for like with a new un direct from germany.

kieranlovesbacon08/05/2022 09:12

Jeez everything is electric these days

Would you rather it be petrol powered?

kieranlovesbacon08/05/2022 09:12

Jeez everything is electric these days

If they made a steam powered one it would be too big.

Inquisitor08/05/2022 08:37

Can't seem to find reviews for this variant, this any good? Seems cheap..

I have had one of these for a while...its great for the lighter stuff which its designed for ...obviously it hasn't got the capability of the larger battery ones or mains ones but for stuff like stapling carpets down or upholstery its fine...and a lot easier on the wrist/fingers than the manual ones.

Parkside stuff is pretty good ...ok it aint Milwaukee or Dewalt but it aint that price either...and Lidl do stand by their 3 year warranty

finito08/05/2022 09:15

What problems do you have with the battery one? Bought mine and used it …What problems do you have with the battery one? Bought mine and used it for a couple of jobs and it's ok.Read lessRead more

My problem with battery tools is unless you are using a tool you are using and recharging regularly the batteries deteriorate quite quickly so when you do use them on those odd occasions I prefer to have the knowledge of having the power from electric.

bgriffin008/05/2022 11:48

No good for fencing at 15mm length nails then. There's me thinking I could …No good for fencing at 15mm length nails then. There's me thinking I could put up some fetherdge fence panels with itRead lessRead more

You could try this

Hmmm brought a cordless one a while back. Think I might give this a try and return the weaker one back whichever one it be.

Inquisitor08/05/2022 08:37

Can't seem to find reviews for this variant, this any good? Seems cheap..

What problems do you have with the battery one? Bought mine and used it for a couple of jobs and it's ok.

Just picked one up along with the 19.99 work light. Thanks OP.

KhuramNasar09/05/2022 00:38

Cause consumer rights. Why would I Wana keep the weaker one if it ain't …Cause consumer rights. Why would I Wana keep the weaker one if it ain't upto the job, and I have no use for it?Read lessRead more

If you had just recently bought it then fair enough, clearly you’ve had it longer. It’s unethical

I've never ventured into a Lidl store before but noticed this on here and decided to pop in to see if I could get my hands on one as I've been planning on recovering a Devan bed base and this will do just fine for that and a few other little jobs. Luckily there were a few in stock at the Heckmondwike store.

They did have one of the cordless ones in stock and I was tempted but as it's only a bare unit and I'm invested into the bosch professional system when it comes to power tools so it made more sense to go for the mains powered version. Thanks for sharing OP

Can't seem to find reviews for this variant, this any good? Seems cheap.. (edited)

Jeez everything is electric these days

Was this what they used on the strain on disney to kill vampires

Been reliably informed that Lidl Leicester, Burton St, have just stocked with about a dozen within the last hour extra nails and staples also available @ £2.99 I believe.

I have this and not any issues with it, would recommend at this price

No good for fencing at 15mm length nails then. There's me thinking I could put up some fetherdge fence panels with it

finito08/05/2022 09:15

What problems do you have with the battery one? Bought mine and used it …What problems do you have with the battery one? Bought mine and used it for a couple of jobs and it's ok.Read lessRead more

What kind of jobs?

I got a manual Stanley one and a 18g 18v nailer for bigger projects. Something in between may come in handy but nailers only 14-15mm which is mainly for cardboard/fabric..?

I have the cordless version which is brilliant, going to get corded one for work so they stop borrowing mine, cant fault them for the money.

If this is like the model they were selling last year it is just dangerous. Staples misfire a lot and definitely don't use the included staples/brads because they are terrible quality.

It can't really be used for brad nails as it really dents the surface.

A good manual stapler such as the Stanley Fatmax and a dedicated electric brad nailer are much better investments - This is very much a case of buy cheap have pieces of metal fly at high speed in all directions.

Better with a cordless for this entry price !

I bought a Tacklife from Amazon a few years ago, still going strong, like new, no cables required, battery still lasting for ages

KhuramNasar08/05/2022 08:41

Hmmm brought a cordless one a while back. Think I might give this a try …Hmmm brought a cordless one a while back. Think I might give this a try and return the weaker one back whichever one it be.Read lessRead more

You bought it a while ago, why would you still try and return it?

mattclarkie08/05/2022 17:40

If this is like the model they were selling last year it is just …If this is like the model they were selling last year it is just dangerous. Staples misfire a lot and definitely don't use the included staples/brads because they are terrible quality.It can't really be used for brad nails as it really dents the surface.A good manual stapler such as the Stanley Fatmax and a dedicated electric brad nailer are much better investments - This is very much a case of buy cheap have pieces of metal fly at high speed in all directions.Read lessRead more

A blob of hot glue on the nailer head really helps with the marking. Also I found tacwise brads jammed far less frequently than the supplied ones. Regardless, I’ve now bought a ryobi 16gauge and the ferex 18gauge cordless nail guns, and they are much better than last years parkside corded.

kieranlovesbacon08/05/2022 09:12

Jeez everything is electric these days

Professional ones use gas. My Paslode IM65A was £475 though (discounted!) so a tad more expensive. The only thing I have found that sinks brads reliably at any depth into any wood. (edited)

I went for a pre-owned screwfix one titan for £20 (normally £30) rated at 25mm brads but actually does 35mm

beast unit did my featheredge close board fence

Have had one of these, and for ‘day to day’ jobs works really well.
Only issue I found was that if using on light cladding, the safety ‘bar’ (to stop you going rogue and firing at random) would cause pressure indentations depending on how hard/soft the wood was. Cladding it did a great job (soft wood), but left dents in the finished item!

roomanaimtiaz08/05/2022 20:45

You bought it a while ago, why would you still try and return it?

Cause consumer rights. Why would I Wana keep the weaker one if it ain't upto the job, and I have no use for it?

KhuramNasar09/05/2022 00:38

Cause consumer rights. Why would I Wana keep the weaker one if it ain't …Cause consumer rights. Why would I Wana keep the weaker one if it ain't upto the job, and I have no use for it?Read lessRead more

Which consumer right?

For anyone who has this, please can you confirm if the nailer fails to submerge the long I shaped staples fully? Even into relatively soft wood such as beading trims etc (edited)