The very best from Lidl! Parkside TOP 5 tools in 2024.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Looks like this is the most disliked video on this channel EVER 🤣

[@AlistairBremen]

@@BrokeLifeEU really?

[@rogierius]

I like it though, so there's that.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@@AlistairBremen So far yes 😅

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@@rogierius Absolutely 🤩

[@solaris051]

That’s really odd, cause I truly enjoyed this video. And, I must admit, I really grew to love your channel. Now I’m accomplishing one DIY project after another despite the fact of living in an apartment 😊. It looks like a DIYer in me has been dormant until I came across your channel. Appreciate your quality content. Keep up the good work!!!

[@PetyrWo]

This is not a video from a small channel. THIS IS CLASS! THIS IS ART! Fantastic!!!!!!

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Thank you so much! It was a lot of effort to make it right 😅

[@fabsenbmx]

came for the selection of tools. stayed for these world class animations

[@BrokeLifeEU]

😂 Got to make it interesting. A dry tool video is not what I would watch. Hope it was worth the 8 minutes 😂

[@TestAndReview1]

Awesome video mate, I love your sense of humor! Also thanks a lot for the mention of my video! It is so nice of you to help a starting channel that others might see as competition.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Thank you so much! Your content is fantastic and deserves way more recognition than this channel would ever be able to give you! No sense in gatekeeping I think. This channel once had 1 sub and I know how hard it is to make content when that is the case. Best we can do is be able to say when someone else did a good job. Your video that I linked I watched from start to finish and I just can't give it enough likes! We are here for a short time so may as well enjoy it!!!

[@TestAndReview1]

​@@BrokeLifeEUThank you again mate, and many thanks to all the people that came today from here and subscribed!

[@BrokeLifeEU]

It is a pleasure and you deserve it! 🫂

[@gudrune]

Thanks to your videos, i bought the non impact version, the PBSPA 12v C3 (Grizzly). w 2x 2Ah batteries, 1 charger, 3 sets of bits, fabric case, for 54 eur, new w warranty. At this price, I took the chance. It has enough torque to grind my manual coffee grinder, and more importantly, i plan to use it for wood working. Thanks for your channel, it's super helpful! I have extensive experience w Makita combi drills, i'll see how this one compares. I like the 12V idea, the batteries can be had for very cheap around me, and it's lightweight.

[@DynoDynosaur]

Thanks for the nice findings! I will buy the pliers since they look very useful! Happy new year and to many more videos!

[@tajulislam9698]

Love your video some of the tools never seen them in my life in Lidl From UK

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Thank you! All of the stuff here I got from Lidl in the EU, I don't understand why LIDL UK are not bringing this stuff over there, they will make a fortune I think!

[@Tulip23232]

got me with the stirring spoon bit for the drill LOL A question for the shears which I was impressed by - Have they held up that well without any sharpening yet and if not, what kind of sharpening tool is best used for such a complex/unusually placed edge? Shears like that simply can't be sharpened like a knife on a whetstone unless there's some way to take the blade out or so. Now I gotta check out the vacuum cleaner vid as well as the Parkside pliers because seeing that coin trick was surprising. I don't think I've ever seen such an aggressive grip and the company itself sending you plastic/soft covers so you don't destroy whatever you're working on is actually a massive plus for Parkside. Didn't know a company would actually think of their customers so much!

[@BrokeLifeEU]

😂 Thank you! Never had to sharpen them, although they are used for vine and grape branches that are around the 10-12mm in diameter mark so they are not too outside their comfort zone. Also the battery life on them is fantastic. I hope I have not ruined your night with so many videos to watch 😂

[@Tulip23232]

@@BrokeLifeEU Ahaha, I've been binging MegaLag as of late with all of his investigations and it's really good content to watch alongside my usual "survival gadgets/mystery gear boxes/Project Farm/BrokeLife & How It's Made" binges :P Happy to hear that the tool's doing well! I could easily keep it in mind for a gift idea or maybe get one for myself if I ever spot it in my local Lidls. I'm impressed with the steel and how it's held up the sharpness in this case and as Todd from Project Farm would put it: "Very impressive!"

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Been binging on MegaLag myself with that Honey scam. Can't wait for the new parts to come out! Would be interesting to send some of the Parkside stuff over to TTC and Project Farm. I would love for TTC to test a 1/2" converted Parkside Performance PDSSAP B3 on their torque rig.

[@Tulip23232]

@@BrokeLifeEU Oh yeah! TTC have tested so many different tools and brands that I really won't mind seeing them compare some of the Parkside Performance tools to other TEMU/name-brand tools they've tested before! And for Project Farm I think he would rather buy the tools himself because of his strict "I buy the tools with my own money without sponsorships" except if it's a really old tool and it's worth comparing old against new. If I were you I'd definitely send him a message/email with the idea though!

[@oilybrakes]

Obviously it should be: 1) Parkside coffee machine 2) Parkside powerbank 3) Parkside socks

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Why are you not in charge of this channel!? These are the real top 3!!! Also don't forget the rest of the TOP 5, Keychain in 4th and the BBQ screwdriver thing has to be in the top 5 as well!

[@lunatiy]

@@BrokeLifeEU bbq screwdriver is my go to driver for rc stuff, slow and gentle

[@oilybrakes]

@@BrokeLifeEU Oh riiiight! The BBQ screwdriver is the most important one!

[@JanisVeide]

Dunno what other folks were expecting, it's a good TOP 5. As always, a pleasure to watch (and read comments 🤣)

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Thank you so much for your kind comment and support! It is just my list, so I could have completely missed the mark for some. 😂 I could have also made it a top 10 but that would have been far too much.

[@wonkey3733]

where can I get the performance 12v hammer drill, I need this in my life, just can not find it anywhere.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Pretty common in many physical Lidl stores and online Lidl shops until recently. Was also on sale in France at some point for less than 20 EUR which was an unbelievably good offer.

[@rogierius]

Small question, which verson of no.1 (the 12v drill) is now currently buyable at Lidl? Yours us the A1.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Yes mine is the A1. I am not aware if there being a newer one. There are loads of different drill drivers, however the 12V hammer drill is onky this, the Performance A1 version.

[@intonale4015]

Happy holidays!🎉

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Happy holidays to you too! 🎉 Wishing you all the best!

[@66272]

Good job, mate. 🎉

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Thank you! 🎉

[@bradfergus7036]

You have such a unique accent i cant work out where your orginally from or based now, love the video as always mate!

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Cheers mate! Thank you so much for the kind comment and support! I greatly appreciate it!

[@orlovszki]

Still we do not know the answer ​@@BrokeLifeEU

[@blutey]

The last two London Lidl stores I went to have stopped selling anything but food - so you can't buy tools anymore. Don't know if this is a UK-wide thing? Shame, that was the best part of the store!

[@Bentley-i1l]

love thev welder work great

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Which welder do you mean the Parkside or the Bestarc?

[@sandman2651]

still waiting to see the performance range in the uk

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Hopefully they bring you this stuff. I think it is rather nice.

[@BazFairbrother]

And also those pliers

[@bungydutts]

It’s a loved vid ,like all the rest and yes funny to 😊

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! 😊

[@Vrabetzz]

You forgot the best and (at least for me) most used Parkside tool ever. The angle grinder/circular saw pizza cutters. They are by far the best ones I've ever used. Even compared to brands like WMF. My second favorite Parkside tool is the rapid fire screwdriver. Makes even the most annoying part of screwing stuff in (finding the right bit) fun.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

I never bought them I was considering that purchase 3 times but I always though I had better stuff to spend my money on. Now you are me making me regret that I did not give them my money 😂 As for the screwdriver I have the newest one on its way to me and by the looks of it that might be a special one.

[@Vrabetzz]

@@BrokeLifeEU The Pizza cutters sadly seem to be sold out. They are only a couple of €. So if you see them, buy them. At least if you eat Pizza like any Person with even the slightest bit of good taste. 😁 As for the Rapidfire, I have the 2.2 version which still seems to be the newest one. It's only claim to fame is the bit change mechanism, but that's enough to make it my most used electric screwdriver or drill. And I have more than 10 from different brands and in all shapes, sizes, price ranges and power levels.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@ Last couple of days it has been pizza every night so this is some spot on conversation here! Need to get me some of them pizza cutters! But probably won’t review them 😅

[@MatejVelican]

The pliers are place number 0. Then the rest

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Place 0? Is that good? 😂

[@23y75]

My personal favorite tools are the 20V vaccuum, 20V work light (449890) and my recent impact driver (C4), which while barely, even does car lugnuts for me.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Those are good ones! I have the light in question too and it is really nice! I am yet to find the C4 impact driver though. Are you sure it is a C4?

[@aarondavies8486]

You need a impact wrench not a driver for wheel nuts pml😂

[@BrokeLifeEU]

In 1/2" form it can be used and rather well at that. In original 1/4" anvil form and an adaptor it is not my first choice, however if need be I can give it a go.

[@23y75]

@@BrokeLifeEU Sorry i completely confused them. I have the new D3 by OWIM

[@23y75]

@@aarondavies8486 i know, however getting a 1/2 inch wrench to use it on wheels twice a year was unnecessary for me. If the driver doesn't get it I'll use my breaker bar as usual, this is just to speed it up

[@karasekjh]

6:20 i got this one for half a price with a bat And charger and I'm stoked from this hammer drill.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Surprisingly good isn't it? As a matter of fact the entire 12V Performance range has been turned in to a really nice line to buy in to I think.

[@andronclock1]

Just bought my first stick welder for 45euro , but the welder seems like an awesome product!!

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Congratulations! What welder did you get?

[@andronclock1]

@ I got a borrman inverter stick welder up to 140A! It was on sale for black friday! Now I have to practice a lot haha

[@BrokeLifeEU]

I know that feeling all too well 😅

[@PaulSmith-zx2ru]

Wrong 1st place without doubt is parkside performance plasma cutter at the price point it is absolutely amazing I'm a professional fabricator and we use ours more than the £1000 thermal arc unit we have it is truly industrial quality.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

I bought it, still not had the time to unpack and test it! Will try it out first thing in 2025. Any tips for someone who has never used one if these?

[@PaulSmith-zx2ru]

@BrokeLifeEU start by dragging the nozzle use guides when you can and change nozzles when they look damaged . Always wear darkened safety glasses. One of the reasons we love it is 50 replacement tips are about £20 whereas our thermal arc is that much for 5 !

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@ Will a welding mask and gloves work well enough for this or do I have to get plasma cutter specific ppe?

[@PaulSmith-zx2ru]

@@BrokeLifeEU I find a welding mask a little dark for most operations but it will be ok to practice if it's a lower en number eg 9 or 10 suitable for Tig welding if it's a higher level like 12 for MMA it may be too dark to see properly.

[@nebuzstar]

​@@BrokeLifeEUparkside helmed will do it. the XXL one is better, but the small one is cheaper. get the cheap one with straigt glass, for the other you dont get cheap protection glass. Both have 5-9 and 9-13 , mostly i use 7 or 8 for plasma, otherwise its too dark

[@Renault_75-34MX]

Parkside pliers wrench? If I didn't already have the Knipex, that would've been a good reason to go to Lidl.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

They are absolutely amazing value for money! Had me surprised!

[@Renault_75-34MX]

@BrokeLifeEU for 13€, that's for sure. Might actually just see if the Lidl near me has some.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Can’t say no at that price!

[@BazFairbrother]

Are they in the UK yet?

[@AlistairBremen]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I thought the 12v impact driver would win 😅 It your design 😂🎉❤

[@BrokeLifeEU]

🤣🤣🤣 Missed that one entirely! That is a solid winner and I forgot about it 😱

[@AlistairBremen]

@@BrokeLifeEU 😂😂😂👍🤣

[@AlistairBremen]

I really like how you approached the criterias. I thought it would be "what are the strongest machines in comparison to brands like Milwaukee and so many more." I guessed: 5. 12v performance sanders 4. 12v performance impact drill (your no. 1) 3. 12v performance Multitool 2. 12v performance grinder 1. 12v performance impact driver

[@hotwheels1997]

@@AlistairBremen The 12V impact driver personally doesn’t do it for me. It’s not that much smaller or lighter than the 20V (1.6kg vs 1.3kg) and it is quite a bit less powerful, especially on longer screws, as seen in the comparison videos by Broke Life EU. Yes, you can use it with the 2.5Ah, but it benefits greatly from the 5Ah. For smaller fasteners you can just use a drill driver for precision, where as you use the impact for big ones, where realistically power is needed. I own the 12V hammer drill for anything small (drilling, screwing, furniture) and the 20V impact and 20V SDS for bigger tasks. The 20V hammer drill is just too heavy for small tasks and at the same time weak compared to SDS for example, while the 12V hammer drill is pretty balanced.

[@aarondavies8486]

Still waiting for the gisam 2800nm impact😅

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Video is filmed, just working on the final edit now 😜 but at least I did show it to you at the end there. How do you think it did in the 300Nm test 😇

[@aarondavies8486]

​@BrokeLifeEU just seen the end clip I really look forward to it mate ill have to wait for your opinion on the gisam then lol really looking forward to that video

[@BrokeLifeEU]

I can give you my opinion, no reason to hide it, but it means little without the full video 😂

[@JacobLios-i9b]

Links?

[@BrokeLifeEU]

I can try and add them if you wish, not a problem.

[@JacobLios-i9b]

@@BrokeLifeEU thanks 😃

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@ Now with links included 👍

[@JacobLios-i9b]

@@BrokeLifeEU thanks man your the best

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@@JacobLios-i9b No worries! 😉

[@ps7539]

put the d3 20v impact driver on that list

[@BrokeLifeEU]

I considered it, but what stopped me is that it is a downgrade from the older B3. For you is it a top 5 tool or even a TOP 3?

[@ps7539]

i recently got it and used it. its fantastic. cannot compare with b3, but u said it should last longer if i remember correctly

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Yes, I did. So far I have no ussues to report nor has anyone said they have managed to break one. So it is looking good for tge D3.

[@Pendactarum]

Your accent, are you from UK ?

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Not originally and not anymore. I was over there for a while, however my English has gone downhill since then. 😂 I started the channel both to justify my tool spending and so I can speak a bit more otherwise I was starting to forget 😂 my first videos were a HORROR show 😂

[@aarondavies8486]

​​@@BrokeLifeEUhahahaha am English and your English language is better then mine🤣

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@ 🤣 Cheers mate! Made me laugh 🤣

[@michaelbamber4887]

Your welding plant is only 34 quid in lidi now!

[@BrokeLifeEU]

That is a very good fair price for it!

[@eckbertviertel8196]

🙏 mal in Deutsch Reden.Nix verstehe ich.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

Es tut mir wirklich leid! Ich denke, ich kann bald mehrere Audiospuren hinzufügen.

[@orlovszki]

Damn. I do jot have any of these. I was convinced that I have most of the best. But no. And so I stay broke in 2025 too.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

This is just my list so I won't claim that has anything to do with reality 😂 Which tools do you have that you think deserve a spot on the list?

[@orlovszki]

@BrokeLifeEU the no 1 the 12v drill. I have the green one and it turned out to be the most used tool, however I have the 20V 60 and 80Nm drills and the 20V green and black driver too. For sure the 13v tool can do most of the work around the house.

[@Oueax]

I bought the 20V 400Nm impact wrench in a set not long ago (with sockets, 4Ah battery and charger) and a week after they stocked the 12V Performance version again. So I bought that too. It's a game changer, and it's compact size helped me a lot while doing suspension job on my cars. It fits a lot of tight spaces. With the 5Ah it's a must I say.

[@BrokeLifeEU]

@@Oueax The 12V impact wrench is good with the 5Ah. Light, compact and somewhat powerful. It has been good for many people, unfortunately it always seems to let me down 🙃could also be my fault for expecting a bit too much out of it.