Lidl selling ironing seats

[davieradio]

Ok I know it's weird but....look at their site on Monday the have this ajustable seat for ironing, well It looks ideal for observing being very ajustable, what do the experts think

Davie

[George]

Aldi have the same one on offer a quid cheaper http://www.aldi.co.uk/sunday_special_buys/sunday_special_buys_pid_49179.html

I'm gona get one.

[daz]

Here you go

http://stargazerslounge.co.uk/index.php?topic=10808.0

[Stardust]

My friend uses one, one of his best buys, so I'll be off to Aldi on Sunday for one.

DAve

[Stardust]

If anyone is thinking of one of these, I've compared the pictures and the Lidl one looks to be of a much robust construction, well worth the extra quid.

[AndyH]

Excellent.....enough with this scope A versus scope B nonsense............lets get ready to rumble, with the ironing chair shootout.

Bring it on !!!!!!!!!!

Andy.

[geppetto]

So when you all saw these, I take it your first thought wasn't

"I'll get one of those to ease my wifes back ache when she's stood doing the ironing" :nono:

[AndyH]

Wife doing the ironing?!?!?!?!?!?!?! She wouldn't know what an iron was if a wee ghosty picked the iron up and waved it in front of her face.

our iron is used so rarely my subbuteo pitch is smoother.

Andy.

[blinky]

You have either taken a double dose of bravery pils or your wife does look at this forum!

[AndyH]

Actually, she would agree with me 100%. She has no shame.

Andy.

[robindurant]

Got one this morning. Looks very good. Very robust and steady, should be fairly easy to operate the pin adjustment in the dark. One drawback I see is that the lowest setting is 22' from the ground but it should be easy enought to drill more holes in the lower section maximum distance from the ground 12" You cannot obtain settings between 22" and 12" due to the framwork design. I hope this info will help those considering this stool. However at £9.99 is a bargain.

[Stardust]

Well, got one, looks like it will do the job a treat. My LX10 tripod is a fixed height and I'm always bending over so this will take a load off. Adjustment on the Lidl one is via a huge pin, takes about 5 seconds, The Aldi one has two large bolts which will take longer. It could do with going a bit lower, but it's still a great back saver. I bet you could even use it for something like ironing

[dogfish]

I also picked one up this morning. Didn't have to fight my way through a scrum of stargazers, as I thought I might have too I haven't put it up yet, but it feels fairly solid (i.e. has some weight to it). I note the point about drilling a hole lower down and will probably do this. I actually do the ironing in my household, although the 10 year old step-son has recently been bribed to do his school stuff, so I may even use it for that purpose too. A bargain at £9.99.

Cheers, Martin

[magician]

I have just bought one too, I intend to leave it at a good height,despite getting nose bleeds at high altitude,it seems to be the business.Rita wants use it for IRONING yet!negotiations are to follow

Cheers Frank

[The Warthog]

Haven't seen them in Canada. I'll have to pick up a couple when I'm in England. I don't think Canadian women do much ironing. My wife does, but she's Scottish.

[Andrew*]

I work in Lidl, as some may knwo. I bought one this morning, and spent the day in my till on the thing! It's a bargain indeed. Very nice construction, and easy to adjust. Hardly anyone else bought any (I recall just 4).

Andrew

[robindurant]

As suggested in my previous post. I drilled two more holes in the lower part and it works great. 14" off the deck. I do not have my Tripod legs set very high so now on the lower setting I can view the zenith comfortably.

[George]

Just bought one on my way home from work, must say its good quality and quite heavy, here's a couple of piccys I just took:

This shows the different height settings and its all done with a very large easy to find in the dark pin

This is at its full height, must say its quite comfy, be even better with a footrest (something to make?)

So everyone go get one

[FLO]

So everyone go get one

My nearest and dearest has just bought me one!

[The Warthog]

Will it support up to 200 lbs? My wife will laugh her bum off if I come home with an ironing chair. Oh, well!

[tony4563]

Just how sturdy are these? I've not seen one up close, but looking at it I'd be wary of it collapsing, especially if your a big bloke. It just looks too flimsy. The seat just doesn't look supported well enough. I'm certain it's been safety tested to a maximum weight but I dunno...I'm sure you guys will put me in the picture regarding its sturdiness. I bought the hydraulic mechanics chair from Aldi a month or two back for £15. One handed operation for height and goes low enough for your refractor at the Zenith. Only way I'd fall off that chair is if I'm stoated

[Andrew*]

it says 100kg. It's a very good strong construction.

Plenty left in Aberdeen!

Andrew

[tony4563]

The Lidl one sounds the better of the two with its single pin adjustment.

"I bet you could even use it for something like ironing"..... Loved that. Nice one Stardust

[daz]

100KG?

Me out then

Fat bast....

[AndyH]

To quote Eric Cartman..................

" I'm not fat, I'm big boned"

Andy.