Silverline Tools
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ChocolateFrog said:
That's a shame.
Generally poor quality stuff...
I've used quite a lot of their tools (mainly just things like spanners, the occasional random thing like a stud extractor etc) and have always found them to be perfectly fine for the price. The spanners in particular have served me well and I have a set in the garage and a set which travels with the race car.Generally poor quality stuff...
ChocolateFrog said:
That's a shame.
I guess China has done for them
Given they seemed to sell anything you could think of, and also that a lot of their stuff seemed to be variations of things available in other colours/no-name brands, I'd have thought China was responsible for most of their product and wasnt necessarily competing in a lot of outlets, just on the online tat bazaars.I guess China has done for them
Hard to tell what went wrong at the moment but a large range of product often means a lot of cash tied in stock and storage.
They'll leave a hole in the market for single source/known brand but for any specific thing they sold you'll almost certainly find it's still available elsewhere.
I have one of their angle grinders. Just needed something quickly, cheap and cheerful to take an edge off a pedestal, which was not sitting quite right after a flooring change, did the job.
It has also come in handy to trim off multiple rods of ~10mm steel bar, that were going to be tedious with a hacksaw.
It's fine for that occasional use, however, you need to watch the guard like a hawk, as it has a tendency to liberate itself mid-grind.
If I had a more taxing project, I'd have no hesitation in buying something better.
It has also come in handy to trim off multiple rods of ~10mm steel bar, that were going to be tedious with a hacksaw.
It's fine for that occasional use, however, you need to watch the guard like a hawk, as it has a tendency to liberate itself mid-grind.
If I had a more taxing project, I'd have no hesitation in buying something better.
I've got a fair few Silverline tools and they've been OK. Got many cheap tools that i've worked on many of my past and current cars with and they've been very decent for the price.
Wouldn't rate them for professional use but my £11.99 6ft breaker bar has had my 14 stone mass upon it many times and not broken (itself, the fixing snaps instead 🤣) Balljoint splitters, individual sockets I buy when I need a specific size and other bits have been grand with the use ive given them
Wouldn't rate them for professional use but my £11.99 6ft breaker bar has had my 14 stone mass upon it many times and not broken (itself, the fixing snaps instead 🤣) Balljoint splitters, individual sockets I buy when I need a specific size and other bits have been grand with the use ive given them
I've been yelling at my sausage gun this afternoon. Second use and the threaded bit came off (it's just pressed in place) so it's now useless. Complete crap. I've always thought SL were rubbish, but their angle grinder nylon brushes lasted well, so I thought i'd give them another go.
MC Bodge said:
Is it safe for work?
A sausage gun is essentially a mastic/caulk gun. But instead of using rigid plastic cartridges they use foil or flexible bag style cartridges which are held inside the gun itself.
These cartridges resemble an uncooked sausage, although a tad larger than a Wall's pork and apple banger.
Cold said:
MC Bodge said:
Is it safe for work?
A sausage gun is essentially a mastic/caulk gun. But instead of using rigid plastic cartridges they use foil or flexible bag style cartridges which are held inside the gun itself.
These cartridges resemble an uncooked sausage, although a tad larger than a Wall's pork and apple banger.
GasEngineer said:
ChocolateFrog said:
That's a shame.
Generally poor quality stuff .
If anyone wanted to order Silverline stuff in our local Toolstation, the guy serving would always ask "Are you sure, as most of the returns we get are Silverline" !!Generally poor quality stuff .
Probably people returning it after they've done their specific job that required a special tool.
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