Silverline Tools

[Sixpackpert]

Never had any Silverline tools but have just noticed that they are in administration.

100 staff told to stay at home, terrible time of the year for them.

[ChocolateFrog]

That's a shame.

Generally poor quality stuff but not bad for oddball tools you might only use once in a blue moon.

I guess China has done for them, I doubt their stuff was any better than something ordered off Temu.

[LennyM1984]

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.

[JoshSm]

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.

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.

[Wildfire]

Shame. the tools are cheap and cheerful, but very useful. I've had a little Dremel type too, edge sander and heat gun that have been going for years.

[GasEngineer]

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" !!

[zb]

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.

[beko1987]

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

[MC Bodge]

I have also had a few Silverline tools and bits and bobs. Some tm things have been better than expected.

The breaker bar is good.

I assumed that they sourced from all kinds of cheap and cheerful manufacturers.

[Hustle_]

I always wondered where there was space for Silverline when there is Sealey / Draper

[2172cc]

their heyday in BTTC with Plato

[LBT123456]

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]

LBT123456 said:

I've been yelling at my sausage gun this afternoon

I'm confused

[Simpo Two]

MC Bodge said:

LBT123456 said:

I've been yelling at my sausage gun this afternoon

I'm confused

Google is your friend. But I did wonder if it superseded a sausage hammer for irate PH directors on the rampage looking for lawns.

[MC Bodge]

Simpo Two said:

MC Bodge said:

LBT123456 said:

I've been yelling at my sausage gun this afternoon

I'm confused

Google is your friend. But I did wonder if it superseded a sausage hammer for irate PH directors on the rampage looking for lawns.

Is it safe for work?

[Cold]

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.

[MC Bodge]

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.

Thanks. I was intrigued.

[ChocolateFrog]

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" !!

I only ever bought there stuff if I intended to use it once.

Probably people returning it after they've done their specific job that required a special tool.

[fourstardan]

Its a shame but its a flooded market now.

You can market anything now through shopify and then of course temu.

The thing is though is that we are all shortsighted and dont realise the red tape costing someone like silverline to certify tools.

[Snow and Rocks]

I have a Silverline pneumatic first fix nailer and it's been great despite the low cost. It's done a lot of work and has been faultless despite being dropped off the roof more than once...

Pretty heavy though so gives your forearm a good work out!