can i trust this site
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pablopete80
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Avoid silverline stuff. Got a p/t and it is very inaccurate and I have spent longer fixing it than using it. Oh I am on my second one as the first exploded when it ate its own internal parts. There other tools might be ok but if the p/t is anything to go by avoid!
joiner_sim
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Prices seem high for brands I wouldn't trust. > Looked at bench power tools section.
sirjj
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mainly the hand tools, what are silverline planes like?
joiner_sim
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The company I'm working for at the moment supply all the tools required to do the job so theres no need for anyone to bring their own tools in. Which really is the way things should be if you're working FOR a company. However, if I was using their tools every second of the day I think I'd have to bring my own in. As one of their hand planes is actually one of those Silverline models and it isn't the best.
If you want a hand tool that is going to last go for a better recognised brand, and you will probably never have to replace it! I have got a 1950's RECORD No.6 Foreplane in my toolbox that has been passed on to me. Yes, it was rusty when I first recieved it, but after giving it some TLC it works brilliantly again. My other planes include the Stanley brand and are also great to use.
If you want a hand tool that is going to last go for a better recognised brand, and you will probably never have to replace it! I have got a 1950's RECORD No.6 Foreplane in my toolbox that has been passed on to me. Yes, it was rusty when I first recieved it, but after giving it some TLC it works brilliantly again. My other planes include the Stanley brand and are also great to use.
TheTiddles
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sirjj":17jyt2fa said:
Don't.
jimi43
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I bought some Silverline sandpaper once...the hardwood did a fantastic job of rubbing it smooth! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Jim
Jim
tomatwark
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I bought some Silverline clamps, totally rubbish, had to seperate the clamp head from the thread to get some of them to work.
If anyone offers you anything made by this company turn it down. ( unless they will give you enough cash into the bargin to buy good kit )
Tom
If anyone offers you anything made by this company turn it down. ( unless they will give you enough cash into the bargin to buy good kit )
Tom
RogerS
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Verb...to Silverline. Definition....to scrape the bottom of a barrel.
brianhabby
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To answer the OP's question as to whether he could trust the http://www.sparicom.com website.
I have no personal experience of this company but if you type a company name into Google followed by the word review, you will soon find out if they are cowboys. I did this for http://www.sparicom.com and found no reviews good or bad which I would take as a good sign. If people have a bad experience with a company it soon spreads around the web.
Therefore if I wanted to buy something from this company I would do so.
As for the quality of the tools available, of course if you pay a very low price for something you are not going to get the best quality. My local hardware store is full of Silverline stuff, some bad, some not so bad, but all affordable.
regards
Brian
I have no personal experience of this company but if you type a company name into Google followed by the word review, you will soon find out if they are cowboys. I did this for http://www.sparicom.com and found no reviews good or bad which I would take as a good sign. If people have a bad experience with a company it soon spreads around the web.
Therefore if I wanted to buy something from this company I would do so.
As for the quality of the tools available, of course if you pay a very low price for something you are not going to get the best quality. My local hardware store is full of Silverline stuff, some bad, some not so bad, but all affordable.
regards
Brian
