silverline

[brightspark]

Just goes to prove, Don't use crap gear on "crap" jobs

otherwise you will; end up in deep sh .. poo

 

[Kram]

a 5 minute job normally when u haven't lent them out

Happen often then? Do smaller craps

I work in a office tower, horrible bogs with opposing cubicles and very bad plumbing. One is very often blocked, but even when not, if someone flushes the opposing bog it will rise up and make loud noises! Has not happened to me (I have been the flusher a few times!), but It is a terrifying thought of someone elses **** rising up below you!

 

[brightspark]

what happens is wifey puts fat from the chip pan down the drain and it solidifies on the lip of the pipe leading in to the tank sick of telling her not to so every 3 month it just needs a quick rogering to clear it and away we go

 

[Seadog]

What are you going to do when the tank is full of fat?

 

[Parm]

just needs a quick rogering

And I suppose that's your favorite bit ?

 

[brightspark]

And I suppose that's your favorite bit ?

only with females

 

[mike 109444]

Please tell me you are going to bundle the duff rods up (uncleaned) and return them to Toolstation for a refund perhaps that might stop them selling the crap silverline stuff !

 

[Seadog]

Please tell me you are going to bundle the duff rods up (uncleaned) and return them to Toolstation

Sadly they won't be handled by anyone in a position to effect a change of buying policy. Just some poor sod in the warehouse working for bugger all.

 

[Shedendman]

what happens is wifey puts fat from the chip pan down the drain and it solidifies on the lip of the pipe leading in to the tank sick of telling her not to so every 3 month it just needs a quick rogering to clear it and away we go

Ask her to use crisp and dry then,or veg/sunflower oil,perhaps switch to oven chips,choices are there

 

[Rudi McAnichal]

Silverline make rubbish bags.

Before anybody replies “They make rubbish everything” , I am just saying that we bought a few Silverline garden refuse bags from either Lidl or Aldi, and they remain in reasonable condition after five years of use. In fact, they are by far the best products I have ever encountered with that brand name.

 

[frank horton]

I still have me Dad's cane drain rods..... with a nice leather strap to keep em together.........
they stand in the corner as a reminder........nice brass ends and brass rivets......just don't wanna chuck em.....
BUT I only use modern ones........ex hire shop.....hahaha.....
did buy the power washer tube / drain cleaner but still in the box.......thank U......
Brightspark....
bet u were glad it ended happily.......phewwwww....

 

[Hitch]

Had similar with some junk chimney rods. Not quite as nasty

 

[Nick67GT]

Silverline make rubbish bags.

Before anybody replies “They make rubbish everything” , I am just saying that we bought a few Silverline garden refuse bags from either Lidl or Aldi, and they remain in reasonable condition after five years of use. In fact, they are by far the best products I have ever encountered with that brand name.

To be fair, even Silverline would struggle to make poor rubbish bags.

 

[Cobbler]

To be fair, even Silverline would struggle to make poor rubbish bags.

Would that be rubbish rubbish bags?

 

[Nick67GT]

Self fulfilling business model.....

 

[lchris21]

being an "old school "tradesman (not as old as some on here I bet )it makes me cringe everytime I see this stuff for sale and in use...........the thread got me thinking about the "golden" olden days of cheapo tools and what were the whipping boys back then? I was apprentice in early 80's and remember having the right royal ##ss taken out of me when I turned up with my Draper 0-1" micrometer one day. All the other apprentices were sporting M&W, Starrett etc.............I remember that Draper were seen as bargain basement back then? I still have the micrometer, works as good as the day I first used it and looks like new. The quality is equal and I thought, the finish was much better than the M&W of the day.
Ive still got 95% of the tools I bought as an apprentice (yep we had to buy our own!!) and 100% of the ones I inherited from older tradesmen coming up to retirement at the time........I wonder how many of today's kids will be handing down Silverline tools to the next generation..

 

[Nick67GT]

being an "old school "tradesman (not as old as some on here I bet )it makes me cringe everytime I see this stuff for sale and in use...........the thread got me thinking about the "golden" olden days of cheapo tools and what were the whipping boys back then?

I’ve got quite a few woodworking tools marked ‘Guaranteed Tools (1933) Ltd’ which were my Grandads. When we were clearing out the house after he died, my Dad said I could have the lot and was quite critical of their quality.

That was over 40 years ago - they’re still in my woodworking box and perform as they were designed to do, will happily be re-sharpened, are accurate and have nice feel to them when in use.

I’ve no doubt that they were cheap back in the day, but the company still managed to produce a good tool that the man in the street could afford and use with confidence, something that is not always the case these days.

 

[SierraV6]

I remember when Silverline sponsored the RML Chevy BTCC team, I always wondered if the poor mechanics had to use their gear?!

 

[dobbslc]

Did they ever win anything?

 

[SierraV6]

Did they ever win anything?

They were actually quite successful although I think that was more down to the expertise of RML and the driver line up(s) than Silverline!