The Useless Tools Thread

[Pete.]

so u bought a crap ryobi grinder then as well

Well actually I did but mine's still going strong. I need the speed controller to retro-fit on a 1960's piece of kit

 

[Wallace]

so u bought a crap ryobi grinder then as well

I'm intrigued, What was so bad about the Ryobi grinder? Compared to some of the Bosch and DeWalt tools I have repaired, Ryobi stuff has always seemed good value and well made for the money.

 

[julianf]

Warco machinery.

I have an old (i guess mid 80s) warco drill press, purchased used from a friend, and an ex-school warco bandsaw off ebay.

Ive used the drill loads, but the bandsaw has not seen much by my hand.

Both seem fine though.

 

[rtbcomp]

in convinced that silverline's marketing department wanted to launch a line of 'premium power tools' and wanted a name that sounded fancy so went with ryobi cos most jap things are good. Lol

Are Ryobi and Silverline connected?

 

[BrokenBiker]

probably not, just a comparison of the quality of both companies. I have had some good sliverline stuf, mainly consumable things like screwdriver bits and so on, they seem to last ad long as the other brands. I have had a few ryobi power tools and quality and feel has been crap, as is the battery life

 

[brightspark]

Well actually I did but mine's still going strong. I need the speed controller to retro-fit on a 1960's piece of kit

rite thought u had a faulty ryobi grinder and u wanted the controller for that .i havent had any dealings with ryobi so i cant comment on the quality .as the post was in the useless tool post and there was comments on poor quality i just posted for a laugh no offence meant

 

[rtbcomp]

Looking at Ryobi Tools Ltd on Company Check they've been dissolved. I have a Ryobi jigsaw which works well.

 

[e30325itourer]

Have a ryobi grinder 5 years, no problem to report.

 

[Hopefuldave]

Warco machinery.

Beyond useless, dangerous too (electrically at the very least)

 

[brightspark]

Beyond useless, dangerous too (electrically at the very least)

explain why ??

 

[BrokenBiker]

I have had warco stuff but never felt they were dangerous

 

[Hopefuldave]

Speaking from experience...
Mains input routed through 'safety' microswitches rated at a third or less of the motor current so they either melt or weld the contacts closed,
Poor earthing connections, high resistance mains cables including the earth,
No isolation between mains and panel control potentiometers on variable-speed machines,
Inadequate guards on belts on machines sold to schools and colleges,
'CE' marking that means 'China Export', not CE certification (which can only be used if the product is constructed to 'best practice')

 

[Wallace]

Some photos here of a Warco 3-in-1 Formit I bought and returned.

 

[johnakay]

I had a silver line hand drill given new and it lasted about 4 hrs before it burnt out.
I wouldn't buy any thing from silver line.absolute shyt!

 

[BrokenBiker]

I had a silver line hand drill given new and it lasted about 4 hrs before it burnt out.
I wouldn't buy any thing from silver line.absolute shyt!

i had a silverline gravity fed air brush, got to the point where i had to water the paint down so much it wouldn't stick to the surface i was spraying.

 

[julianthegypsy]

B&Q own brand power drill. Chuck bent after one 5mm hole in 5mm steel plate with a new drill bit. I didn't realize until I started wondering why the second hole just wasn't going anywhere!

 

[BrokenBiker]

B&Q own brand power drill. Chuck bent after one 5mm hole in 5mm steel plate with a new drill bit. I didn't realize until I started wondering why the second hole just wasn't going anywhere!

i changed the chuck on my performance power drill and it fine after that, before i had a lot of wander in the drill bits and on hammer it would rattle the chuck ooen

 

[julianthegypsy]

i changed the chuck on my performance power drill and it fine after that, before i had a lot of wander in the drill bits and on hammer it would rattle the chuck ooen

I just took it back and got the money back!

 

[BrokenBiker]

I had mine on half price offer, couldn't see the point in driving all the way back to get the money back to then have to spend at least twice as much on another drill. instead I just paid a fiver for a new keyless chuck, fitted it when It arrived and carried on. like a totally different drill afterwards

 

[owas]

Draper sander .. the ones where you put the rectangle sheet of sandpaper on.
Unless I'm doing something wrong (doubt it) it holds the sandpaper for 2 seconds before ripping it or it just coming loose.