Neville Jones
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 01:44 PM |
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Silverline Tools
Anybody used the Silverline 115mm grinder? They are being offerred very cheaply, and with a 3 year guarantee.
I normally use Hitachi, which I've found solid and reliable, and have been lasting more than 3 years with everyday use.
Cheers,
Nev.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 01:58 PM |
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Pretty budget brand in my experince, obviously up from Ronson, Amtech and alike, but i consider them to be on a par with Laser, Draper etc.
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tegwin
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 03:33 PM |
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Have used a few of their tools, drills etc and not been atall impressed... spend the extra £20 and get something "proper"
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PSpirine
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 06:12 PM |
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Not good, but OK for things like spanners etc.
For an angle grinder, I'd avoid. Wait for Homebase or B&Q to have a sale on one of their Bosch, AEG or B&D ones. I picked up an AEG
115mm grinder from B&Q for about £25 and it's a beast (in a good way).
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 07:07 PM |
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Thanks Fellas, Looks like another Hitachi or a DeWalt. Cheapos seem to cost the same/yr in the end I suppose, but don't have the reliability
most need. You gets what you pay for.
Cheers,
Nev.
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DRCorsa
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 07:25 PM |
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Cheap is expensive and expensive is cheap.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 08:35 PM |
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Lidl ones are the best of the cheapies
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perksy
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 08:44 PM |
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Had a silverline dremel type multitool for a while now and haven't managed to break it yet (touch wood)
Came with a 3 year guarantee aswell
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Peteff
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 08:48 PM |
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I replaced the brushes in an old £6.99 grinder a couple of weeks ago. I keep a few on the go at a time and last week this one conked but is now going
again, then another one I was using a clean and strip disc on did a terminal melt down so I decided to splash out and bought a new Metabo WE14-125 to
match my 9". It's worlds apart from the cheap ones with a 1400 watt motor and 7000 to 10,800 variable speed and no slow down when you push
it a bit.
yours, Pete
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 09:11 PM |
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Makita 9554NB 4½" 240V Angle Grinder about £40 from http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk
Just great compared to my previous B&D one.
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 1/2/12 at 10:35 AM |
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Just had a look through the Cromwell catalogue. Didn't realise these things are now available in power ranges from ~400W up to 1400W.
That's near 2HP in a 4 1/2" hand grinder! Tim Taylor would be pleased.
Cheers,
Nev.
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