On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:51:18 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

As title. Are these tools of reasonable DIY quality?

No. They're only suitable for those tools where "a bit dodgy really" is
still useful.

Specifically interested in this item:
http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/silv...product/633619
for weed / bramble burning.

Mine isn't Silverline, but is very similar - although it has a bare hose
fitting, not a regulator. I suspect this one doesn'thave a regulator
either.

It offers a lot of heat, but a low temperature. Handy for tar work,
useless for heating metal. As a weed burner it works OK within reach,
but it's lighter to carry an old paraffin one around than a propane
cylinder. Burning to wilt the leaves controls nettles pretty well, but
isn't so good on brambles - the stems survive.