I recently bought a few bits and pieces from PVR Direct, four items.
I decided to review them as one item in particular was rubbish. I
gave two bit holders a 4-star rating, some screws a 3-star rating and
a hand countersink (which was truly horrible) a 1-star rating.

The three and four star ratings are on the PVR web site now but the
one for the countersink isn't. Hmmmmmm??

The countersink (I bought two actually, unfortunately) is a Silverline
one, I have quite a lot of other Silverline stuff and for cheap, basic
tools they're mostly fine. However the countersink is just a joke,
the 'cutting' end is just a badly shaped approximation to a
countersink with plating that makes its edges all rounded.

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Chris Green
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Chris Green wrote:
The countersink (I bought two actually, unfortunately) is a Silverline
one, I have quite a lot of other Silverline stuff and for cheap, basic
tools they're mostly fine. However the countersink is just a joke,
the 'cutting' end is just a badly shaped approximation to a
countersink with plating that makes its edges all rounded.

It's an odd company, Silverline. Their stuff is always cheap - but some
of it very good value for money, and some of it rubbish. Bit like Draper
used to be. So rather like buying unbranded cheap stuff from China. You
take pot luck.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

It's an odd company, Silverline. Their stuff is always cheap - but some
of it very good value for money, and some of it rubbish. Bit like Draper
used to be. So rather like buying unbranded cheap stuff from China. You
take pot luck.

Toolsatan sell quite a lot of of Silverline, but it's not advertised as
such, my heart sinks whenever they pass an item over the counter and you
realise you're about to play tool roulette ...

I've had a roller extension handle that snapped on the very first push
after I'd just poured a bucketful of EPDM adhesive onto a flat roof

I've bought several router bits, only to have some of them refuse to fit
the collet

I've bought a dowelling jig that pulled itself several degrees out of
square as you tightened it up

Other tools are quite serviceable.

At least you did not get stung for a fine for a bad revue like those people
did on another site. Teach them not to read the terms and conditions.
Apparently there is a war going on where other vendors are leaving reviews
trashing the other and they want to stamp it out. A likely story Mr
manager...
Brian

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I recently bought a few bits and pieces from PVR Direct, four items.
I decided to review them as one item in particular was rubbish. I
gave two bit holders a 4-star rating, some screws a 3-star rating and
a hand countersink (which was truly horrible) a 1-star rating.

The three and four star ratings are on the PVR web site now but the
one for the countersink isn't. Hmmmmmm??

The countersink (I bought two actually, unfortunately) is a Silverline
one, I have quite a lot of other Silverline stuff and for cheap, basic
tools they're mostly fine. However the countersink is just a joke,
the 'cutting' end is just a badly shaped approximation to a
countersink with plating that makes its edges all rounded.

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Chris Green
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Huge wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Dave Plowman wrote:

It's an odd company, Silverline.

Other tools are quite serviceable.

The Silverline rivnut setter I have is OK. Wouldn't want to set any number
of rivets with it, though.

Oh yes I have one of those too which showed the strain after just a
dozen rivnuts. That might have been me giving it more welly than
strictly necessary, but when what was being held was a bannister rail I
preferred not to risk it being loose.

In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Huge wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Dave Plowman wrote:

It's an odd company, Silverline.

Other tools are quite serviceable.

The Silverline rivnut setter I have is OK. Wouldn't want to set any
number of rivets with it, though.

Oh yes I have one of those too which showed the strain after just a
dozen rivnuts. That might have been me giving it more welly than
strictly necessary, but when what was being held was a bannister rail I
preferred not to risk it being loose.

I have one too - and it's given good service. Also a second much more
expensive one. Snag with both is an ideal one would have some form of
torque setting, rather than relying on your judgement. As it's all too
easy to snap the arbor (if I've got the name right) with the small sizes.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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