Thread: Sidchrome tools-made in australia!

mrsidchrome,

You've made the first good step in publicising what you are on about on this forum. At the Woodwork shows there are stalls with old tools and perhaps one of the Forum people would have a contact number for one or more of these sellers for you?
I am sure there would be some 'real' Sidchrome stuff for sale.

Good luck in your search,

Graham

Garage sales are a good source of old tools, but you have to persevere.
TM

ive gone to those trash and treasure markets to but they are in poor condition with full on rust and have been abused, was looking more to the nice used condition mark even if i have to pay abit more extra, if anyone has sidchrome tools made in oz let me know if u want to sell them iam in melbourne area!!!

PM me your email and I will dig out the duplicates I have. They have all been well used so do not expect pristine tools.

Just to make you feel good. Back in the days when sidchrome were a power in the land I picked up two ratchet drivers for $9. Both had their plastic handles gone. Just took them in to a sidchrome outlet and swapped them for new.
Cheers,
Jim

Originally Posted by jimbur

Just to make you feel good. Back in the days when sidchrome were a power in the land I picked up two ratchet drivers for $9. Both had their plastic handles gone. Just took them in to a sidchrome outlet and swapped them for new.
Cheers,
Jim

You can still do that, but sadly the replacement won't be Australian made!

Originally Posted by Blue-deviled

You can still do that, but sadly the replacement won't be Australian made!

you'd know about this BD. Didn't a time come when even the Australian made sockets were inferior to the earlier ones - thicker walls etc presumably so cheaper steel could be used?
Cheers,
Jim

I have always wondered about that lifetime guarantee with sidchrome, what happens if someone had the made in australia versions and they broke or stuffed up does sidchrome give u the non australian taiwan sidchrome or do they give u the original made in oz??? cause that isnt fair cause ur not getting the same quality i guesss???

Originally Posted by mrsidchrome

I have always wondered about that lifetime guarantee with sidchrome, what happens if someone had the made in australia versions and they broke or stuffed up does sidchrome give u the non australian taiwan sidchrome or do they give u the original made in oz??? cause that isnt fair cause ur not getting the same quality i guesss???

Sadly, it's exchanged for the current (and available) product. So your unconditionally guaranteed Aus made item is returned as a slightly less guaranteed overseas manufactured tool: Utterly unfair! However, my tame tool chappie offers credit to the value of the broken item(s) which can then be used on the decent stuff he stocks, like Stahlwille or Koken!

Will have to keep an eye out in the garage sales for you and let you know if I see any Sidchrome ausssie made gear, good luck in your search though.

Whatever happened to Dufor spaners?

I went into cash converters today to have a look at some tools cause someone told me they might have sidchrome gear there, so i went to that glass safe storage where they keep there socket sets and they only had a kingcrome socket set all rusted out and they wanted $300 for it lol not even new it costs that much, what a rip off those people are!!!!

Definitely garage sales are the way to go. Trouble is you have to go to a lot of them to find the gems - it can become a bit of a lifestyle choice. But that's the only way I know to get this kind of stuff cheap. Every now and again you stumble across a real good garage sale and can buy lots of stuff.

Originally Posted by acmegridley

Whatever happened to Dufor spaners?

Good question! I've seen Facom and Geodore of late, but nobody stocking Dufor.