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fin
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 Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: whats the oldest power tool that you still used regularly? |
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just curious.
We have an ancient bosch thing thats used to mix plaster up. it was my grandpa's and he claimed it was at his company when he got made foreman which im guessing was when he was 30 ish. he died 2 years back at 84
its blue plasticy type stuff with a metal gear box and a huge ass chuck quite a slow machine. only designed for drilling metal i beleive |
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Bludall
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fin
We've got a Bosch jigsaw that needs a new plastic guard, no idea if it is possible to get a new guard.
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Hoovie
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might be worth asking next time you go down the recyling place?
Cheaper faulty power tools rarely get repaired and also cannot be given to charity shops, etc so get dumped their - may get lucky with a compatible one you could nick the guard off (I dumped my old B&D one - still with the guard on  )
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Tryanything
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Was my old ELU MOF 80 planer up until last week when a bearing went again, it's done well for 20 years or more had replacement set of bearings and 2 new belts over the years
Now got to see how the new Dewalt planer pans out before i decide weather to repair the Elu or fleebay it for spairs
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big-all
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Location: redhill surrey an auld reekie laddie
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Was my old ELU MOF 80 planer up until last week when a bearing went again, it's done well for 20 years or more had replacement set of bearings and 2 new belts over the years
Now got to see how the new Dewalt planer pans out before i decide weather to repair the Elu or fleebay it for spairs |
yep i have the same planer only bit of elu i have bearings around £20 the pair got to be worth a punt 
http://www.mtmc.co.uk/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=12709377&strPageHistory=cat
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Hitch
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If theres a bearing factor near you, take the old one in, and theyll probably have one for a couple of quids.
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chippymike
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| a blue bosch sander i was given by the old boy that trainned me up as a carpenter must be 15 odd years old only down full with it for me is its 240 and not 110 |
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big-all
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i have a black and decker router thats around 1983 thats use scroll work
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peter c
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I have an old Wolf industrial drill with a metal body fitted with a RCD plug. Use it to drill holes in the house walls (double flettons!). I was given the drill some years ago and it had been used in a factory for many years. All it took to get going was a new set of brushes and a couple of bearings.
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fin
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yeah we had to put bushes in the bosch drill.
its not metal bodied though. but it looks "old" |
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Wood Magnet
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I have an old metal bodied drill (b&d i think). try and take a piccy over the weekend
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