Winterborne
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Couldn't locate the shop Impact Wrench and was told to check the cage in the boiler room.
This is what I discovered:
This is what I discovered:
Sears Impact Wrench
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Cool.
Looks like this one: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-impact-wrench-are-switches-available.461391/
finn
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I had a young guy help me build a sauna by the lake last year when my back was all screwed up.
Nice young recent college grad that decided he wanted a career as a carpenter, and just got his license.. we needed a jig saw, and his was in his trailer up the driveway. I grabbed mine from the basement, a Sears Craftsman, either Sears Best or Sears Indistrial, I don’t remember which.
He laughed out loud when he saw it. I was a little taken aback at first, but then I figured he is 21 or 22 most likely. and the saw is probably around 40.
That’s why I have to laugh any time a “buy it for life” thread comes around.
He had probably $2000 worth of Milwaukee tools. Edit: adding up what I saw, probably more like $5 or $6k.
Nice young recent college grad that decided he wanted a career as a carpenter, and just got his license.. we needed a jig saw, and his was in his trailer up the driveway. I grabbed mine from the basement, a Sears Craftsman, either Sears Best or Sears Indistrial, I don’t remember which.
He laughed out loud when he saw it. I was a little taken aback at first, but then I figured he is 21 or 22 most likely. and the saw is probably around 40.
That’s why I have to laugh any time a “buy it for life” thread comes around.
He had probably $2000 worth of Milwaukee tools. Edit: adding up what I saw, probably more like $5 or $6k.
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driftpin
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Guessing that's a late '70's early '80's tool.
I have a number of tools w/an armature/coil housing just like that, including a 1/2" VSR drill which earned me a lot of $$$ doing spa and hot tub installations in Miami FL back when that line of corded tools was current.
I have a number of tools w/an armature/coil housing just like that, including a 1/2" VSR drill which earned me a lot of $$$ doing spa and hot tub installations in Miami FL back when that line of corded tools was current.
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NHtoolguy
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I have a Black and Decker "Bulldog" 1/2" impact wrench of similar design. I purchased it in 1985. One nice feature is a rocker switch trigger, for rapid changes of forward and reverse direction.
cody1325
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Pretty sure my drill's the same age. Note to self--replace cord. The current one probably has 2 feet of MSHA rated tape I put on it ever since Granddad gave me the drill as a teen.
Need to get a corded one like this as a "in the meantime" until I get a nice cordless one. I have an air system that can take some beefy wrenches. Buddy of mine--er, no.
I briefly thought about getting a Swench, but after the Power Hawk division of Curtiss Wright got bought by Snap-On, prices went through the roof.
Need to get a corded one like this as a "in the meantime" until I get a nice cordless one. I have an air system that can take some beefy wrenches. Buddy of mine--er, no.
I briefly thought about getting a Swench, but after the Power Hawk division of Curtiss Wright got bought by Snap-On, prices went through the roof.
RTM
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I still have my dad’s, possibly bought a little earlier. Bulldog Model 6513-09 type 1. Hauled it out for something a year ago, cord was a shambles, but it did the job.
I Remember back in the day, doing something on a master cylinder on one of the cars, the Bulldog would not move it, but the Vessel hammer operated impact did. Need both tools for any job. A transmission job later on, it was the opposite result.
And the Makita XWT04 has been added as a backup to the others. Suspect it may send the Bulldog into retirement.
AC-WC
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My dad and I bought one similar in the early 80's. What they don't tell you is you need a 12 gauge extension cord to power it properly. Yes the rocker switch was a nice feature. I was trying to remove some lug nuts and it wouldn't touch it with the 50 ft cord we had. Was likely a 16 gauge wire. When you don't have an air compressor it beats doing it by hand. They are heavy though...
It's sadly gone, when my stepdad's worthless kid stole it from my mom's barn. My stepdad replaced it with a HF impact
It's sadly gone, when my stepdad's worthless kid stole it from my mom's barn. My stepdad replaced it with a HF impact
We still have stuff like that floating around in our shop simply because it hasn't been thrown out. I think most of it is ingersol Rand electric 1/2" and 3/4" electric impacts.
This dates back to a day of dissembling machinery in an industrial setting prior to lithium battery powered tools. The power of them is laughable to current battery powered tools.
No one is using the tools any more. It's simply in them tool cabinets.
This dates back to a day of dissembling machinery in an industrial setting prior to lithium battery powered tools. The power of them is laughable to current battery powered tools.
No one is using the tools any more. It's simply in them tool cabinets.
finn
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But, but, but,…. buy once, cry once….I guess that’s not a universal truth.
johnh91
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Jeez I haven't been in a Sears in forever. Anyone local to AZ know when the one in Chandler Fashion Square shut down? I think that's the last one I was in. Maybe 2010?
Beerhippie
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There was never a corded tool in my quiver that got run with less than a 12 AWG cord--up to 50'. Beyond that, 10 AWG.
All my corded tools from back int '80s-'90s still run like new.
80s isn't antique unless we're talking about canned goods
neophyte
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I think Dewalt still may make those for sale.
Home Depot used yo have the corded version on the shelf in the store a couple decades ago.
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neophyte
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A huge amount of money has been spent by power tool manufacturers to improve the efficiency and size of the impact mechanisms in cordless impact wrenches, and this had had dividends as far as the Impact Efficiency and power.
If those newer heads were placed on one of the older corded motors, the older models would likely work almost as well, although the higher potential speeds of brushless motors likely help with the impact power as well.
I think some of the Torque Test Channels tests have found that some of the really large industrial impact wrenches made for the Military or other large industrial use were still more powerful than the best of the smaller cordless impact wrenches.
You can still buy corded Milwaukee, Makita, and Craftsman impact wrenches new, so there must still be a market.
neophyte
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The members on the Festool Forum refer to 20 year old Festool tools as “antiques”.
retDAC
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So the members are closer to being antiques than 20 year old tools. How do they refer to themselves? Festers? With apologies to Jackie Coogan.
finn
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I have a can of sardines I. Picked up while in Finland in 1984. It’s sitting on a pantry shelf.
Bring over some crackers and beer ans we can indulge….if you’re brave. Or maybe foolish…
driftpin
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I recall reading an article about cans of Spam in the Pacific Islands, where the Spam was highly-valued as a food staple during WW II and since. The author said that when he was visiting a Pacific Islander family, they removed a vintage can of Spam from the shelf, and served it as a treat for their guest.
Something from 1976 is now 50 years old. I have a Craftsman 12" radial arm saw (RAS) I got new in ~1978, and I still have it. I used it to do a lot of work on every house I've owned. I found one advertised for sale in Palm Beach Co. FL probably 15 years ago, I bought it, It works fine, I keep it available for use in storage. If I was going to work on a suitable project, I'd retrieve it and use that 'vintage' era tool, and return it to storage when I'm done.
Vintage FL Man operates vintage-era RAS and can still count to 10 on his fingers. Dactylonomy practiced here. Or you can use one of these:
"Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally"