Thread: After 51 years it has died

Back when power tools were built to last they were in Cabinet shops all over the country, was either the Makita or the equally built Black & Decker, ( industrial model ) I still use my B&D.

Thats a very good run for any power tool. I am pretty impressed with a router and electric plane I have that are about 35 years old. Both Makita.
Did they say what parts it required? If the magic smoke has not escaped and it has not burned out there may still be some hope its something simple like the switch. Still a great innings however it works out.
Regards
John

Originally Posted by orraloon

Thats a very good run for any power tool. I am pretty impressed with a router and electric plane I have that are about 35 years old. Both Makita.
Did they say what parts it required? If the magic smoke has not escaped and it has not burned out there may still be some hope its something simple like the switch. Still a great innings however it works out.
Regards
John

I've only had a phone message advising. I collect tomorrow. There was no smoke or burnt smell. I did change the brushes but I didn't realise till much later it had throw a circut breaker. So will see what the repair bloke says.

Originally Posted by rod1949

Brought my Makita router it in 1971 cost $99 (married my wife in 1973 cost $$$$$$$$$$ and still increasing). A couple of days ago was using the router put it down and a little while later picked it up for more work and nothing happened. Replaced the brushes and still nothing, so off to the repair shop. They phoned the next day to say parts are no longer available. The machine had been used on a regular basis. In its early years it routered a lot of the imported blockboard (Asian hardwood) using HSS bits (not tungsten) some of the bits were just about burning their way through as they were that blunt. So I suppose I had a good run out of it.

Warrantee job, Rod?

Actually, Makita should buy it back from you. That was a great innings! By comparison, my Elu 177e at close to 30 years is a mere youth.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Personally 51 years is pretty good going, on a personal note I’m still going reasonably well, having the same Birth year, tho parts are no longer available either, well after market ones are but who wants that junk.

Cheers Matt.

They don’t make them like they used to. I got one second hand twenty years ago and it’s still going strong ��

Got my fingers crossed.
Regards
John

still have one after about 45 plus years probably the best bit of kit I have, still going strong.

That's a good innings for a tool of that age Rod.Obviously gave good service over the years for you.I might suggest that you might find an old well used one for parts as an option for you.
I still have one in the box unused bought it for a job never used it, may get to use it one day.

ITS NOT DEAD. Collected the router from the repair shop this morning.... it's in pieces. So must be buggered. Gets home and re-assembled the machine and plugs it in and bugger me it works.
The repair shop emails the invoice/report to me. The report reads "Field coil insulation burnt. Armature getting hot, bearing needs changing, to clean the brush holders. Checked the switch for loose connections and bent the switch lever to reach the switch knob."
So it lives to spin another day

Just as well; According to this site, that 99 dollars is the equivalent of $1,289.38 in 2022 dollars.


according to:
https://www.inflationtool.com/austra...-present-value

Of course YMMV

regards

That is incredible!

And even more incredible that you got it back and got it going again.

Rock on.

Originally Posted by Wol

Just as well; According to this site, that 99 dollars is the equivalent of $1,289.38 in 2022 dollars.


according to:
https://www.inflationtool.com/austra...-present-value

Of course YMMV

regards

I thought that number looked ridiculous, so I checked with the ABS. They say that $99 in early 1971 has now inflated to $1,258.57 in September 2022. (The December figures are not yet available.)
Australia historical consumer price index (CPI) - 1948 to 2022. | Inflation Rate and Consumer Price Index

Rod, did you really pay $1,258 for your old router? Who said Festool were expensive?

was given one for payment for doing a kitchen way back can't even remember when still use it from time to time. Has to be as old as the one displayed.