Thread: After 51 years it has died

Originally Posted by Simplicity

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.

1971 Was an excellent vintage, parts were never made for my model though as they broke the mold.

Just read its still alive!, amazing stuff!.

Originally Posted by EagerBeaver71

I hope my Makita Router lasts that long!. ...

I still have the following tools bought in the early eighties, but still going strong:

• Makita router,
• Makita jig saw,
• Makita angle grinder,
• Rupes orbital sander, and
• AEG hammer drill.

Only 40 years old, and almost run in.

Buy well, buy once!

But I also bought more than my fair share of crap tools. For example, a Black & Decker palm sander which I referred to as my silent sander. It didn't work any better if you switched it on.

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

I still have the following tools bought in the early eighties, but still going strong:

• Makita router,
• Makita jig saw,
• Makita angle grinder,
• Rupes orbital sander, and
• AEG hammer drill.

Only 40 years old, and almost run in.

Buy well, buy once!

But I also bought more than my fair share of crap tools. For example, a Black & Decker palm sander which I referred to as my silent sander. It didn't work any better if you switched it on.

I have 4 Elu routers: two 177e (one in the router table), MOF97 and MOF96. These are all around 30 years old ...




I have a Festo ET2E, which is the forerunner of the Festool 150/3. "Festool" replaced "Festo" around 2000 ...


And the first cordless drill I purchased, a Panasonic 12v EY6100, which has had numerous battery replacements, and now runs on NiMh. This is 30 years old as well and remains a great drill (albeit it a little heavier than the equivalent Festool or Makita) ..



More recently, I purchased from a forum member a Festool track saw, which was probably the first they made 20-odd years ago. Plus a Festo RS400 sander. Both look like new, and perform like new.

Festo ET2E on the left (yes, it is a monster, but performs superbly on large panels), and RS400 on the right. The 20+ year old RS400 is only changed from the latest version in that it retains a captured power cord.



Tracksaw ...



The advantage of this tracksaw over the latest version (in the smaller size category) is a steel base, aluminium body, more powerful motor and larger blade. Depth adjustment is a little fiddlier, but performance is perfect.


I have purchased many of my power tool used. This is a lowish risk if they are top brands and have been used lightly by weekend warriors.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Hand power tools I have:

2 Makita sanders, orbital & detail,
1 Bosch sander used only for cleaning my cabinet saw
1 Makita Circular Saw converted into a tracksaw
1 Bosch pro Jigsaw
3 Makita drill & impact drivers of various sizes
1 Makita RP2301FC router which will be going into a router table when I build one.

I would have more Bosch power tools like their router range but they're not easy to come by over here.

My Skil Sher 2 speed drill, bought 1967, is still going strong. It's my regular go-to electric drill, and has also been used with a rotary rasp. It used to have a 5" circular saw attachment that I used to build a desk for my daughter, but I threw that away as a safety hazard!