I also have 17 year old craftsman shop vac - it still sucks strong

If a vacuum really sucks, is that good or bad?

John

9 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

If a vacuum really sucks, is that good or bad?

John

 

It is good if it sucks and sucks if it don't suck.

1 hour ago, HandyDan said:

 

It is good if it sucks and sucks if it don't suck.

 

How much shop can a shop vac suck if a shop vac sucks shop

1 hour ago, Chips N Dust said:

 

How much shop can a shop vac suck if a shop vac sucks shop

groan....

13 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

That would fall in the category of "I didn't know I needed it 'til I saw it"

you liked that one...

this should make you feel spastic all over...

 

11 hours ago, Stick486 said:

you liked that one...

this should make you feel spastic all over...

 

Now THAT is a "Must Have"!!!!!

John

11 hours ago, Stick486 said:

groan....

Ditto!

John

Here's a set of tools I received as a birthday present. At the time, I didn't think much of them but, they have been very handy for installing small box hinges. They are called Gimlets.

 

Edited November 16, 20169 yr by Gene Howe

26 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Here's a set of tools I received as a birthday present. At the time, I didn't think much of them but, they have been very handy for installing small box hinges. They are called Gimlets.

 

Ah, yes.... my first cordless drills!  I have a set of those that were probably produced in the early 1900's. MUCH higher quality than the set I got from LV about 35 years ago.

John

9 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Ah, yes.... my first cordless drills!  I have a set of those that were probably produced in the early 1900's. MUCH higher quality than the set I got from LV about 35 years ago.

John

Don't know where my set was purchased. The package said they were made in France.

My deciding factor is "do I have the space for this" my little 16 x 16 chicken coop is really getting crowded. I would love to buy a new SCMS but where would I put it. Yeah I could get rid of something but then I would probably need it for the next project I start. Right now I'm sitting on a $100 HD gift card, $75 in LOWE'S gift cards, $100 ROCKLER gift card and a $25 MENARDS card. I really don't have any thing I have been seriously wanting lately and haven't got a clue what I'm going to get. I need to spend the HD card soon as it expires in JAN.  Recently when I buy a tool or power tool  I look for something that will make a task simpler or more accurate.  I also suffer from good deal perception syndrome (gdps).  Basically if I see something and it's cheap enough it gets to come home with me.

On 11/15/2016 at 5:35 PM, Chips N Dust said:

I also have 17 year old craftsman shop vac - it still sucks strong

 

Hmmmmm! I'll see your 17 year old shop vac and raise you 13.

 

16 gallon ca 1986

1 hour ago, schnewj said:

 

Hmmmmm! I'll see your 17 year old shop vac and raise you 13.

 

16 gallon ca 1986

 

That was from the "Good" Era

16 hours ago, Chips N Dust said:

That was from the "Good" Era

Indeed! It has done all kinds of duty over the years...car cleaning, water removal, shop/garage clean-ups and woodworking chores. It is big, bulky and noisy...but...it never fails to get the job done.

Edited November 17, 20169 yr by schnewj

2 hours ago, schnewj said:

Indeed! It has done all kinds of duty over the years...car cleaning, water removal, shop/garage clean-ups and woodworking chores. It is big, bulky and noisy...but...it never fails to get the job done.

 

We had those on the jobs and they were really abused until the plastic was riddled, but they still worked. I have one I bought in the 80's and never saw the hard use of the ones at work, but still running strong. I used it as a dust collector before I installed one. The noise drove me up the wall though. I even use it to back blow the air filters on my dust collector unit. Cost less than $90. too.

Herb

Edited November 17, 20169 yr by Dadio

It'll blow the dust outta the shop really quick, too.

 

I have two vacuums from Craftsman but don't know how old they are.  Rescued them on trash day and one of them needed a plug.  The other one had a new plug but was installed wrong.  The wires were bare to far and would touch and blow the breaker.  Been using it for about 12 years.

16 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I have two vacuums from Craftsman but don't know how old they are.  Rescued them on trash day and one of them needed a plug.  The other one had a new plug but was installed wrong.  The wires were bare to far and would touch and blow the breaker.  Been using it for about 12 years.

That is funny ,Dan.my dad showed me how to replace a plug around 10 yrs.old with a pocket knife. (Don't mean stripping the wire and sticking it in the outlet either,HAhaha, but our pocket knives had a screwdriver in them.

Herb

Interesting about the shop vacs....had a "shopvac" brand....and it only had the paper bag thingie inside and when i moved into the house. the the crappy concrete on the basement floor was "dusting"....yeah, i know...but i had no desire to ever see, hear, or communicate with the GC again...   so i bought my first sears vac with the pleated filter (over 25 years ago)...   and it's still running strong...had the "speed" option on the top, although i seldom use it...just blow out the filters outdoors and keep on going.     The top of the 'shopvac" came off and was my first leaf blower (wood bits remover)....lol   it eventually gave up the ghost (i think it was the switch)...   and they wouldn't just sell me a new one...bleh

 

mmmm.pocket knife with screwdriver....   electrician or scout model???

 

Anyway, to get back to Ralph's original question...i don't go wild on spending on large power tools; not trying to keep up with anyone.   I will buy smaller hand-tools i see if i think i (or the kids) can use them and the price is right (thank you Restore).

Edited November 18, 20169 yr by p_toad