I had paid a visit to my family home place. I retrieved a few tools including two metal bodied drill motors.
I remember using both of these as a kid. I am in my 40′s and my father had well used them years before I came along. One needed a new cord and the chucks on both were rusted shut. I also broke the gear boxes down and re-lubed them. There were dirt dobbers and spiders all through the bodies of both of them.
They turned out well. Yes they are one direction but I love to have a drill already chucked up with a bit under the bench. I hope they will give me the use they gave my father.
So go find that ole tool in the attic, barn or garage sale. Clean it up and you will be amazed at how well it will work.
Nice solid drills Dave.
Thanks bags. It gave me something to do this afternoon.
Does a galoot use a power drill??? Apparently so!!!
It’s good to see an old workhorse (or two), brought out of retirement and put into service. I agree, that it is nice to have mutiples of tools at the ready!!!
It does in this case Randy. I think my ole man would be proud to see them cleaned up and in use.
Cool old drills Dave….that old Wen looks kind of radical, but not very practical. I didn’t actually realize that you had electricity in the shop!
Jeff I want you to know you made my wife laugh out loud. Fer 10 minutes. She is still laughing.
Yep I am even puttin in running water next week.
You guys are killing me.
But I love it.
Good stuff……..
Running water?? So you are donating the outhouse to Marty? He can double his shop size!
That is okay guys. The other day Dave was going to his shop to “make fire”
Tell him to come get it. It comes with a Sears and Robuck Catalog and a half bushel of dried corn cobs.
Nice.
Power…water…gitting a bit upotty ya ask me
Welcome and come join in the fun.
Dave, You need to fix the lock on the commode. I got locked in there…..
Sorry Marty you should have took a sandwich with ya.
So we’ve got electricity, water and fire……..I’ll send the ice…………
But I swear I heard Dave was making fire in the house the other day……something about cabbage….
I ate the whole damn head.
ahhaahahahahahahahahah!
I only ate half of it Dave, I’m saving the rest for lunch tomorrow…..
Leave whats left and I’ll get it on my next round. Your such a friend.
Dave, you make too much shop improvements and the wife’s gonna raise the rent. Electric, running water… that stuffs for uptown socialites.
Nice rescue on those old drills. I didn’t know Wen went back that far. Only tools I ever knew of was some really cheap tools they made the past 20 years.. and I mean stuff that makes Ryobi look like top of the line, in comparison. I guess they were a very different company back in the day.
Next I want a hammock. Ill never come back inside.
Ted I did some google searches and all I could find was the new stuff. I didn’t think it was very impressive. The old one is heavy and seems to be sturdy.
Time changes a lot of things.
Good to see ya. Did you bring your own sandwich. If not Marty still has a half.
And all i took was two sticks.
Wen is junk. At least on there new stuff. I bought a Wen chainsaw, Cut down 8 trees and it quit running while under warranty. They flat out told me they wouldn’t fix it…..
Marty there is a big difference between the Grants and Wen that I have here. I guess ole junk is pretty good junk. You know they would not have survived back then if it was absolute crap.
Marty I would have found some pre paid postage of theres and mailed the chainsaw back to them.
Don’t let my wife see the hammock comment. I don’t want her to get any idea’s.
Nice restoration Dave.
I will not tell her Don. I would still like one. I could take me a nap.
Come again!