Vintage Find

**HeavyD** · 02-26-2013, 05:20 PM

That is an awesome find! I have a few oldies myself. Eh.. whatever it used to do,still cool as hell.

**mikep288** · 02-26-2013, 05:24 PM

Great find! Thanks for sharing the story and pics with us. Looks like it should clean up very nicely.

**Becciasm** · 02-26-2013, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by HeavyD

That is an awesome find! I have a few oldies myself. Eh.. whatever it used to do,still cool as hell.

Aye.

it'll make a good addition for sure.

He also brought over an older Craftsman 7.25" circular saw. Haven't tested that out. Should be good for building the kids' playset this spring...

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**Johny B** · 02-26-2013, 08:40 PM

Great find.

**rmagnus** · 02-26-2013, 08:46 PM

Very cool. Old tools are awesome. If nothing else clean it up a little and display it.

**NYV6Coupe** · 02-26-2013, 09:57 PM

I had something that looked like that back in the 70's and it's definitely an "I mean business" kind of tool. If you have one hand on the metal grip the other hand will be on the housing (for stability) and it gets HOT pretty quickly.

Have fun with it

**Becciasm** · 02-27-2013, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Becciasm

I believe 5/8" spindle, but I've not put a scale to it to measure.

If anyone has used one of these or knows more about them, please clue me in. I think it's an awesome piece, regardless whether or not I use it in my arsenal. I'm over the moon with this find

So i put a scale to it and it definitely is not 5/8"... more like 7/16".. I'll have to figure out an adapter to fit to be able to use 5/8" pads and BP's..

this is fun.

**Becciasm** · 02-27-2013, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by NYV6Coupe

I had something that looked like that back in the 70's and it's definitely an "I mean business" kind of tool. If you have one hand on the metal grip the other hand will be on the housing (for stability) and it gets HOT pretty quickly.

Have fun with it

The housing has a removable handle to keep away from the motor as it heats up. Good catch though - if you do brush against the housing after a while on full-tilt, it's fairly warm, yes!

**BillE** · 02-27-2013, 08:51 AM

You say you DO have the manual?

Take a close look at all the numbers on the front/back cover, it/they may give you a clue to its' age. By just seeing that toggle switch, I'm really leaning towards the 50's.

Bill

**Setec Astronomy** · 02-27-2013, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by BillE

You say you DO have the manual? Take a close look at all the numbers on the front/back cover, it/they may give you a clue to its' age. By just seeing that toggle switch, I'm really leaning towards the 50's.

Hey, my Air Force Blaster has a switch just like that! From tools that I have and looking at Bobby's polisher, I'd agree that likely that tool pre-dates the 70's and could possibly be from the 50's, but that's not a 50's cord, not with that rubber strain relief, but of course the cord could have been changed.