They Were Beasts Back Then ~ Some 39 Years Ago

[Wyle E Coyote]

Yeah, but that was some cast of characters including Richard Pryor, George Carlin, The Pointer Sisters, and I don't recall his name, but he currently plays the cashier in the dinner on the series Two Broke Girls.

[DetailKitty]

come on, you take one of these polishers, use some compound that you can feel the grit using your fingers and you can do a whole car in less than 30 minutes

haha!

[FUNX650]

...and I don't recall his name,
but he currently plays the cashier in the
dinner on the series Two Broke Girls.

That would be:
"Chico Escuela"...from SNL.


Bob

[Larry A]

Ive got a Black and Decker that I bought new in 1964, and it still works fine. It was a single speed at 1800 rpm I got a lot of use out of it when I worked with my uncle when he was restoring Volkswagens. We often used it as a rust grinder. It went through a lot of hell and never let us down.

[2black1s]

I've also got an old Black and Decker that I used on hundreds of acrylic lacquer paint jobs and even a few urethane jobs. Bought it back in the late 60's or early 70's and it still works as good as the day it was new. Like others have said, these things are beasts. Nearly indestructible with gobs of edge-eating torque. You can hardly slow them down regardless of the pressure you exert on them. As for weight... How does 12-13 lbs. sound? Today I have relegated it to primarily rough misc. grinding tasks using 16 grit discs although I'm sure I'll put it to use as a polisher again sometime before I die. It's gonna last longer than me!