After making an E-waste run this morning to get rid of the cable boxes and some old AAA batteries, I decided to see if I could get my dad's old Craftsman dual action sander going again.
Got it to turn on with a little electrical contact spray cleaner shot down the switch, but all that did was get the motor running.
Took it apart to see what the bunch of rocks in a coffee can sound was being caused by.
Looks like it's toast to me.
What do you think?
To top it all off, I was using his old pocket knife which I've had for a long long time, in a manner in which it wasn't supposed to be used.
I broke the tip off the small blade.
This knife is older than I am as it has a leash on it that I think he wove when he was in the Navy, which was way before my time.
I will get a professional to regrind the tip back onto it.
I'm sorry Dad, I know better than to use a knife in that manner.
