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When was the last time a busted power tool made you laugh out loud? Wanted to share this because it got me nothing but a scowl from my wife, but I figured maybe someone here might find it humorous.
I've had a cheap Skil palm sander for about 7 or 8 years and it has served me well until the last few months when the power switch on it got funky. At first it just wouldn't shut off and was always on when plugged in. Then I had to actually hold the switch in the OFF position while sanding for it to function. I was using it tonight and released the OFF switch and set it on my workbench. It was still plugged in. A good 10 minutes later it suddenly turned itself on and vibrated right off my workbench to the floor before I could react. My immediate reaction was to laugh. Now it runs at about half speed and twice the volume if I can get it to run at all.
So, as I relayed this to my wife, still amused by it, I got the scowl. "This means you'll be buying a new one, right?" (I just bought a new jigsaw and router in the past month.) Yep!
Anybody hear of any good sales on 1/4 sheet palm sanders?
I've had a cheap Skil palm sander for about 7 or 8 years and it has served me well until the last few months when the power switch on it got funky. At first it just wouldn't shut off and was always on when plugged in. Then I had to actually hold the switch in the OFF position while sanding for it to function. I was using it tonight and released the OFF switch and set it on my workbench. It was still plugged in. A good 10 minutes later it suddenly turned itself on and vibrated right off my workbench to the floor before I could react. My immediate reaction was to laugh. Now it runs at about half speed and twice the volume if I can get it to run at all.
So, as I relayed this to my wife, still amused by it, I got the scowl. "This means you'll be buying a new one, right?" (I just bought a new jigsaw and router in the past month.) Yep!
Anybody hear of any good sales on 1/4 sheet palm sanders?