Oldest tool/appliance..

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by art b, Jul 5, 2021.

  1. What's the oldest,best made tool you have.. ?

    I bought this Delta mitre saw 25 years ago..
    and it was probably 5 years old then..
    It's been trouble free and done thousands of cuts in that time..

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    It's had a busy 2 hours this evening...
     
  3. Probably my Skyline Beverage Boy. Combined corkscrew, bottle and tin opener. Great bit of kit and must be at least sixty years old by now
     
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  4. Norris

    Norris Supporter

    A hammer. It still looks the same as when I nicked it off my dad :D
     
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    It's reduced 3 Indian hardwood,
    slate crates, into firewood..

    Some of it 3x3...

    I thought it deserved a ...
    bit of recognition...:cool:



    Ps
    the wheelbarrow is...
    35+ years old too..:p
     
  6. Sproggy4830

    Sproggy4830 Supporter

    I found in my garage my old b&d circular saw ,must be about fourty years old. Its a death trap and needs to be binned , but you know i just cant bin it .it will never be used by me , perhaps when someone asks " have you a circular saw i can lend " ......
     
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  7. I think our old 70s Flymo. It’s held together entirely with duct tape and cable ties, but still works better than the new ones.
     
  8. Sproggy4830

    Sproggy4830 Supporter

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    Sadly this is the death throws of a pair of steps i made in school in 1972 in the wood work class . Like a lame horse they had a broken leg and it was the kindest thing to do . They served me well
     
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  9. Shall I call the fire brigade now !
    It could save your fence and the shed :D
     
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  10. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    Our fridge freezer is still humming away happily after thirty years
     
  11. The old ones are the best the saying is so true they don’t make them like the used too. I bought a brand new 100 litre compressor lasted just over 12 months just long enough for the warranty to run out, I now bought a 300 litre compressor from the late 60s works every time had some hard use as well.
     

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  12. matty

    matty Supporter

    There’s a lot of old tools on this forum
     
  13. "There`s no tool like an old tool ...."

    :hattip:
     
  14. I believe many of them have worn parts and leak gas continuously :(
     
  15. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Some still work
     
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  16. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    I use a Stanley hand wood plane and a tenon saw that are probably 60-70 years old. Power tools : a Black and Decker strimmer from the 1980's
     
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  17. Silver

    Silver Needs points/will pay!

    Looks like you still have the original blade in it!
     
  18. Norris

    Norris Supporter

    Ooh now you're talking. When I was looking for a decent jack plane I scoured Ebay for weeks for a good old-school, made in England Stanley. Believe it or not they are collectors items in their original patina. Luckily for me the chap who was selling it had reconditioned it, probably halving its value in the process. Proper blade made of proper English steel instead of Chinese cheese
     
  19. Probably surface rust..
    Cuts great..no burning

    It's still got all its own teef...:)
     
  20. Sproggy4830

    Sproggy4830 Supporter

    The shed and fence have gone, along with 4 foot of soil beneath them and the whole garden ,
     

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