O.T. - R.I.P. Craftsman Shop Vacuum

Re: O.T.  -  R.I.P. Craftsman Shop Vacuum

Yonak

..And rather than waste a good year's use of a trusted tool, even though it smoked and made noises, you kept the new one in the box. I can commiserate, Jerry. I'm an old cheapskate too.

Re: O.T.  -  R.I.P. Craftsman Shop Vacuum

Jerry Nicholson

It was noisy from the first day I got it but it didn't let the smoke out until yesterday! Actually I have been using the new vac for general shop cleanup since the craftsman has been connected to the duct collection system. Guilty as charged about being an old cheapskate though. Emphasis on the OLD! I just passed the 84.5 mark.

I am doing some work on the crib that my son-in-law and I built in 1996 for their first baby (and the second, third, and fourth). The current work involves safety upgrades for use by their first grand daughter (and soon their second). Something I have noticed - that crib has become a lot heavier since we built it in 1996. My wife says it is because I am OLD but that can't be it.

Jerry

LOL (about the weight gain because BTDT)

kneale brownson

My first shop vac also was a Crapsman. I saved all the hose and tool parts after the motor failed because there might be a use for them in the future But I'm only 81.

Re: O.T.  -  R.I.P. Craftsman Shop Vacuum

Jerry Nicholson

I dumpstered it.

Things get heavier over time

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

Gravity is a little sticky, and, over time, some it will stick to things, making them heavier. That's why, when you're stacking lumber or working with bricks, you'll find the ones on the bottom heavier than at the top of the stack: gravity drips off the stuff on top and sticks to the lower units of lumber or bricks.

My theory, anyhow.