I hope '35 tinkering went okay, Paul. Be nice to have it as it should be very soon.
Sounds like your old Black & Decker is a trusty and favourite companion. It's nice how we can get attached to certain tools that make our lives easier. I've had this Aldi sourced (Dremel-esque) rotary tool for years now and hardly ever used it. Having seen what a great and versatile little thing it is (and I have a wide selection of other tools for it - mainly for grinding and polishing), I'm sure it will see a lot more use in the future. It'll save so much time compared to hand filing etc. when I get round to finally attending to the cocking levers of a few 30s and 99s. Recently, when using a hand saw or file it sets my tendonitis off too, so using this will be a godsend.
Tell you what.....I'll get my wife to talk to your wife about gifts etc., and you get yours to talk to mine about granting me a room or clearing my previously prepared "man cave / shed" of a load of clutter so I have a proper workspace.
I'm not quite sure how old this 50 is. I'll have to check that out. But it is the older style one with the screw-in end block and 25mm bore, as opposed to the later one which we know as the 99 over here but is called the 50 elsewhere. I seem to think they probably stopped making them around the mid to late 80s, but couldn't be sure. I'm going to guess that it's a later example of this type. I've not shot it for years. And that was just a few quick shots to try it out. I seem to remember it being a bit twangy, so that will need addressing. And it has the less than perfect "Perfekt" trigger fitted, but I've had a Rekord waiting in the wings for years.
Originally Posted by TonyL
I hope '35 tinkering went okay, Paul. Be nice to have it as it should be very soon.Even better when it's decades
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