Mike notes:


The used tool market has plenty of this type of tool. Heck, I find
plenty of them even here in old tool he!! (SoCal). For the price of
the above POS (sorry Robin, I love you guys otherwise), you can get a
Yankee 1530 with bits; even from the higher priced dealers. Please
disregard if you need to buy new because of insurance reasons.

I don't think the insurance company insists on new, but...I'm not at all sure I
want to set a precedent, either. Buy one thing used, and that may be the
replacement method you're stuck with in too many other areas. As I noted at
first, I've got the lower cost Stanley (which I think is still available), so
am not hurting for that particular tool...which I use two or three times a year
anyway. I got a list that is a lot longer than I thought it would be,
considering this was the basement that burned and not the shop. Believe me, I'm
grateful for that, because it's a lot easier to document and replace washer,
dryer, water heater, furnace, service entry panel and such than it is saw
blades and router bits and similar things.

Charlie Self

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