I told the wife - I must be 'maturing'.

Fetched home an old corded drill. Free - but "a little play" in
the front bushing - not more than a quarter inch. I pulled the chuck,
"because for that, I have a use." Not "some day, or "maybe, I can"
but - "that there drill guide needs a chuck.".
So that's "fixed" - what to do with the rest of it? I did take it
apart - brushes in good shape, - in fact, aside from the worn out
bushing, it seemed in "good shape" for an old drill. I know it was
old, because it had formerly belonged to the church back when it was
"Grace Community". (Which was a long time ago.) But the other clue
was that it was a metal body. I mean, it has been a long time since
cheap drills were made with metal bodies.) (I have a Skill drill
from 1978, and it has a plastic body.)
Anyway, I realized I'm getting older: I tossed all the parts.
Okay, I kept the electric motor (windings and stator) "just because" -
but the rest all will go away. need the room, I'm not electrically
incline to use the parts for something.
I did ponder the sort of society which would find it cost
effective to replace the bushing so it wouldn't wobble.

Sigh, too soon old, too late schamrt.

But I have a drill guide which works.

tschus
pyotr


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pyotr filipivich.
Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."