well, broken actually: the blade-locking mechanism - a horribly fiddly
affair even when working - is now siezed solid. A replacement part would
cost almost half as much as a brand-new, superior machine (DC330 - lovely
bit o'kit) so I have the disembowelled guts[1] of the old one to dispose
of. Meaty 18V motor, variable-speed trigger control and deWalt batter
connector, plastic case and all the rest of the machine, just that you've
got one choice of blade and when that's gone ...

Anyone want any bits off it? Or got any good suggestions for other uses?






[1] sorry for the gory metaphor: Jurassic Park's[2] on the gogglebox
in the background as I write


[2] and as synchronicity would have it my music on shuffle just came up
with Wierd Al's Jurassic Park (to the tune of McArthur Park) - one track
out of 60G of mp3s. What's the chances of that happening, eh?

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John Stumbles

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