Thanks for all the messages in response to the last post (email, FB, etc). The support is greatly appreciated. I was going to start this one off by writing about how my rotary sander, an ’heirloom’ I acquired in 2000 after my father’s passing, breathed its last heated breath two weeks ago, but looking at the date on the pictures I can see that it was already more than a month ago – Aug 27th to be exact. Since it was ‘vintage’ enough that even basic parts like brushes were no longer available I’ve done a few things to it over the years to keep it going, but be that as it may its time had come. Continue Reading »