wayneburgess Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 A few weeks ago Readers may have remembered we found some submerged Dewalt tools in a flooded property which had been left for several months and possibly up to 3 years on a job.These were going to be thrown away,so just for fun I have had a go at drying them out and seeing what it took to get them going again.The old 14.4v drill we found still has a chuck that is solidly clamped around a bit holder and will not undo, and the batteries which although they were above the water line are nicad so are also nackerd really so that ends that part of the story.But here is the astonishing part. The 110v site voltage planer was solid and nothing moved on it at all,it looked like an impossible task to get it running again but being a big daft building type and also a Brit ( we never give up lol) I blasted it in every place for a week in WD40 and slowly bits started to move and over the days it got looser and looser until now I have been able to pull the case off and oil all the bits.Tomorrow is D day for this planer as I will be plugging it into the power and firing it up.If as I think it will, this tool bursts into life and gets used on a job, I will be amazed but also Very Very impressed.I will post tomorrow after work and let you folks know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Did you document this revival with pictures? This would make a great article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 No Pal but I will take some before I do the final clean up as you will see the water staining and surface corrosion on the base e.t.c. I must admit too that there was a lot of oil about and my hands were full so forgot to take some earlier but will also photograph the guide e.t.c and the rusted metal Dewalt tool box this may also yet be saved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 It's always fun trying to bring stuff back from the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Good luck Wayne! Remember, I know the electrical stuff in the UK is backwards from the US, but...if you hear a loud buzzing sound, run. Unless you like the ubiquitous afro!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I plugged the 110v drill into the site transformer I have and I am so amazed it burst into life a bit noisy but having said that planers are noisy little things.But big respect to Dewalt because this has to be number one in the Tools in action Captain Scarlet awards.( Captain scarlet was a children's program in the U.K. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Awesome. What all did you find down there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Frogs,Newts, water, and lots of badly smelling stuff LOL.The cellar has been stripped back and refurbished now so it no longer a stinking rotting mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice job Wayne! No afro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 What's a "newt" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 A Newt?!? Ever watch Monty Pythons Search for the Holy Grail?? "she turned me into a newt!" "A newt!?" "Yes... A newt". God Bless Monty Python!!!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 A newt is an aquatic amphibian of the family Salamandridae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Great Monty Python link there ChrisK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Hahahaha that's funny! I love the definition! Oh and Month Python too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChrisK Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 No curly hair and OMG it works fine.A bit noisy but I think I might be being a tadd picky there considering it had been basically submerged for a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Wow, that's pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 It took a week of patience and a lot of light spray oil but the bottom line is it will plane a door after all it has been through so that is some tough tool guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow, I'm not much for yellow but anyway you cut it, maybe I should try em out! Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow, I'm not much for yellow but anyway you cut it, maybe I should try em out! Awesome job! How much cooler would Dewalt be if they came in black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am not a big Dewalt fan but this has been a revelation.My manufacturers of choice are normally Metabo and Bosch, but the phrase " Real world tough" is lived up to with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If they were only "real world tough" in some color other than yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 LOL Being yellow you would think they would start to shake like a shitting dog at the sight of a big job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm all for black, Conductor. You know what the ladies say...once you go black, there ain't no going' back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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