Craftsman Rant

[BobnUt]

Well, after 45 years or so, my Craftsman shop vac finally bit the dust !
Ok , my rant (rave) is over. Got my moneys worth

 

[Ericp351]

Does this signal that the world is now safe for democracy? Can we now sleep safely? Does the adverb now stand securely?

 

[rrlund]

Yup, they sure knew how to build things in 1980.

 

[Eman85]

Mine went more than 40, old green Craftsman shop vac, it's resting peacefully in the landfill waiting for the archeologists to discover it and piece together how we built quality things that lasted too long.

 

[JOCCO]

Not a craftsman but yes I did have a craftsman years back. I have gone through several shop vac's I had a ridged from Home Chepo. Fellow was using it in the shop and smoke came out of it. It did not seem to be very old.

 

[chvet73]

My Craftsman is easily 30 years old. Still works great. But recently added a Ridgid cordless vac. It’s is so convenient with no cord. I now use it as my go to vac. And can do the same job as the corded.

 

[Caryc]

Well, after 45 years or so, my Craftsman shop vac finally bit the dust !
Ok , my rant (rave) is over. Got my moneys worth

Lots of things can last very long if you don't use them like maybe once a week or so.

 

[timcasbolt]

I had to put a new switch in mine last year. Still smarting over that ten bucks.

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

My craftsman is 30 years old and a Rigid is 19 years old

 

[Cliff(VA)]

Well, after 45 years or so, my Craftsman shop vac finally bit the dust !
Ok , my rant (rave) is over. Got my moneys worth

I gave my old 1980s Craftsman to my daughter. It was way too loud. I bought one of the DeWalt Stealthsonic vacuums and I must admit that is is significantly quieter. It makes is a little easier to use. I have also decided that the old Craftsman was a "wet" vac and the new one is only a "dry" vac. That worked better too.

Cliff(VA) now (NC)

Stealthsonic Vac at Lowes

 

[Huskergreen]

Still using my Craftsman vac bought in 1978, replaced the hose sometime ago and put new bearings in the motor after one went out a couple years ago. The bearings are same bearing used in many skate boards and were easy to find.

 

[BobnUt]

Still using my Craftsman vac bought in 1978, replaced the hose sometime ago and put new bearings in the motor after one went out a couple years ago. The bearings are same bearing used in many skate boards and were easy to find.

maybe I'll look at that....it still runs but awful clanking noise

 

[SkipperII]

Well, after 45 years or so, my Craftsman shop vac finally bit the dust !
Ok , my rant (rave) is over. Got my moneys worth

I like a good short, to the point, rant. Well done

 

[PJH]

maybe I'll look at that....it still runs but awful clanking noise

Replaced the bearings in mine too. Whenever anything around here quits for good, I always pull the bearings/bushings out and throw them in my scrap bearing box. I had several bearings in the box that were a direct fit to the old Craftsman shop vac. I "think" that I may have replaced or at least worked on the switch a couple of decades ago.

 

[Texasmark]

Lots of things can last very long if you don't use them like maybe once a week or so.

That's a lot of scuttle butt on here about longevity of this and that. I may make a remark about a tool that has lasted me for a long time and get an answer from someone who says that its junk. The difference is my usage is seldom and the comment comes from a person using the thing daily in a profession. I wouldn't have any tools (per-se) if it weren't for HF. Replies come back that their stuff doesn't last and this professional brand or that professional brand is the only way to go......well the difference is as I said above. As the old TV series went: "Different Strokes for Different Folks".

 

[drsportster]

Shop vacs clog on aluminum chips in my shop

 

[cleddy]

Well, after 45 years or so, my Craftsman shop vac finally bit the dust !
Ok , my rant (rave) is over. Got my moneys worth

When I was a kid in the 60's we had about 2 - 3 good newer electric motors on the farm and some big old ones. One was a 1/2 HP Craftsman motor (1953 age???) that looked beat up already then but my Dad always mentioned how strong it was. After suffering with ever motor that could not handle the job it ended up on the Milking Machine Vacuum pump where it would run every time no matter how cold it was. When kids left the farm and Milking cows went away in the 70's somewhere along the line the motor was shot and cord cut off and thru in the junk pile. My parents saved everything and thats where I found it about 20 years ago. Getting around to sorting junk I thought maybe a 2% chance it would still run. It turns out with a new Capacitor and cord and oiling the bearings up it runs just fine. Bearings area little noisy but they spin fine. Hard to beat a "Craftsman" unit??
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[DoubleR]

Mine only lasted about 30 years osr so. I have the smaller one I brought right before Sears give it up probably 10 years ago. But don't use it much since I got the Ryobi battery vac. Although the Craftsman one is more powerful and use it for the bigger jobs.

 

[Hemmjo]

Well, after 45 years or so, my Craftsman shop vac finally bit the dust !
Ok , my rant (rave) is over. Got my moneys worth

Only things that go bad are brushes, switch or bearings. First two are replaceable.

 

[flying belgian]

My Craftsman is 32 years old and runs like new. Probably only gets used average 10 times per year anymore. First 20 years probably 30 times per year.