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Originally Posted by Refugee
I have got a two speed one from the early 1970s. It is painted grey
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That sounds like it's the same as the one I was using outside yesterday. I don't think I've posted a picture of it on this thread before, so here it is complete with its very long mains lead - don't look too closely at that! The gearbox is a different colour, so could have been changed at some point. I was given it sometime in the mid 70s when someone died. It's a B&D 520 and rated at 270 watts.
Also shown is the RS isolation transformer that I use with these old drills - particularly when used outside when it's wet.
I'm down to my last several 5" sanding discs - sanding disc shown in the last picture. When I went into Wickes DIY last year, I was told that they are not stocked now - they didn't even know what they were. It seems like only yesterday when I last bought some, but on thinking about it, it was probably several decades ago - how time flies!