• Mayor Poopington@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My grandpa also did various mechanical jobs after WWII. It was wild going through stuff when we moved them in with us

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      2 months ago

      Did you come across a bunch of power tools where the cord screws in to the base, so it’s real easy to replace?

      Like the tools come full apart, that’s insane! They also probably had guides with them to fix them!

      Like I can probably still use those shock factories! I certainly do not -want- to use them, even though they almost certainly still work (other than maybe corrosion), but the documentation to repair them probably still exists and that’s amazing!!