[Marci MN]

My food processor is about to kiss the dust. And before I shuck it into the garbage I wanted to ask if those blades can be used for carving knives? If so I'm going to hang on to them and shuck the rest of the appliance.

Are these blades the right type of steel? After all the work I've put it through over 4 years ..theres hardly a dent in them. And still very sharp.

[AlArchie]

Marci, those blades are most likely very high quality stainless steel and would make excellent carving blades IF you can work them down to size.

Another thought.....if the motor isn't what's giving out, salvage that, too. My wife's processor gave up the ghost and I pulled the motor, made a frame for it and pulleyed it out to a good mandrel from Lee Valley. The motor is a small 3/4 horse motor that turns around 1700 RPM (nice slow speed). I pulleyed it down to about 1000 RPM on the mandrel and now have a very nice little honing machine. Felt wheel on one side, and a wooden wheel that will eventually support a leather power strop belt. On the left side I added a 1/2" threaded Jacobs chuck and that will drive a flex shaft with abrasive wheels or rotary cutters.

All for the price of a mandrel!

Al

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

and besides that......save all the screws that come out of it....always need an odd shape or size screw to fit something in the house! lol

[artolver]

Dave yer a beaut... I do that myself ... I toss them in the buckets my dad left behind. I gotta do a yard sale...I can barely lift them.. do you think they would sell by the coffee can?
Art

[papasar]

I'm in the process of moving and going through the gut wrenching task of getting rid of 50 yrs of "things I might need some day". Screws, nuts, bolts, nails, pipe fittings, electric supplies, tools, etc. If your a pack rat you know what I mean. The sad part is that in this area nobody wants the stuff brcause the old timers have their own and the young don't do their own repairs. Hurts to do it but I have to thrown it out. I asked a plumber if he maybe he had an apprentice who could use Stilson wrenches and he said whats that. Realized its all plastic and sweat fittings nowadays. Didn't even get to the tools yet. I know its just stuff but it ain't easy!
Bill K.

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

Don't throw anything out ... True story -
Living in Japan had a desk lamp, starter went out, only starter I could find required that I buy a box of a dozen. Hauled those starters to Guam, Four years later hauled them back to Japan, Three years later hauled the to the States, five years later hauled them to another house. About fiver years later decided I was cleaning house and decided I really didn't need them anymore so chucked em. About a week later the starter went out on the aquarium lamps, had to buy a new one. Don't throw anything out!

[Hugh]

Now that is a good piece of advice. Build a piece on the shop if necessary. But don't throw any thing out. Al Archie, you have something else to be thankful for, If I lived near you, I would be buggin you to help me build some of those gadgets. Love that stuff, but I'm what they call a spark electrician. If it sparks, not working right, if it don't it must be right. Great job on the honing machine archie.

[Marci MN]

Oh we dont throw much of anything out. By tossing in the garbage means.. it goes to the barn 'just in case'. This barn is a 30 stall dairy barn, with milk house and an empty loft above. Its full.. to the gills and back. LOL

I ask hubby if he has something..and chances are.. he's got two.