A couple of 5.5 Amp that I picked up from Pete yesterday. Complete redo. Wonder who will be mowing foam with these?
Looks great… I need to send a few of mine down to him.
Brushes, bearings, cord etc.
YES!
You’re stoked McDing!
I need to send him mine.
I’ll have to dig out the Before and after pics when I get a chance. Night and Day.
Pete needs to charge more.
Nicer than new.
Pete is the best. He has done my Skils plus he converted a Bosch. Having him refurb a skil is like buying a new one.
beautiful
…very good; sadly I m too far away.
Want …
Don’t know if any of you have cruised Ebay for Skils lately, but it seems they are drying up and the prices are outrageous. Plus they haven’t been restored by Pete. They are all" as is". Every time I pick one up it goes straight to Pete to be evaluated first and then if it is worth the investment; R n R (ie Repaired and Restored). Lowel
Post up a video of that beauty doing what she does best. That moto and blades eating up foam is music for everyboady that loves hand crafted boards.
Yes I am going to have to figure vide out sometime. I’ve got my “main girl” that Pete set up for me a few years back. She sees all the work. Haven’t had to break out the reserve. The main girl has been trouble free. These two are going on the market. With Bruce Jones gone; Pete pointed out to me recently that I’m the only guy around reselling “Restored” Skil 100’s. Lowel
Thanks everyone, no denial that I love working on them more than using them. Each one is so uniquely different based on the owner and how it was used. All of those Lowel brings have never seen foam before, so it really is a new life for them and they need to be ready for another 65 years. Yeah, I treat them like they’re people and my relationship with machines has always been pretty twisted. When my kids eventually have me locked away, I know the Skil stuff will be at the top of the list on the court papers. Terry Senate says the Skil is part of his arm, so maybe they’ll put us in the same ward.