re: Standing in my dads toolshed is upsetting to think what most look like today

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My father still has my grandfather’s Porter Cable belt sander. I don’t know how old it is but my grandfather was born in 1895. That thing may be 100 years old. It’s also as heavy as a concrete block.

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Probably the best known P-C vintage sander is the model 500 4x27. They were built in the 40s and 50s and weighed close to 30 pounds. Sometimes called the locomotive sander for obvious reasons. They made several smaller ones but this is the biggest and most popular among collectors.