[Vwdiesel] The demise of the brush
Shawn Wright
swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca
Sun Jan 15 12:02:42 EST 2006
On 15 Jan 2006 at 8:36, Val Christian <val at mongobird.com> wrote:
> Just like the glass 1qt oil container, with the tin spout, it's
> getting harder to find brushes. The local parts places, which used to
> have a modest selection, now have virutally no brushes in stock.
>
> This makes starter or altenator partial rebuilds virtually impossible.
>
> Not only that, but electric tools [acknowledgement of loose VWdiesel
> coupling] are getting harder and harder to service. Last I tried,
> DeWalt wouldn't sell me brushes, saying that they were not a consumer
> replacable item. The local outlet would replace them for me, but it
> would cost about $60.
>
> My primary source for brushes is altenator and starter rebuild houses,
> and there are two OK ones in the area. One run by a young guy in a
> tough part of the city is priced very reasonable. About $1/brush.
> The other surburban one, sees allot of automotive work, and has a
> 4 bay shop. Different kind of operation. They like $5 to $10/brush,
> probably figuring that they have you over the barrell.
>
> There's an opportunity for "Brushes by Mail", a new internet site.
> One can browse through brush selections, and sort by brush type,
> dimension, leads, material, and yes, even application. Brushes at
> $0.50 to $5.00 each, and a $3.00/order shipping charge.
>
> My "friends" say that I dream too much.
Funny, my cheap, Chinese made angle grinder came with a spare set of brushes. But I have
several US made tools that I haven't been able to find brushes for... at least at a decent price.
How's this for a start, seems like mostly bigger stuff though:
http://www.helwigcarbon.com/order_online/index.cfm
Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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