'Your oldest most used dental instrument'

[RileyS]

Worst decision of my life? Could it be opening my own lab? Nope. It was finding DLN! HA!

 

[2thm8kr]

Nope. It was finding DLN! HA!

And poor wording of questions, giving this group of derelicts ammo.

 

[gallagerdental]

Hey guys, want a trip down memory lane( if you're old enough)? About a year and a half ago,had to retire an SS White lathe circa 1920s. (It caught on fire).Last year got a new electric welder. Old one, quit. Only 70yrs old. (Will send pic.). What's still kicking? Curing unit. God knows how old. (I'll send pic). Give it your best guess as to age. You can laugh, but I believe that if it ain't broke don't fix it. Yeah, I have new equipment, but they really don't make them like they used to.


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[Jussi Roivanen]

nice stuff from Sir Gallager

i had to do some research on that dial-a-weld (yep, mistyped it in the orig. post). Apparantly it is made by The Rocky Mountain Company, but i have not been able to figure out the age. I found some newer models of Dial-A-Weld on Ebay.. i think i'll mail to the company and ask them

 

[Getoothachopper]

This might not be "most used" in our lab, but hell. its old. Its The "Dial-O-Weld". i think this is piece of equipment that has been used since 50's. Our oldest worker said, that he purchased it in the mid 70s and it was then aprrox 20 yrs old.

Also, check the Video

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I just saw this show up on Ebay today "you might want to upgrade your unit to this new fancy newer model ,lol "

 

[rkm rdt]

Look Riley, it's got butt plugs!!

 

[JMN]

Not homemade or ancient, but used daily for over 30 years before I was entrusted with them and used daily for over 8 years since.

 

[CatamountRob]

Not homemade or ancient, but used daily for over 30 years before I was entrusted with them and used daily for over 8 years since.

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8 years!? 8 years!?
I've got underwear older than 8 years....

 

[JMN]

8 years!? 8 years!?
I've got underwear older than 8 years....

Yeah, but the guy who trained me gave them to me so they've been going around 40 years total.

 

[RileyS]

Look Riley, it's got butt plugs!!

You'd proly like it then!

 

[rkm rdt]

You'd proly like it then!

I'm too old for a bucket list.

 

[tomas]

i am too young for those machines . we prefer use some digital things .


awesome , how did you keep it more than 30 years , its older than me . i was born 1986 ,

 

[Getoothachopper]

i am too young for those machines . we prefer use some digital things .


awesome , how did you keep it more than 30 years , its older than me . i was born 1986 ,

Ha Ha , I don't think I will be using the same mill in 30 years

 

[CoolHandLuke]

Ha Ha , I don't think I will be using the same mill in 30 years
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i would be extremely impressed if you did.

because we'll all be dead by then, what with the imminent threat of nuclear war.

 

[CatamountRob]

because we'll all be dead by then, what with the imminent threat of nuclear war.

Obama's going to nuke Trump Plaza?

 

[rkm rdt]

 

[Marylandfarmer]

This might not be "most used" in our lab, but hell. its old. Its The "Dial-O-Weld". i think this is piece of equipment that has been used since 50's. Our oldest worker said, that he purchased it in the mid 70s and it was then aprrox 20 yrs old.

Also, check the Video

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We have one of these as well. I have been here 20 years and it was old when I got here. It works well I think it is kinda cool. It looks like something used by the KGB.

 

[Cory]

Hand-me-down from a friend... gotta clean up and hope it works.

 

[JMN]

Hand-me-down from a friend... gotta clean up and hope it works.

Don't want to be all safety Nazi, but check the internal wires, ground especially or get a geeky friend to check before putting it in service.
If needed it can be rewired with modern wire quite cheaply.

I've gotten thrown out old equipment before that had the cloth wire insulation and it deteriorates bad sometimes. Old radio cabinets are terrible for this issue because the wood is inviting for nibbly rodents who like the tubes' warmth.

 

[JMN]

i would be extremely impressed if you did.

because we'll all be dead by then, what with the imminent threat of nuclear war.

What am I missing?