How old is your Tablesaw?

[Todd Burch]

Mine had it's 10th birthday yesterday. PM66. 5HP. I suspect we'll have another 25-30 happy years together.

Todd

[Jim Dunn]

I think a little older than my teeth:eek::eek:, but I'm not sure:rolleyes:

No, really, about 15 or 20 yrs. It's my next tool to replace as it's a crftsmn.

[Gary Keedwell]

I don't know. It was either 1995 or 1997. I cannot remember. I do know I got it after my beloved dog died. I took the day off from work and LOML and I traveled over the state border to get it tax free.
So to answer your question ( about time, huh? ) I would say my Uni is either 10 or 12 years old. All original equipment.
Gary

[Dick Brown]

My Clausing is about 52 years old as near as I can tell.Just finished restoring it. Weight, 575 lb. New Biesemeyer fence.
Dick

[Rick Levine]

Mine's less than 2 years old. I just finished my new shop earlier this year and replaced my contractor's saw with a Uni.

[Glen Blanchard]

12 mos. old, black and purty.

[Chris Rosenberger]

I have a 64 year old Unisaw & a 40 year old PM66.

[Bill Huber]

:D You don't want to know..... :D

I have an 8 inch Craftsman that was bought in 1953 by my Dad, so I guess that makes it 54.


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[Gary Keedwell]

Wow....this thread sure grew fast:eek::D
Gary

[Anthony Anderson]

8 months old. SawStop 5hp. I sure hope we have another 30-40 years together. Great thread Todd.

[Seth Poorman]

I have a 1967 Unisaw in mint condition ,came out of the Old Magnavox factory, all they used it for was to cut a few 2x4s.
My baby is 40 yrs old...:)

[Rick Levine]

Wow, I feel so young.

[Gary Keedwell]

Wow, I feel so young.
Not me....1967 was year I graduated from high school:eek::eek::o
Gary

[David G Baker]

I bought my Craftsman saw used in 1967. I have a new motor and a Sears after market fence that make it an acceptable saw. I have been waiting for some heavy duty old iron to come my way at a good price. I also have an old Sears (don't remember if it is Craftsman) 7" table saw that I haven't used in 30 years that is probably from the 50's.

[George Bregar]

My Clausing is about 52 years old as near as I can tell.Just finished restoring it. Weight, 575 lb. New Biesemeyer fence.
Dick Had a chance to buy one on good condition...but it had a 3/4" arbor which would be a pain, and bought a nice Uni for less...and sold it immediately to a friend.

[Bart Leetch]

My Unisaw is an older one at 67 years old manufactured in 1940.

I also have my Dads Gold colored 1955-1957 Craftsman contractors saw.

I hope someone shows up with an Delta A100 that would be the next oldest Delt Cabinet saw in line before mine was manufactured from what I've been told.

[Andrew Nemeth]

Just finished restoring a 22 year old 3hp Jet cabinet saw. I still have my 15 year old Craftsman contractor saw.

-Andrew

[Bruce Haugen]

I was with my dad when he bought our 9" Delta contractor saw new in 1965, the summer before I graduated from HS. It's due for an upgrade.

Bruce

[Lance Norris]

2 Year old Unisaw.

[Scot Ferraro]

General 350 is 4 years old...just the start of a long relationship! :)

Scot

[Norman Pyles]

5 year old Delta contractors saw.

[Chuck Lenz]

12 year old 34-445X Delta Contractors tablesaw with a 30" Unifence and mobile base. It's been a good saw, bought it new.

[scott spencer]

My Clausing is about 52 years old as near as I can tell.Just finished restoring it. Weight, 575 lb. New Biesemeyer fence.
Dick

That's a beauty, Dick!

My 22124 isn't even 52 months yet! (...more like 32 mths) ;)

[Cary Falk]

My Unisaw is 37 years old.

[Chuck Saunders]

15 year old Unisaw 3hp

[Larry Conely]

15 year old Inca.

[Don Wurscher]

34yr old Craftsman (Same motor) with Shop Fox Classic Fence

[Lee Schierer]

My craftsman is about 26 or 27 years old. I have upgraded the fence to a beismeyer and did a thorough tune up on it. It has a cast iron top and cast iron wings. I also added a long out feed table and a table extension to the right when I added the new fence. Unless it dies I have no plans to replace it unless I win a new saw in a contest. :D

[Tom Kelley]

5 year old Delta Contractors saw that will be replaced when my ship comes in.
Tom

[Matthew Voss]

Delta 44-410...21yrs

[Rod Sheridan]

General 650, only 5 or 6 years old, and already I want to replace it with a Felder.

I'm so fickle........Rod.

[Bob Roberts]

1939 Delta Unisaw.....68 yrs. old

[Charles Wiggins]

Mine had it's 10th birthday yesterday. PM66. 5HP. I suspect we'll have another 25-30 happy years together.

Todd

Around 50 years old. Dad bought it used before I was born. Here's some similar models on OWWM:

http://owwm.com/PhotoIndex/detail.asp?id=5523
http://owwm.com/PhotoIndex/detail.asp?id=6988

[James Hart]

I'm hoping somebody can help me determine a rough age.

I bought my PM66 from a guy who bought it at auction when the Phoenix public school system closed down most of their wood shops. He never used it.

I know PM has gone through some changes with color, ownership and where it was built over the years.

Mine is gold with a mostly green stripe midway up the cabinet, manufactured by Houdaille, serial number 8266540.

Any guesses on its approx. age?

Jim

[David Weaver]

My Clausing is about 52 years old as near as I can tell.Just finished restoring it. Weight, 575 lb. New Biesemeyer fence.
Dick

Nice handwheels!

[Jason King]

American Woodworking Machinery Universal Saw Bench

Age: 102 years.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Saw #1 is a 36 year old Craftsman contractor saw, I purchased it new.

Saw #2 is a 2006 Hammer K3 with the big table.

I keep thinking that there has to be a use for the old craftsman. The table is fine & the arbor spins.
I'm thinking of making a two blade tenoning cutter from it by moving the arbor up onto the table to lay parallel to the table in a fixed position and run little 7 or 8 inch blades in a pair with spacers.

Or maybe it can be a router table or ~ ~ ~

[Chris Foley]

1985 Unisaw....so my rudimentary math skills say that it's 22 years old. However, I just got it last FRIDAY! Although its in great shape, I have plans..oh how I have plans :D

[Jason White]

Bought my RIDGID TS3650 at Home Depot about 5 years ago. Didn't know a thing about tablesaws and just wanted to do some fix-up on the house. The saw was new to the market and HD ran a special -- $450 plus a $100 gift card. I basically got the saw for $350!

5 years later, it's the best purchase I ever made and the quality is terrific. I have the Festool plunge-cut saw and can't believe these folks who say they got rid of their tablesaws and just use the Festool. I couldn't live without the tablesaw. Just wish it had a better splitter or a riving knife!

That said -- my "dream" saw would be a full-size cabinet saw with better dust collection. That's another 3-5 years away (my "shop" is a small one-car garage that my big snowthrower is currently hogging space in).

I've got a new Biesemeyer sitting in a box in the basement just waiting for that day......

Jason


Mine had it's 10th birthday yesterday. PM66. 5HP. I suspect we'll have another 25-30 happy years together.

Todd

[Rick Potter]

Had my Unisaw about 15 years. Got one of the $80 Beismeyer fences, but haven't put it on yet. This one replaced a 1 1/2 HP Unisaw that was 10 years old.

Funny story there. I had just gotten the new 3 HP one and was setting it up with the shop door open on Holloween. One of the trick or treater's dads wandered over to see what I was doing and bought my 1 1/2 HP saw on the spot.

I also HAD my fathers 1946, 8", tilting table Craftsman, that he bought with his mustering out money from the Navy after the war. It sat around for years taking up space, and I finally gave it away. I have regrets, but realize it would still be taking up space if I had kept it, and my shop is already too full.

Rick Potter

[mike wacker]

I'm hoping somebody can help me determine a rough age.

I bought my PM66 from a guy who bought it at auction when the Phoenix public school system closed down most of their wood shops. He never used it.

I know PM has gone through some changes with color, ownership and where it was built over the years.

Mine is gold with a mostly green stripe midway up the cabinet, manufactured by Houdaille, serial number 8266540.

Any guesses on its approx. age?

Jim

I just call PM for parts for a PM66 I just bought second hand. My understanding is the first 2 digits is the year of manufacture. So there you go. Mine is an '89

[Rick Levine]

Not me....1967 was year I graduated from high school:eek::eek::o
Gary

I was referring to the saw. I graduated from high school in 1964.

[Jim O'Dell]

I'm sitting here at work thinking, "How old is mine?" I bought it to replace my Craftsman RAS when the motor died. I'll have to check the receipt tonight, but I'm thinking probably 10 to 12 years old. Ridgid 3612, the old Emerson unit. Due to be relagated to an assembly table/daddo only machine in the next year, hopefully.;) Jim.

[Gary Muto]

Mine is about 1 1/2 year old 3 HP Delta Unisaw. I sold my first Unisaw 3 years ago when I had to move out of state. That was an early 70's vintage 3 phase.

[Gary Keedwell]

I was referring to the saw. I graduated from high school in 1964.
:eek: Wow, you old fart, you!!!


Gary.....the Whippersnapper

[James Hart]

I just call PM for parts for a PM66 I just bought second hand. My understanding is the first 2 digits is the year of manufacture. So there you go. Mine is an '89


Thanks Mike.

[Ernie Hobbs]

I have a 1940 Unisaw so I guess that makes it 67 years old. The only major complaints are a weak motor (one day, I'll upgrade the original 1 HP bullet motor to a new one) and a fence that tends to move too much. But, with a new fence and a new motor, I see no reason it shouldn't last another 67 years.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=24750

[Howie French]

92' Delta Contractor saw... so 15 years old !

[Ryan Eldridge]

1995 Delta unisaw that I have had for about a month and a half now. Nicest tool I have ever had.

[Richard M. Wolfe]

My "backyard shop" saw is a Delta contractor's saw I bought new about 25 years ago (don't remember the exact year). It will be "upgraded" in the next few months with a 1940 unisaw - 67 years old. The main workhorse we have at a wooodworking operation a friend and I have is a 1939 unisaw - 68 years old.

Ernie, if the old bullet motor on yours works OK why replace it? I'm no engineer, but have heard the torque they put out makes it equivalent to a much larger "modern day" motor.

[Carl Eyman]

My Craftsman (now highly upgraded) I bought in the early 1970's. With its original fence it was junk. Now with a Vega fence, WWII blade, splitter, and zero clearance insert it works well.

[Chris Padilla]

My Griz 1023Z showed up in 2000. You do the math. :D

[Josiah Bartlett]

Another old Unisaw here- a '74. I put a Shop Fox fence on it, works great.

[Jim Becker]

8 Months, give or take...and counting...although it's about a year since my original order went in!

[Thom Sturgill]

About a month and a half - I replaced a ~12 year old Ryobi BT3000 with a Jet ProShop.

[Ernie Hobbs]

Ernie, if the old bullet motor on yours works OK why replace it? I'm no engineer, but have heard the torque they put out makes it equivalent to a much larger "modern day" motor.

I've had the motor checked and it is generating 1 HP. It cuts plywood or soft woods OK but anything like walnut, maple, or mahogany is a real chore. Simple cuts on anything hard is a really slow process. If anyone wants to trade a good-working 3 HP or 5 HP single-phase Unisaw motor for an original Bullet motor, let me know.

[glenn bradley]

I have a 1950's Emerson/C-man but my daily user is only a couple years old.

[Ben Martin]

My table saw is 2 months old, TS3650. But my circular saw that I got from when my Grandpa passed is 55 years old. Let's just say, in this case, they are better now than they were back then. But, I guess you have to look at the use, it was used for cutting wood panelling to finish the basement. Thank god that trend ended....

[Brad Noble]

14. My 5 HP PM66 was born in 1993. I wish I was in as good of shape as it is.

Brad

[Paul Williams]

I got mine from my father-in-law 38 years ago. He was a carpenter and it was his job site saw for many years. I don't know how old it is. The fence and attached router table are only 3 years old, and were a great improvement as the old fence was shot.

[Jim O'Dell]

Man, I was WAY OFF!!:o I got my saw 8/25/02!! Only 5 years old.:confused::confused: Maybe it's just worked me double time!! :D Jim.

[Bob Feeser]

:D You don't want to know..... :D

I have an 8 inch Craftsman that was bought in 1953 by my Dad, so I guess that makes it 54.


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Well Glory be, I am not the only one with that era Craftsman table saw, bought by my Dad. He bought the one I have used somewhere around 1955 to 1960. Here is a pic.
http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/97/2093926870100733997S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/3896/2457906590100733997S600x600Q85.jpg
It works really well as the center of a routing station. I bought a newer saw, a 2004 PM66, and love using the old one as well.

http://inlinethumb42.webshots.com/5033/2876155690100733997S600x600Q85.jpg

[Jack Briggs]

75 yrs. 1932 Atlas 8" cast iron job.

[Maury Saggus]

Only 2 months old to me, but mine is a 1954 Unisaw with a new Bies 30" fence.

53 years old by my math.......

[Bill Huber]

Well Glory be, I am not the only one with that era Craftsman table saw, bought by my Dad. He bought the one I have used somewhere around 1955 to 1960. Here is a pic.

It works really well as the center of a routing station. I bought a newer saw, a 2004 PM66, and love using the old one as well.



That must have been the newer style, it has the tilt on the side. Mine you pull out on the main crank to do the tilt which is a problem, there is no lock on it. I have to keep the tension bolt very tight to keep it from moving.
I will have to say yours looks a lot nicer then mine, you extension are really nice looking. I should redo mine now that I know how it should have been done.

[Tyler Howell]

3 yo PM66 5Hp
15 yo Cman 2hp
45 yo Cman 1hp
TJH

[Mike Wilkins]

Rockwell/Delta Unisaw
Born on date: May 1964
Wishing/saving for a slider.

[Tom Quatsoe]

4 year old Delta contractor and thinking of a slider

With the average age of these saws it's a wonder how these companies can stay in business.

Tom

[Doug Shepard]

3 HP PM66 roughly 15 yrs old.

[Bill Ryall]

1967 Craftsman, heavily modified (43)

1947-8 Tomlee, just restored to service after being rescued from the scrap heap (60)

2 month old Hitachi jobsite saw.

[JayStPeter]

I have a Y2K Unisaw

[Greg Mann]

Have a ShopCraft tilting table saw that was fairly old when I was born and I am now 60. I inherited it from my Dad many years ago, but, I must admit that I hardly ever use it and have been pondering some way to take advatage of its tilting table, perhaps as a small disc sander. It is pretty much a POS but it has sentimental value in spite of the fact that I nailed my thumb on it as a kid when I reached for a cut off on it before my father could stop me. Luckily, it was coasting to a stop and did not have much energy left. How do you spell SawStop? :rolleyes:

[Richard DiCerb]

Thinking back now , I got this unisaw in 1972 ,and it was old when I got it. It has always run perfectly. I now have other saws and use it mainly when I do not want to change a setup. I needed space bad and put an ad in the paper recently and people thought it was to old. If only
more tools were built with that kind of quality.

[Danny Thompson]

Mine is a 4 or 5 year old Frankensaw--i.e, a ridiculous little $99 Delta 13 amp jobber, embedded in a 3' x 7' workbench, with a . . .

wait for it . . .

42" Commercial Biesemeyer fence (24" left, 60" right)!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

4 year old Ridgid...feeling severly neglected since my fall into the turning Vortex....Only last week did it make it from the small unlit, unheated shed to the very well lighted heated shop! It was still cheering about the move when I was in the shop yesterday!:eek::rolleyes::D

[BOB OLINGER]

I was with my dad when he bought our 9" Delta contractor saw new in 1965, the summer before I graduated from HS. It's due for an upgrade.

Bruce
Bruce,

Sounds familar - I have a 9" Delta my Dad purchased for me in about 1973. Getting tougher to find 9" blades. Keep posting on your update plans.

[Bruce Haugen]

Bob, I think you and I have the last of the 9" saws. I have one blade for mine, a really good Systimatic, that is at least 20 years old, and there aren't too many sharpenings left in it. I'm thinking about a hybrid replacement, but the other contenders are a Grizzly cabinet saw or an old Unisaw if I can find it.

Wish I would have known you were in Ames. I used to get down there periodically for some training, but the organization has moved the training site.

Bruce

[Lee Koepke]

I have a 3 week old Grizzly 1023SL that replaced a salvaged mid 60s Delta/Rockwell 34-425 someone dumped on the side of the road. I would like to continue the restoration process and get IT running again.

The Grizz is nnnnnice.

[Michael Gibbons]

Got my (good English) Unisaw on 2/24/03. It was a floor model at a woodworking show. I didn't have enough cash on me, but the LOML gave me the Blaster Card O.K. We actually were able to fit it in the mini van, but getting it down the stairs at home was another story. It was the special edition with the blade, extra cast iron wing, 52 Beis, and mobile base. Oh I forgot..They threw in a 14 volt delta drill. Pay special attention to those special someones who set the tool buying budgets this merry season.:D You couldn't wipe that grin off my face for a week. I took pics and showed all my buddies at work.

[Tom Hamilton]

This is a tale of the old and the new:

1948 ish Boice-Crane 2500 Combo Table Saw and Jointer (Peerless 2HP motor);

and

a Feb 07 Steel City, left tilt, 3HP.

Both work great, I use the BC for cross cuts.

Tom, in Houston, where the high today was 81 and not a record!

[Bruce Page]

My Uni is about 10.

[Jan Bianchi]

I've got my Dad's Walker Turner table saw--probably about 1948. I've had it reconditioned. It's heavy and big, but a little low in horsepower. I've been trying to decide whether I'd be better off adding more horsepower and a bisenmeyer fence, or just getting a new saw altogether. Reactions?

[Bob Feeser]

Bill,
Thank you for your kind words. It is just great to know a fellow creeker is using the same vintage era saw. Is that cast iron extension the original one that came with the saw. Mine never had a side extension, and I always wondered what the extension would look like. I saw the holes for one, that were never used. Just curious.
Bob

That must have been the newer style, it has the tilt on the side. Mine you pull out on the main crank to do the tilt which is a problem, there is no lock on it. I have to keep the tension bolt very tight to keep it from moving.
I will have to say yours looks a lot nicer then mine, you extension are really nice looking. I should redo mine now that I know how it should have been done.

[Fred Woodward]

A four year old TS3650 and a brand new (to me) '83 PM66 3hp that I am restoring.
The TS3650 has been a great saw but I couldn't resist the PM66 to restore.

[Rob Will]

My PM 74A was made in 1994. 12" or 14" blade, 7.5hp Baldor 3ph motor. 50" Bies.
Here's a pic of this american iron passing the quarter, nickel, penny and DIME test with the blade running.
I think it cuts wood too.:)

Merry Christmas,
Rob

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Mine is about a month old and I have made about 4 cuts on it :)

[Fred Voorhees]

About as old as it is going to get for me. I am hoping to replace it very shortly with a new cabinet saw. I am hoping to get some sage advice from the experts on the forum about which direction I should turn. My current Delta contractors saw has served me well, but I am now at the point where I will begin to upgrade my stuff.

[Steve Clardy]

Griz 1021S, had its 12th birthday this year. ;)

[Bob Feeser]

My PM 74A was made in 1994. 12" or 14" blade, 7.5hp Baldor 3ph motor. 50" Bies.
Here's a pic of this american iron passing the quarter, nickel, penny and DIME test with the blade running.
I think it cuts wood too.:)

Merry Christmas,
Rob
Rob,
Now that is a saw. I use the penny demonstration when someone stops over on my PM66 5hp. I start it, run it for about 30 seconds, then shut it off, all with the penny still standing, then when it settles to a complete stop, without bending over, I give a little puff of wind in the direction of the penny, and it falls right over. I practiced it a few times, to get the puff as gentle as possible, and still make the penny fall over. It really accentuates the zero vibration. Another good one is asking the observer to stand the penny up. Makes them appreciate just how sensitive it is. I know this sounds like a gloat, but well hey, it still blows me away to see a 7.5hp model 74, doing the same thing. What a saw. I understand you can skip the sawmill, and go right to the table saw with that model. 14" blade...phew:o

[Rob Will]

Rob,
Now that is a saw. I use the penny demonstration when someone stops over on my PM66 5hp. I start it, run it for about 30 seconds, then shut it off, all with the penny still standing, then when it settles to a complete stop, without bending over, I give a little puff of wind in the direction of the penny, and it falls right over. I practiced it a few times, to get the puff as gentle as possible, and still make the penny fall over. It really accentuates the zero vibration. Another good one is asking the observer to stand the penny up. Makes them appreciate just how sensitive it is. I know this sounds like a gloat, but well hey, it still blows me away to see a 7.5hp model 74, doing the same thing. What a saw. I understand you can skip the sawmill, and go right to the table saw with that model. 14" blade...phew:o

Thanks Bob, yes on occasion the 14" blade comes in handy but for most general shop stuff, I find myself running a 12" blade most of the time. Somebody should start a jointer thread like this one;);).

Rob

[Bill Huber]

Bill,
Thank you for your kind words. It is just great to know a fellow creeker is using the same vintage era saw. Is that cast iron extension the original one that came with the saw. Mine never had a side extension, and I always wondered what the extension would look like. I saw the holes for one, that were never used. Just curious.
Bob

Yes, it is the original extension, there was two but one was broken and junked before I got the saw.
I still have the original manual that came with also.
The only real problem I have with the saw is the 1/2 in arbor. I wish it was a 5/8 so I could get a new dado set for it.

[Jim Solomon]

I just purchased a PM 66, Serial# 88662011 3HP 1PH and 50" Biesemeyer fence. Still has the cosmoline on the top, as does the Delta DJ 20. Infact the jointer body is still in the wooden Delta shipping crate. I wanted to post pics before I posted, but am trying to figure out how to do that. Neither the saw or jointer where ever used. Purchased in 1999. I bought them for $2150.00. Plus the lasy through in a old Montgomery Ward 48" wood lathe with orginal GE motor and 4 never used Craftsman lathe chisels. The person I purchased these never used tools purchased them in 1989. I "think" going by the serial number my saw was made in 1988...so it is just shy of it's 20th birthday and still as new;)

Jim

[Don Bullock]

My SawStop is less than a year old. It replaced a Craftsman that I bought in 1979.

[Mark Singer]

My SawStop is about a year old also, It replaced a Powermatic 66 which I hd for 10 years and never had any problems! It was a great saw. The SawStop is even better and as you can imagine safer.

[Wes Crawford]

My old PM66 is 35 years young. Bought it when I built the house it sets in. I'll bet I've hauled away enough sawdust from it to fill the shop several times over! Paid the outrageous sum of $418 for it new. Still looks and works (except for upgrades) about the same as it did way back then. Wish I could say that about the operator! Thanks to all the great contributors to one great forum.

[edward alexander]

tannewitz model j made 1926 , works like it was make yesterday,10" craftsman made in the 50's, 10' general made in the 80's (why does one man need three saws )
rounding off the sharp corners-alex

[Chuck Tringo]

1 1/2 month old Jet proshop saw hat I made all of 10 cuts on before I broke my leg :(. Now i just hobble out to the garage to stare at it now and again, waiting until I'm well enough to get back to work on it.

[Steve LaFara]

Let's see....right at 68 years old. It's a late '39, early '40 Unisaw that I restored last winter. Serial #G-388. :D


http://www.fototime.com/3B4891C055E8065/standard.jpg

[Ben Anderson]

At 10 years older than I am, I think I like my Delta 1948 Unisaw with the bullet motor. I collect and restore old Delta tools and also have a 1953 version which is pretty nice too, and a 1971 version which doesn't have the character of the older Delta tools. The older the better!

http://www.guidesandtutorials.net/oldtools/image-files/unisaw-1948-1.jpg

[Mike Heidrick]

I have an October 2006 purchased 5hp Sawstop with T-Glide fence, Jessem Mast R Slide, PSi overarm dust hood, and HTC base with ball bearing tool box. Also have an old CI Wards 8"? benchtop contractor saw with no fence that I do not use.

[Ed Kilburn]

Cliff,
Are you looking to do something like this? I've got an Grainger 6Y943 that was built in the 80's. The spindle is replaceable with an extra long one. I mounted 2-8" dado sets with an 1/2 spacer, to cut the bridle joints for my bar stools.

[Greg Just]

My Craftsman was purchased in the early 80's. I have upgraded the fence and it still works pretty good.

[Clint Winterhalter]

It replaced a 10 year old Cman I had upgraded beyond belief!