well, broken actually: the blade-locking mechanism - a horribly fiddly affair even when working - is now siezed solid. A replacement part would cost almost half as much as a brand-new, superior machine (DC330 - lovely bit o'kit) so I have the disembowelled guts[1] of the old one to dispose of. Meaty 18V motor, variable-speed trigger control and deWalt batter connector, plastic case and all the rest of the machine, just that you've got one choice of blade and when that's gone ...
Anyone want any bits off it? Or got any good suggestions for other uses?
[1] sorry for the gory metaphor: Jurassic Park's[2] on the gogglebox in the background as I write[2] and as synchronicity would have it my music on shuffle just came up with Wierd Al's Jurassic Park (to the tune of McArthur Park) - one track out of 60G of mp3s. What's the chances of that happening, eh?