R.I.P Mousy. I’m working on my stairs and after a step and a half Mr. Mouse died on me. So sad. Not just because I was mid project and had to take an involuntary break but because I loved him. If you ask me which has been my favorite power tool ever, he’s it. This guy was actually Mr. Mouse II and his predecessor also did an awesome job at the old house and at the boat.
So I went to the local DIY store the day after to replace him and they didn’t have the same one available. I had to get a sander there and then so I ended up getting Mr. Mouse’s bigger brother. He does all kinds of tricks like turning the pointy bit backwards if needed and even has a circular attachment.
What I didn’t think of was that this guy’s much taller and that the circular thingy makes the sand dust fly ALL over the place in a way I hadn’t expected. He does do a good job overall but MR. MOUSE I MISS YOU!
My condolences. We can comfort ourselves with the fact Mr. Mouse II had an active and fulfilled life.
Posted by: Leena | January 16, 2013 at 08:20 AM
Indeed.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | January 16, 2013 at 08:23 AM
Aw, RIP Mr. Mouse II! Mine is also one of my favorite tools but I have a feeling he'll last a long time since I don't use him very much.
Love the rotating base on the new one but BLAH about the flying dust. Seems like they'd fix it so that didn't happen.
Posted by: Judith | January 16, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Er KA1000 den "gamle" musen? Kanskje kjøpe en til for å lette savnet?
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Posted by: Ava | January 16, 2013 at 10:18 AM
Minns inte vad den gamla hette men jag tror jag får nöja mig med den nya, det känns lite onödigt med två, speciellt som jag börjar bli klar med renoveringen :)
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | January 16, 2013 at 10:23 AM
Great to read you are "back in business" : ) You are amazing in using tools, wow!
You have inspired me and my husband to fix our home office this winter: we changed the book shelves into white cabinets and bought also a large desk. However that wasn' the largest job but organizing all our stuff! Lost of this and that, books never read - like a lost and foun office! All furniture is ready but we are still in the middle of the organizing. So you blog gives me hope to survive : )
Posted by: Libris | January 16, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Btw, can you place to vacuum cleaner pipe into the new Mr to suck all the dust?
Posted by: Libris | January 16, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Unfortunately it 's just not practical to do so on the narrow stairs.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | January 16, 2013 at 01:06 PM
Sorry for your loss, Benita! He had a long, interesting life!
Posted by: rebeccaNYC | January 16, 2013 at 03:55 PM
I was barely awake when I read this and for a second saw it as "RIP Mini" and almost passed out! Whew...
Posted by: Trisha | January 16, 2013 at 04:17 PM
So sad to hear about Mr. Mouse, but you did the right thing. You went out and got his big brother to get the job done. It looks great so far. Good luck and keep us posted.
Posted by: KMP Modern | January 16, 2013 at 06:23 PM
I really love my little mouse so I am very sorry for your loss =(
Posted by: Tabitha | January 16, 2013 at 07:45 PM
I don't understand a thing about tools but the new mouse does say "cyclonic action" so maybe that's the reason the dust flies so much ;-)
Posted by: Marcia M | January 16, 2013 at 08:03 PM
Haha, I was kind of hoping it would be the other way around :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | January 16, 2013 at 09:17 PM
beware of flying dust! make sure you cover your laptop/computers/etc. well with plastic. That dust gets inside your technology and just sands the connections away without your knowing it. When I combined two small apartments into one, they hung up plastic over every door to contain the dust. what a nightmare. There must be a sander that doesn't spew dust all over--one with a bag or something. good luck!
Posted by: M.E. | January 16, 2013 at 09:59 PM
Aw, I'm sorry about your loss! I am sure you will get used to his big brother though, he must have some extra special features that his little bro didn't have. :)
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Posted by: Angela | January 16, 2013 at 11:50 PM
Sorry to hear about the loss of your right hand mouse. Nothing better than a good tool!
Don't they make sanders with bag/vacuum attachments to suck up the dust as you make it?
Posted by: Mrs. Vallejos | January 17, 2013 at 01:39 AM
I love all professional tools. Makita´s products are my favorites.
Posted by: minna | January 17, 2013 at 07:22 AM
They do and I've tried them but the bag's usually in the way and emptying it is as dusty as not using it at all unfortunately
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | January 17, 2013 at 07:34 AM
After reading your blog and Sherry's (YHL) I bought a mouse sander for working on a house my sister and I bought together. It made an enormous(e) difference to the decorating effort! When we finished the house and she moved in, rather than battle over custody of said mouse, I bought another for myself. Thanks for all the tips and inspiration, can't wait to get my own new house to start putting a few more storage ideas into practice.
Posted by: Sue | January 17, 2013 at 02:44 PM
I just bought a mouse here in the US. Maybe on your trip to NYC, you can stop in a hardware store and get a new one? It seems like it would be worth keeping both around...
Posted by: Tisha | January 23, 2013 at 12:15 AM
It's not that they're not available over here they just didn't have it in the store I went to and I needed one immeditely. I don't have a car so I couldn't go to the "next" store and couldn't wait for one by ordering one online. And besides we don't have the same electrical current over here :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | January 23, 2013 at 08:05 AM
Oh, right, I knew that about the electric (actual plugs are different, too, right?). At least it's good to know the option's still there!
Posted by: Tisha | January 26, 2013 at 06:51 AM