re: 5 1/2" Spindle Sander Sleeve availability

We USED to have some fine hardware stores, but with the advent of the first Big Box places (all of whom are no longer in business, at least not here) the hardware stores started closing up. A lot of that was mid 60's to 70's. Yeah the smells of a good hardware store was Manly. A place guys went, and got stuff. Builders Square, Wickes, Builders Barn, Hometown, and several I can almost see in my minds eye, but not recall the name. Some of these may have been local, or regional? They came in, and ran the local hardware store out of business, or locally in the case of Wickes, and another I can't recall, became more of a chain of Big Box stores. All gone, or drafted as another giant grew up, and incorporated the smaller chains within.

Past and gone 1

I suppose now with as many Ladies buying goods for DIY as guys it's a good thing for the species, it's just the places to shop now SUCK. And knowledgeable staff, huh, whats that??? At the old hardware store, they didn't need "you tube" to show you how. The guy working there just explained it in 2 or 3 sentences, and you were set.