I've owned this tool since 1986-'87, and it's the one tool which I have relied on, and used every year since I've owned it. It is the one tool that keeps coming out of the tool box month after month, year after year, and now that it's disabled, is sorely missed. Trying to find alternative ways to perform tasks usually handled by this tool, usually ends up in disaster. I need this part, and hope it returns the tool to it's usual trusty service that I've come to rely on. My only real dissapointment is that the part that I need to return the tool to service-able condition is a quite pricey.