Recent content by anthony

The heaters are clamped onto the outside of the tub

Well this machine is finally finished .New rollers courtesy of another member .Everything working .Should be good for another 60 odd years

Hi Al Its coming along nicely .I am working on that troublesome emptying pipe that goes on the side .Its very corroded so I have sanded it down and sprayed it .Once I get it back on I can do a water test

done some work on this over the last few days the gear box has been cleaned out and filled with new grease .lots of rust removed and the cabinet resprayed .Other kind members here have supplied me with spare rollers so I am now on with the wringer .the chunky metal thing is the gearbox from the...

Today I managed to free up the control on the front off the machine .This is the one that engages the agitator .It was the actual control [where it passes through the cabinet] that was stuck .I have also removed the castors which allows me to removed the bottom panel giving me access to the...

Stuck agitator now off After trying everything i could to remove the agitator i was getting no where so looking at YouTube last night i saw someone doing what i am trying to do with the aid if these blow up bags so i ordered some [very reasonably priced ] .they arrived this after noon so i got...

I have been wanting one of these for a long time so I was delighted when this one surfaced .Its in a bit of a state but I think its salvageable. Its rollers are toast and I just know new ones will be impossible to find .The agitator is stuck on the shaft so I have soaked it with WD and will...

can anyone tell me how to get the square block of the end of the post .There's quite a bit of play here and i want to see if i can do anything about it

the rubber rollers these rollers were on the old machine when i got it .While the top roller was fine on my good machine the bottom one had the tell tale dip in the middle. On examining the rollers on the other machine they were both perfectly straight showing very little sign of wear however...

some of you may have been wondering how I am getting on with this machine so hears a bit of an update. I was going to push it to the back of the garage and keep it for spares[ will probably still do that once I'm finished playing with it] and then I managed to pick up an electric motor from the...

not yet been busy , but i plan to fit another motor .Will let you know [and see] how i get on

well folks if there's anyone over here in the uk with a scrap empress I need a new set of windings for this one .I wont hold my breath .The stator can be removed leaving the drive shaft sticking out of the gear box .With a pulley fitted any big enough motor would power the machine .It would be...

this motor will be well over 60 years old if not more .Spares for these machines are hard to come by .Usually a scrap machine is the only way to go .I do have another machine that i refurbished last year with the same motor set up .I have done a continuity test on the good windings and the bad...

i will do a continuity test but as i said earlier the switch is out of circuit .I have power going directly into the relay . Will let you know how i get on

the shaft on the other end of the stator disappears into the gearbox so I don't know what kind of bearings were used but they are free running so I don't think there's a problem there