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Hi guys Finally got a new update from China regarding the door boots. Been in constant discussions with them and the decided prices is £3000 to have a professional drawing done, mould made and of course production itself. That took some negotiating, believe me it was going to be considerably...

Hi Darren Yep, my first ever go with a Keymatic, never even seen one before getting this. It’s a beautiful beast but so over engineered, everything is so mechanical. I just love taking things apart and learning how they work, this has been really fun to work on but also very stressful, found...

Hey Mike I must try that ‘Sticks like Sh*T’ seen it before but never got round to getting any. I have used JB Weld to stick the springy seal that goes around the bearing housing for that mates with the drum seal. Sorry to be a pain but I don’t suppose you have a rough idea of the dimensions of...

Here’s some pics to have a nosy at. The wiring was in a right old state, literally was a total deathtrap! Heat shrink has become my best friend! 🤪 Sorry there’s no particular order! Cameron

Hey Mathew and Darren Thanks for your messages! I’ll definitely keep looking around at different rubber manufactures, I’ve enquired with a few in China too. It seems the most expensive part is making the actual mould itself and not the door boots. I just find it really sad that a large number...

Hi Mike I definitely thought they were over pricing it a lot. As I’m sure you guys are doing already I’ll enquire elsewhere. I did wonder if maybe it would be cheaper to have them made in China? I have emailed Qualtex but had no reply as yet, will see what happens. Sorry to be the bearer of...

Hi Well unfortunately I’d say it’s bad news, the quote is ridiculously high... £10,000 plus, and that’s just for the tooling quotation and not including production 😟 I’d assume that’s really out of anyone’s price range, I guess I’ll have to shop around further. Sorry guys! Cam

Hi all Not sure if the interest is still there as I’ve not heard anymore from anyone. I’m sorry for the delay in finding out the cost for a batch to be made. I keep being given times to expect to hear back from them and it doesn’t happen.. I find it very frustrating when that happens. Rather...

Hey guys I’ve heard back from them, they’ve received the boot I got from Chris (Gizmo) they think they will be able to help us with our quest. They need to send it to their tool maker to confirm prices, should hear back sometime next week all being well. Best wishes Cam

Hi Chris Indeed it has, thank you for your help in getting this process started. I have also emailed you just now. I will be surprised if nobody has already contacted qualtex as a few have mentioned it to me already. I will message them and see what they come back with. Best wishes Cam

You could actually be quite right Mathew, I’ve just seen a thread on here of a 3226 with the earlier turquoise body and that had the original colour boot and not black. I wonder if the all white 3226’s that came after still carried on with the original boot colour. Cam

Hey Mathew I did recently see a machine in Currys with a coloured door seal can’t quite remember the brand (could be Haier or one of the Arçelik brands) I immediately thought of the Keymatic. Whilst the colour isn’t the same it just proved that a coloured door seal could be still be made and...

Hey guys Minuscule update for you, they’ve received my template door boot and have said they will look into having it made in silicone, like the newer machines. It’s thought that it may last longer and less likely to rot, tear or split as it’s more flexible and durable. Would you all be...

Hi I’d say it’s best for the boot to be made exactly as the old one is, after all these years the suspension springs and tub support wire will be potentially weaker and more sloppy so will move about more, so if the boot is made exactly as the old one is so then that will allow for any extra...

Hi all, I’m so pleased to see the interest, it makes looking into it all worthwhile! I had considered ways of making my own moulds but I’d rather it be done professionally personally then I know it would be suitable for the job, I think we’d be pretty peeved if it decided to rip or distort or...