Recent content by machinehead

Better luck than me I watched eBay for months and got nothing. Not by PN, not by various search terms, nothing. Had no choice but to fix what I had. I'm very glad you seem to have found what you were looking for. New and shiny is often where it's at in parts...

Another idea I had an emergency rust through repair in the forced-air exhaust port of the kds-17a I'm using at the moment. I fabricated a piece of dryer vent tubing as a sleeve insert for the inside of the cast cylinder/hole in the tub the blower fan attaches to underneath. That bolstered up...

Hmmm Yep, that's it. The older style that I have. Did you pull it out or was it already loose? On the kds-17a, the overall height of the pin in the support casting I measured at 5.400" inches. (Measured on a surface block with a height gage-- accurate to .001" on the gage, I'm a machinist by...

1000 Euros? This is probably an idiot question, but are Miele's sehr toyer in The Old Country as well as in the States? A lot of currency for something billed as TOL in design and construction...

An idea... I've had a lot of problems on my own stuff (kds-17a) with the OEM support arms (bronze support piece that the hydrosweep rests on vs. plastic on the new designs.) what I found was, there are at least 2 designs of the support arm. One has the center peg closed over underneath (cast in...

Laughing True enough! Then we'll have FAR more to complain about than how cold it is in January!

Yep, its for real Just checked, there was a bill that became law in 2008 saying flags sold here must be made here (in the US). It's a misdemeanor fetching up to $1000 fine or 90 in the gray bar motel. I get where the legislators idea was coming from. To an extent, I agree... But many here are...

Fascinating Good question about Miele... What's the idea behind modular manufacture? Easy to make, cheap to manufacture? I'm guessing it tisn't cheap, especially for larger parts with greater complexity (in terms of balancing, size, shipping, materials required, bla bla bla). I remember going...

Huh Looks like a sales gimmick with potential to be useful. My initial impression is similar to the mini spray arms used on a few old DW's I nerember. Looks cool... But functionality? Dubious. My more important curiosity is, how does it reverse direction? Pump flow change? Direct drive spray...

One piece design? Looks like from the pictures the bearing is not even remotely accessible or serviceable. The whole tub assembly is modular? (Cast/fabricated in one piece) maybe cheap to make, but a pain to fix. Nice job though!

Dude! How sweet is that? THE machine you grew up with? Man, that's tops! I get the thrill of that, having one in my kitchen as my daily driver. (KDS-17a) my fam never had the good stuff appliance wise, but my extended family did. Sending positive Heebie Jeebies, prayers and what ever else to...

Excellent! Thanks akronman! Very interesting. Had no idea they made the FIRST automatic clothes dryer... Like the page said, that was the "missing piece". Auto washer, now auto dryer. Lets make cookies! (And clean, and dust and and and all the other things women of the day did then). Who did...

Hamilton? Who made these? Where from? Sounds familiar, but distantly. Can you enlighten me? Curious about the brand and maker... Thanks!

Yes! Congrats Kevin! So glad this ones going to a home where it's appreciated. Can you post some pics when it arrives? Gotta have me some vintage appliance "porn" to stare at ;-p My relatives, long time waybac, had this set. I was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw them, never having seen...

Thanks again Ben-- that bump you speak of. Is that the chrome trim piece, horizontally placed on the front edge? I never noticed the gold dot glass thing either. You're right: the 142 I have has the horizontal lines, not dots. That's why I love this site: what a resource! I ran up to meine Frau...