Recent content by terryT

Fantastic Work You make it look so easy! (no washer pun intended). And that's the hallmark of a well honed skill set and dedication to detail. You must have tremendous focus. If you were unable to control that "Hey look! Something shiny!" distractibility thing, you'd be in big trouble from...

Solid machines If you get them, be careful moving them. You wouldn't want to get at Hurt Bacharach.

I didn't think at all about the Fat Tuesday angle, But I made waffles instead. For the first time since it was gifted to me, I fired up this Univeral waffle iron by Landers, Frary & Clark. It was actually found on a tree lawn of a very old home with a for sale sign on it. Apparently there was a...

Stunning. Absolutely Stunning! It's difficult for me to describe the feeling I get when I see something like this--something so lovingly designed and crafted-- built the way things SHOULD be built. And honors to you for equally lovingly bringing it back to life.

portable In those days, when they called a TV "Portable" all it meant was that it had a handle. This seems much more practical! Until you get to the stairs, that is. I'm going to guess that it's about 1965 and black and white. The screen's too large for the cabinet size to have been color for...

Wonderful news! I followed the time line of your saga and I know there were moments of great discouragement. It makes this particularly sweet. And what a cool machine! Those old KA's can really get under your skin. I don't know what I'll do when (if?) the family KDS 55 Superba fails. I truly...

phosphate? thomasortega said, "One thing I noticed: Using Brazilian detergents, the suds reach almost half drum but the second rinse drains clear. Actually, the foam in the drum dissapears during the drain, before the first rinse. and I never had a suds lock. Using Tide HE made in the US...

What are these things you speak of? I grind lye soap on a cheese grater for use in my nearly new 1920 Easy vacuum electric ringer washer. Laundry takes all day. But it sure is better than beating it on rocks at the river like in the old days. Is it true that these pods will revolutionize my...

computers and solid tubs Regarding the computer, I see it as a value neutral technology that is and will be used and misused! The internet and computers just expand on life's strange paradoxes. A big plus as noted above, is that we can find each other. The downside is the tendency of adolescent...

Keyway? Detent? If there's no keyway (from which a locking key is perhaps now missing) and no dimple or detent in the motor shaft to receive the set screw, then I would merely clean the setscrew and the female threaded area with a solvent to remove all traces of oil and use Loctite Threadlocker...

combo52 Re: 1967 Kenmore 800 pair With God as my witness, I have no idea what to do. [visualize the apple macintosh spinning beachball over my head] Thank you for posting their availability. I never considered that an exact replacement would have been possible! Let me reboot my brain and...

They didn't miss a thing Plus a steel casement kitchen window! Awesome ad

Linked thread on the Kenmores Kenmoreguy64, I forgot to mention that is a very cool thread that you posted above. I never knew what the matching dryers looked like. And great fridges in the background! My fav, though is that stainless KA Imperial with the pink accents. Our household still uses...

Perspective. Funny. Growing up with that machine, I assumed it was a common feature! Only now do I realize what a rarity it was. Indeed, even though the vintage Maytags are great, I get misty-eyed looking at the picture I posted. In retrospect, I should have tried to move the surplus Servel...

We had one until recently. Check out the right side. I used that control all the time. Unfortunately, this was one of the last times that machine would run, unbeknownst to me at the time I took that pic. Nearly everything failed on that machine simultaneously it seems. It had been in our...