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Marigolds Don't wear them when wringing. A moment after this shot a finger of one of the gloves caught in the wringer. Say nothing of the marigolds. The water was very hot.

And the wringer works too

The promised photos It hasn't been cleaned up properly yet

It's home..... .....and it's done 4 loads already. It needs a good clean up but it all works, doesn't leak, and there seems to be oil where there should be. The motor and gearbox all appear and sound very smooth. It's been looked after. More photos coming once it's had another clean up.

Only 130 miles

The previous owner liked chocolate cake The thing had mixture in every nook and crannie. So I thought we'd give it a try at doing what it was used to. A bit of work to do inside I suspect. It smells a bit oily and grimy when the motor gets going.

And it has...... still got the original glass liquidiser and bowl

A bit of elbow grease and detergent and it soon looked a little better.

was this Kenwood Chef A701A picked up for Ten Pounds in one of my local Second-Hand shops. As you can see, it was quite dirty.

With the Gear Selector..... .....on the right of the steering wheel not the left then (ie. the opposite side to other British cars). It's a 1955 A30. Twenty years older than me! Aled

That's a good idea Great Richard. I love improvising this sort of thing. I've got a meat prong thermometer that cooks use to check the inside temperature of meat to make sure it is cooked through. It reads both C and F. It is great for my machines to check the correct wash temperature. The...

A better day Well, after a bad day on the EE front yesterday, better news today. First, after purchasing new spin and pump belts (a green spot is now £8!!!)the spinner now works. I must say, I had forgotten how smooth these spinners are although also how slow the spin pumps are compared to a...

It's..... clean now Mathew, since I got at it this afternoon with various things like vinegar. I think its former owner had a cat. All in the back and around the wheels were long ginger hairs. Either that or he had a very hairy wife! It belonged to an old chap of 97 who had it from new. By the...

Thanks Austin A friend of mine has just said that unless they're broken then they should work. The belt is in a bit of a state so maybe it's just slipping when the shoes make friction which would put extra load on the belt. I'll get a new one tomorrow and we'll see what happens. The spinner...

The worn bit ...

Spinner Clutch Shoes Sorry if this photo is poor quality. I have a very unsteady left hand!!!

Spent the afternoon.... with hands inside the machine. Thought I'd fixed the leak but the pipe had split too much to patch up so going to have to replace that. For ease I think I might join it half way and will look for some suitable rubber pipe tomorrow. The spinner clutch shoes look worn and...

Spent the afternoon.... with hands inside the machine. Thought I'd fixed the leak but the pipe had split too much to patch up so going to have to replace that. For ease I think I might join it half way and will look for some suitable rubber pipe tomorrow. The spinner clutch shoes look worn and...

Clutch shoes I'd forgotten about those. Thanks Paul. The machine is on the yard now and just about to get turned over to sort a few things out so I'll have a good look and post some pics.

What's left.... of the fill/empty hose. I've rescued the box fitting off the end.