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...since discussion of lighted clocks has came up,will add these to the discussion :) -Electroluminescent panel lighting of analog electric clocks,two eras of these: -first was about 1959-72,usually pale blue color and usually clock radios.The one exception I have found to the blue color was a...

...pinsetters,ball returns :) Used to get motors from these in the shop for repair: one alley brought in Century brand motors made in 1958,another 1964 vintage GE motors,a third alley had early 1960s British machines and also same era Japanese-the Japanese had Toshiba motors of 1950s design,but...

found a salt cap inside my little 18" Danby-wondering if anyone has a favorite DW salt or if softener salt is good to use?

This one was a real mess,but owners got every last bit of use:main seal had been bad for a while-water running down through splutch and getting into pulley bearing until it failed:slung off rust stains,bearing balls and belt fragments all over and in lower pan-belt broke and brought machine to a...

got this yesterday-portable with sink hookup.Heavier than expected because there is a heavy counterweight for stability when racks are out.Took drip pan off and horizontal PSC wash motor with usual PM wet rotor drain pump.Made in china 6/2017,kind of european style with 2 spray arms and possibly...

...will be early in the am in my area-will be out in the backyard "moon unit"(stargazer shack) :) with several different telescopes at the ready and Pink Floyd on the turntable :) anyone else here going to watch the eclipse,interested in backyard skywatching or any special backyard buildings? ...

Mom is looking for a grocery-getter type car with city street 4x4 capability,easy to drive,easy to park,easy to get in and out of with upright-ish seating position.These jeeps seem to fit the criteria :) I know these are Fiat,but i like some 1960s-80s Fiats,and AFAIK,no major...

Bought a box of thread cones at a rummage sale for this type of machine-I use these cones for my "regular" sewing machine :) Wondering what these overlock machines are used for and if anybody here uses one ?

...tube shortwave radio: Lafayette HA-225.Got this one several years ago and just getting to checking it out:tubes all original "Matsushita"and all lit up-one glowing white and that one an argon -filled cold discharge type.1964 date codes found on some parts. Now time to hook speaker and antenna...

My 24" Asko condenser dryer,-did not find model #,but i think it is a tc712-got a habit of shutting off before load dried:thought the motor was overheating or there was a lint blockage,so rocked dryer back and began inspection:took plastic cover off front of recirculation blower,thinking a...

Orbital,1996,and seems nicely low usage:Got real cheap,as is,because the two parts were seperated and seller could not reassemble and test.Nice clean baseplate and very little paint wear in the dryer-no wear or nicks on agitator.may reassemble and test soon :) The Samsung,2008,was a repair...

...And hornets.. I have a lot of the wasps that build the open cell nests under eaves and the like,mud daubers,a variety that stuffs grass into the end of hoses,and hornets that make the spherical paper nests.Usually do not cause a bother except building nests in low-usage cars,campers,riding...

my local Radio shack just closed up-went in there looking for scanners and discovered they only were going to be open a couple hours before final closure:they were pretty cleaned out of most items by this time,bought up a bag full of small bulbs,switches and connectors.First radio shack visit...

washers that use milkstool type suspension such as (but not limited to) : -Maytag helical -Frigidaire 1-18 -Westinghouse -Franklin -Speed Queen ~ 1981 up -Norge ~ 1967-end -others ? :)

Just noticed that maker of working model steam engines and steam vehicles has closed up after many decades...

got this several years ago,never used,about to install and see how it does.Plastic cheapie,it is nice and simple with no apparent electronics.Made in Korea PSC motor on classic GE mixed flow pump :)

-This year a 2002,Brazilian made,Whirlpool of about 7500 BTU got deployed to the end bedroom.Grabbed at the curb with badly plugged condenser airpath,a good disassembly cleanup and fin combing got it working nicely again.Likely made by Brastemp,used to see these at Menards from about 1999-2003.

Got this machine about a year ago with freeze cracked inlet valve with intent to fix and when I had it hooked up outside for a test run,a hailstorm came through and bashed it up(did not break the thick glass lid)Washer ran good though drain pump was worn and noisy.Recirc pump ran good.Needed to...

Used in certain pickups and SUVs,2022-24,failing from "spun" rod and main bearings,dealers will replace engine "short block" assembly with a new one re-using the cylinder heads from original engine.Machining debris left in engine oil passages during engine manufacture at Alabama plant is blamed...

I hate white LEDs with a passion-misuse of these things for outdoor lighting has caused a dramatic increase in light pollution and glare as well as roadway and street lighting that is less effective and less safe-especially for peds than earlier technologies.I do like that outdoor fixtures with...