1958 General Electric Two Speed Filter Flo Washer
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Cut a section of bicycle inner tube and stretch it over the filter mount.
It might be enough for a temporary fix! Double up if necessary.
It might be enough for a temporary fix! Double up if necessary.
I took some more photos this morning, with bright sunshine, hoping for better images. But I'm not sure that I was successful.
lawrence
lawrence
Thank you for the extra shots! Nice to see the original lid bumpers are in tact. The smaller 1960 and later style are out there, but finding these larger sized ones is impossible. The two remaining rubber screw protectors for the lid hinges don't look dry rotted, either.
Any chance you could take some closeups of the timer dial and the toggle switches?
Any chance you could take some closeups of the timer dial and the toggle switches?
Ben,
See if these are clear enough. Not sure why the clarity is not surviving the transmission and compression process...
It's a beautiful day here so I guess that means I need to abandon this fun stuff and get back to work on my exterior painting.
lawrence
See if these are clear enough. Not sure why the clarity is not surviving the transmission and compression process...
It's a beautiful day here so I guess that means I need to abandon this fun stuff and get back to work on my exterior painting.
lawrence
Miss Coral!
Wow Lawrence, that machine is beautiful and appears to be low mileage after your extensive cleaning job! I love GE laundry appliances and stoves from this period with their raised consoles. Other than that, the console color scheme, dials and switches are nearly identical to the '58 (I think) dryer I found that ended up with Roger in Tucson.
The pink and charcoal reminds me of Miss Coral, our next door neighbors' inboard motor speed boat from the same period, named after the family matriarch.
Based on the speed selectors, could this be yet another machine that offered a slow wash/fast spin option, or did those two switches work in tandem?
Wow Lawrence, that machine is beautiful and appears to be low mileage after your extensive cleaning job! I love GE laundry appliances and stoves from this period with their raised consoles. Other than that, the console color scheme, dials and switches are nearly identical to the '58 (I think) dryer I found that ended up with Roger in Tucson.
The pink and charcoal reminds me of Miss Coral, our next door neighbors' inboard motor speed boat from the same period, named after the family matriarch.
Based on the speed selectors, could this be yet another machine that offered a slow wash/fast spin option, or did those two switches work in tandem?
Ralph,
All of the switches operate independently of their mate. So a slow/normal combination is possible. Although not TOL, this machine offers more flexibility than the Keyboard model. However, only the TOL model had the Rinse Injector and the fully-illuminated console.
lawrence
All of the switches operate independently of their mate. So a slow/normal combination is possible. Although not TOL, this machine offers more flexibility than the Keyboard model. However, only the TOL model had the Rinse Injector and the fully-illuminated console.
lawrence
Lawrence, again thank you for your generosity with the additional photos.
The '58 GE line-up is near and dear to my heart, and I've always felt this particular model was an oddball.
In the original publication of the 1958 R series Service manual, as well as the '58 Owners manual, the first version of the 850R/855R control panel is featured which is basically a slightly restyled 1957 P 850, sans pedestals and florescent light.
In the 1958 Product Man, GE mentions that the 850R1 was introduced in January of '58, with pedestals and the revised panel design that takes the pattern of the 950 panel and incorporates the toggle switches.
What I'm curious about is if GE even made the first version, which I'll call the 850R0, knowing GE never sold an revision 0 washer or dryer and started production models with a 1. The master parts catalog does not have a dedicated diagram for the original 850R0 version of but only the panel version of the 850R1. There also was a revision later in the spring of '58 for the 853R1/858R1, which has the revised 850 panel, sans the pedestals.
But, if the original version had been produced, why didn't GE give the revised panel an updated revision number, say 850R3?
As anyone ever seen in person the original version of the '58 850 control panel?
Ben
The '58 GE line-up is near and dear to my heart, and I've always felt this particular model was an oddball.
In the original publication of the 1958 R series Service manual, as well as the '58 Owners manual, the first version of the 850R/855R control panel is featured which is basically a slightly restyled 1957 P 850, sans pedestals and florescent light.
In the 1958 Product Man, GE mentions that the 850R1 was introduced in January of '58, with pedestals and the revised panel design that takes the pattern of the 950 panel and incorporates the toggle switches.
What I'm curious about is if GE even made the first version, which I'll call the 850R0, knowing GE never sold an revision 0 washer or dryer and started production models with a 1. The master parts catalog does not have a dedicated diagram for the original 850R0 version of but only the panel version of the 850R1. There also was a revision later in the spring of '58 for the 853R1/858R1, which has the revised 850 panel, sans the pedestals.
But, if the original version had been produced, why didn't GE give the revised panel an updated revision number, say 850R3?
As anyone ever seen in person the original version of the '58 850 control panel?
Ben
Ben,
In a post above, Ken has a photo of a 'Use and Care Guide' front and back. (I forget if it's for the washer or the dryer). The back features four matching pairs of their 1958 appliances, and the 850 pair is like your first pic, above. I've never seen this in person and until Ken posted the pic I wasn't aware that they even existed. I have a copy of the same 'Use and Care Guide' and on the back of mine, the 850 pair is just like this washer.
lawrence
In a post above, Ken has a photo of a 'Use and Care Guide' front and back. (I forget if it's for the washer or the dryer). The back features four matching pairs of their 1958 appliances, and the 850 pair is like your first pic, above. I've never seen this in person and until Ken posted the pic I wasn't aware that they even existed. I have a copy of the same 'Use and Care Guide' and on the back of mine, the 850 pair is just like this washer.
lawrence
Use and Care Guide
Ah, I hadn't caught his second post to the original thread. It looks like GE has that model labeled as an 853R on his screenshot, which would be the pedestal-less 850. Suspect it was a later version of the same guide that is posted to AE, which features the unexplained R0 version of the panel.
Maybe they didn't want to steal the thunder of the 950 on a promotional advertisement?
Ah, I hadn't caught his second post to the original thread. It looks like GE has that model labeled as an 853R on his screenshot, which would be the pedestal-less 850. Suspect it was a later version of the same guide that is posted to AE, which features the unexplained R0 version of the panel.
Maybe they didn't want to steal the thunder of the 950 on a promotional advertisement?
Good idea!
Lawrence, I had the same thought. I wouldn't mind lending the one I have to Bud to let him experiment with it. It's not in good condition, but it might be enough for him to create a mold and then we could buy them in each color that was produced.
Lawrence, I had the same thought. I wouldn't mind lending the one I have to Bud to let him experiment with it. It's not in good condition, but it might be enough for him to create a mold and then we could buy them in each color that was produced.
Ken - does that 6 lug mount hold a pan in place, with confidence? If so, then yes I'd say it's very much worthy of making a mold from.
But, if anyone has a 12 lug mount they'd be willing to lend, that would be the one to reproduce.
Ben
But, if anyone has a 12 lug mount they'd be willing to lend, that would be the one to reproduce.
Ben
repairguy
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I have one I’d be willing to lend. A couple of the lugs are a little messed up so I don’t know if it would be copy worthy but I’ll get a picture and let y’all decide.
repairguy
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Well I don’t think this one will work. I would imagine it has to be perfect to copy, but here it is anyway.
repairguy
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Will do Bud. Not sure why I didn’t do it the first time. I’ll get them tomorrow if I remember.
From the 3 pics ....
posted so far, if you were to use that particular part shown ...... I would remove the loose bits and then use blue modeling clay to rebuild the missing or damaged nubs so they resemble a like new part. Then cast a mold of it. You can even make the nubs taller to make the part hold the filter pan tighter if desired ..... whereby having nubs that allows the user to remove nub height if necessary depending on what the filter pan needs. Just a thought but a nail file can be used on the newly casted part to remove nub height to custom fit pan tightness. Looks like an easy part to make a 2-part mold of.
Bud
posted so far, if you were to use that particular part shown ...... I would remove the loose bits and then use blue modeling clay to rebuild the missing or damaged nubs so they resemble a like new part. Then cast a mold of it. You can even make the nubs taller to make the part hold the filter pan tighter if desired ..... whereby having nubs that allows the user to remove nub height if necessary depending on what the filter pan needs. Just a thought but a nail file can be used on the newly casted part to remove nub height to custom fit pan tightness. Looks like an easy part to make a 2-part mold of.
Bud
neptunebob
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Whatever happened with all the hype over 3D printing?
Would it be possible to 3d print these parts and more? Adam Savage should know about this!
Would it be possible to 3d print these parts and more? Adam Savage should know about this!
3D printing ......
The part would have to be defined in a CAD program. Extensive measurements have to be taken to reproduce the part in software to then have the 3D printer print it. Also rubber parts can't be printed, only hard plastic. Way easier to take a semi good part, fix any defects and use it to cast a mold .... to then cast new parts from it.
The part would have to be defined in a CAD program. Extensive measurements have to be taken to reproduce the part in software to then have the 3D printer print it. Also rubber parts can't be printed, only hard plastic. Way easier to take a semi good part, fix any defects and use it to cast a mold .... to then cast new parts from it.
