A Vintage Halloween 2017
Gently prising away the sectional pieces..
Gently prising away the sectional pieces..
A Vintage Halloween 2017
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A Vintage Halloween 2017
Which start to reveal the ridges of the newly moulded door boot, you can see the original would have been extruded as a flat piece and then joined at the top of the tub gasket.
Which start to reveal the ridges of the newly moulded door boot, you can see the original would have been extruded as a flat piece and then joined at the top of the tub gasket.
A Vintage Halloween 2017
The difficult bit was moulding the front and back door boot lips which wrap around onto the tub weight and front door panel to hold the boot in place, this turned out remarkably well..
The difficult bit was moulding the front and back door boot lips which wrap around onto the tub weight and front door panel to hold the boot in place, this turned out remarkably well..
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Final breakout of inner and outer sectionals.
Final breakout of inner and outer sectionals.
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Top lip form lifted off..
Top lip form lifted off..
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Here we go, the moment of truth, will it hold...
Here we go, the moment of truth, will it hold...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Peeling away the final layers..
Peeling away the final layers..
A Vintage Halloween 2017
And final prised away to see if the mould was good enough, the consistency of the latex and additive mix correct ?
And final prised away to see if the mould was good enough, the consistency of the latex and additive mix correct ?
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Here we are, a work in progress to see if we can mould a door boot with enough strength to be used and to get this vintage washing machine back in action..
Here we are, a work in progress to see if we can mould a door boot with enough strength to be used and to get this vintage washing machine back in action..
A Vintage Halloween 2017
I think we can all agree what marvels can be achieved through determination and dreamy thoughts over cups of tea and dunkin biscuits. many thanks to Mathew for his hard work, time and cost to move this project forward.
More work to be done, some of the sectional where too thin (how to mix the latex with right amount of additives) to be able to pour in time before setting and achieve a consistent build up in the mold casing. And to look at a more substantial mix for durability. Thank You Mathew....
I think we can all agree what marvels can be achieved through determination and dreamy thoughts over cups of tea and dunkin biscuits. many thanks to Mathew for his hard work, time and cost to move this project forward.
More work to be done, some of the sectional where too thin (how to mix the latex with right amount of additives) to be able to pour in time before setting and achieve a consistent build up in the mold casing. And to look at a more substantial mix for durability. Thank You Mathew....
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Meanwhile its back to washing in more purples...
Meanwhile its back to washing in more purples...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
And moving on with another repair project, many of the Hoover Sloping front 1961 keymatics are suffering from timer advancement issues, these timers are so complicated with a wiring loom of over 130 sectional wires covering the timer, and top and bottom loom banks. Amazing for the day and what now is done on a microchip the size of your thumbnail.
So we need to replace a blown resistor which works in conjunction with the "Timed" prortions of the automated programming.
And moving on with another repair project, many of the Hoover Sloping front 1961 keymatics are suffering from timer advancement issues, these timers are so complicated with a wiring loom of over 130 sectional wires covering the timer, and top and bottom loom banks. Amazing for the day and what now is done on a microchip the size of your thumbnail.
So we need to replace a blown resistor which works in conjunction with the "Timed" prortions of the automated programming.
A Vintage Halloween 2017
For its time this was quite unique and to have plugs or banks of wires in large plug on blocks was ahead of the game, when you think after this Hoover went back to individual wiring terminals and not until late 80`s some 20 years later did plugs appear on later timers..
For its time this was quite unique and to have plugs or banks of wires in large plug on blocks was ahead of the game, when you think after this Hoover went back to individual wiring terminals and not until late 80`s some 20 years later did plugs appear on later timers..
A Vintage Halloween 2017
A myriad of colour and confusion, many thanks to Mathew for the switch soldering lessons and to Chris and Phil for the holding of timers / screwdrivers /bolts and brow mopping and a Big Thanks to Steve who decoded all the updated wiring colours enabling us to get the darn thing back together...
More work to be done as the advancement mechanism is sticking at a certain point...
A myriad of colour and confusion, many thanks to Mathew for the switch soldering lessons and to Chris and Phil for the holding of timers / screwdrivers /bolts and brow mopping and a Big Thanks to Steve who decoded all the updated wiring colours enabling us to get the darn thing back together...
More work to be done as the advancement mechanism is sticking at a certain point...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Time for evening meal n drinks sat around the fire pit for warmth...
Time for evening meal n drinks sat around the fire pit for warmth...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Not "Pims o Clock" time but...
Not "Pims o Clock" time but...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
Menwhile we look like we are sat on the naughty step ha ha...
Menwhile we look like we are sat on the naughty step ha ha...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
And Richard entertains us with a lesson in "How To Fold A Hoover Cable" in double quick time with less loops - "The Hoover Guru Doesn't Look Convinced " ha ha...
And Richard entertains us with a lesson in "How To Fold A Hoover Cable" in double quick time with less loops - "The Hoover Guru Doesn't Look Convinced " ha ha...
A Vintage Halloween 2017
The evening finishes around the firepit after DJ Al spun us his tunes and a good time had by all..."More Wine Vicar"
A "Big Thank You" to Alistair for inviting us into his home, its a massive feat of organising and cooking of which he loves to entertain us, for me its as much about the peoples as the appliances. its difficult to arrange big meets now as there are so many of us, but that's not to stop others now stepping up to the mark with mini meets and repair workshops, Until Next Time !!
The evening finishes around the firepit after DJ Al spun us his tunes and a good time had by all..."More Wine Vicar"
A "Big Thank You" to Alistair for inviting us into his home, its a massive feat of organising and cooking of which he loves to entertain us, for me its as much about the peoples as the appliances. its difficult to arrange big meets now as there are so many of us, but that's not to stop others now stepping up to the mark with mini meets and repair workshops, Until Next Time !!
A Vintage Halloween 2017
And finally, a new challenge...
We all know the Hoover Logo, distinguishable around the world. Alas we saw the demise of the great company and while the original Hoover factory of washing machines in Merthyr Tidfyl is open as the European office the town is a shadow of its former self...
A community project has been set up by young people engaging the local community and how to re-build it. So " Made in Merthyr" community project is born. There is a range of merchandise available and we are all encouraged to participate in "advertising" the fact - its become a cult and t-shirts are showing up all over the world, Heres me trying to rock the alternative "Original Made in Merthyr" on the wall of Keymatics !!
Here`s the project link, Look out for more pictures from fellow members !!
And finally, a new challenge...
We all know the Hoover Logo, distinguishable around the world. Alas we saw the demise of the great company and while the original Hoover factory of washing machines in Merthyr Tidfyl is open as the European office the town is a shadow of its former self...
A community project has been set up by young people engaging the local community and how to re-build it. So " Made in Merthyr" community project is born. There is a range of merchandise available and we are all encouraged to participate in "advertising" the fact - its become a cult and t-shirts are showing up all over the world, Heres me trying to rock the alternative "Original Made in Merthyr" on the wall of Keymatics !!
Here`s the project link, Look out for more pictures from fellow members !!
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