northwesty
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It really is a fabulous job. Great to see all that hard work pay off. Hope it gives you many years of service.
Gleaming Restored 53 Duomatic
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Fantastic work, John! May you have many years of washing and drying pleasure with this beautiful restoration!
vivalalavatrice
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WONDERFUL MACHINE!!!
Great! Compliments indeed for having restored a such wondeful machine! If I remember right Bendix came out first with Duomatic doing washer/dryer...none did this before!
Have the best washing hours with this machine!
If only there were the right culture of what mean to put dirty clothes in the drum and take them out after a completely wash and dry cycle...just to fold them and brign back to you wardrobe...OMG! What a wonderful world! :-DD
Thanks for sharing these pics, I either had just finished my dream's machine quick restoration...but I had lot less to do than you did!!!
Diomede
Great! Compliments indeed for having restored a such wondeful machine! If I remember right Bendix came out first with Duomatic doing washer/dryer...none did this before!
Have the best washing hours with this machine!
If only there were the right culture of what mean to put dirty clothes in the drum and take them out after a completely wash and dry cycle...just to fold them and brign back to you wardrobe...OMG! What a wonderful world! :-DD
Thanks for sharing these pics, I either had just finished my dream's machine quick restoration...but I had lot less to do than you did!!!
Diomede
Afermim!
Just gorgeous! Reminds me of a classic Ford restoration.
Just gorgeous! Reminds me of a classic Ford restoration.
spiceman1957
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What a Treasure!!
You did a beautiful job with this machine. I especially loved the glass window on the front. I reminds me of a steering wheel on a 50s car. I think what impresses me about these washers and dryers is the design and workmanship. They really put a lot of effort on those machines.
You did a beautiful job with this machine. I especially loved the glass window on the front. I reminds me of a steering wheel on a 50s car. I think what impresses me about these washers and dryers is the design and workmanship. They really put a lot of effort on those machines.
Bendix
Hi John, brilliant restoration, and perfect detailing, cant imagine it was easy shifting this beast around, BUT , was certainly worth it!!!
Is that a new pump assembly?? what did you use for the filter housing gaskets??
Enjoy, Mike
Hi John, brilliant restoration, and perfect detailing, cant imagine it was easy shifting this beast around, BUT , was certainly worth it!!!
Is that a new pump assembly?? what did you use for the filter housing gaskets??
Enjoy, Mike
It looks fantastic ...
... but how does it work?
I've been curious about these machines for some time. Did they circulate and exhaust hot air for the drying cycyle, like a conventinal dryer? Did they use some form of condensing?
I've heard that modern combination machines use water as part of the condensing mechanism. This seems wasteful as water is getting more and more scarce, particularly here in Oz. How do they work?
... but how does it work?
I've been curious about these machines for some time. Did they circulate and exhaust hot air for the drying cycyle, like a conventinal dryer? Did they use some form of condensing?
I've heard that modern combination machines use water as part of the condensing mechanism. This seems wasteful as water is getting more and more scarce, particularly here in Oz. How do they work?
sheerlookhomes
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Such a brilliant restoration of a beautiful machine..WELL DONE!!...thanks for the pics, and..enjoy!
laundryshark
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Duomatic Audio
The descriptions are wonderful! Would be interested in an audio/video demo to collect.--Laundry Shark
The descriptions are wonderful! Would be interested in an audio/video demo to collect.--Laundry Shark
Oh Bendix heaven
As always a superb job John.
I love looking under the skirts of your machines. Always factory fresh!
Enjoy, my 55 has the best heater to date in any of my Combos. Water gets REAL hot in 9 minutes!
As always a superb job John.
I love looking under the skirts of your machines. Always factory fresh!
Enjoy, my 55 has the best heater to date in any of my Combos. Water gets REAL hot in 9 minutes!
Wonderful restoration, absolutely wonderful! Hats off! I love the steering wheel door. I love the look under the machine too. They don't come that clean from the factory! Enjoy that Bendix for many years in good health.
Louis
Louis
washendry
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BEAUTIFUL BENDIX
John,
That machine looks Wonderful, Wish I had one to go with the
'57 Duomatic
Kim
John,
That machine looks Wonderful, Wish I had one to go with the
'57 Duomatic
Kim
tamperer
that would be me.
I did all that tampering prolly 20 years ago long before I knew better. Anyway - it ran and held water, didn't it~! Sorry 'bout the 1/4 horse motor windings, but that's all I had on hand at the time, and it did work ('cept for going into spin - sometimes).
I'm the fella that woke it up out of it's original coma at that time. You could only imagine what it looked like before THAT~. It was outright rusty - openly - even on the front.
Glad you got it and did your thing with it, though, Jon.
It looks great.
I did this banner photo about 10 years ago, and I had the machine a long time before that.
All of these machines are now in the hands of other collectors - and the cycle continues to advance.
HOlla from Hollywood
bob
that would be me.
I did all that tampering prolly 20 years ago long before I knew better. Anyway - it ran and held water, didn't it~! Sorry 'bout the 1/4 horse motor windings, but that's all I had on hand at the time, and it did work ('cept for going into spin - sometimes).
I'm the fella that woke it up out of it's original coma at that time. You could only imagine what it looked like before THAT~. It was outright rusty - openly - even on the front.
Glad you got it and did your thing with it, though, Jon.
It looks great.
I did this banner photo about 10 years ago, and I had the machine a long time before that.
All of these machines are now in the hands of other collectors - and the cycle continues to advance.
HOlla from Hollywood
bob
YAY for being done!
Wonderful restoration as usual John! I know you've wanted to get that machine up and restored for a while.
Wonderful restoration as usual John! I know you've wanted to get that machine up and restored for a while.
