Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Now time to hoist up the tub ready for fitting in the new cabinet, braided straps placed around the tub, chains tensioned and slowly hoist up to the height where we can slide the cabinet under, then slowly lower the complete tun and motor into the cabinet for fitting !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Meanwhile its "Time for Tea" vicar, we are joined by Steve whos at the urn armed with teapots, Jacks on the AEG coffee filter and Richards plating up the gypsy creams !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Al, Ian and Luke arrive back, as per Ian has laundry to sort, we going for the big guns today, Load Up the vintage Hoover Electron from 1988.

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

The chef is in his kitchen whipping up the angel delight for the birds trifle ...

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Danny & Luke get to grips loading up the Hotpoint toploaders !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Outside Darren starts to rebuild Steves Ariston Colston spinner bearing stem and spin can that we started at Steves the first Mayday Bank Holiday !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

The Reading Room is in use !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Ready for lunch, clear the working area , set up the table !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

The chef, Alistair, is sporting the latest in ChefWear, sporting the chefs apron, oven gloves and booklet for the British Bakeoff show in aid of Cancer Charity fundraising !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Delicious lunch of homemade sweet potato and chilli soup, with warm breads ...

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Followed by Als whipped up sherry trifle, and TeaTime biscuits !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Time to load up the new old not used Candy TC Electronic dishwasher and test test test !! Heres Richard loading up the lunch dishes...

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Back to Ball bearings, Spin Races, Drum Stems and seals so out with the best tool of all, The Mechanical Adjuster, if in doubt get the hammer out!!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

And finally the stem is rebuilt, new seals, spin bearings, carbon facing seals, spacers and washers complete with new spin mounts !!

And look at those two in the background, favers Cissy n Ada in full flow ha ha...

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Fitting it back into the Ariston Colston Twinny !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Further round, the Hair portable mini washer is taking care of the tea towels and dishcloths !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Dishwasher being testes, first up the 80`s Miele for Sheila, loaded by Richard & Danny who was ribbed ceremoniously looking like a 70`s porn star in shades n shorts !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Jacks cleaning up and demonstrating the vintage AEG Vampyr vintage vacs...while Cissy n Ada are in full flow...lol

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

Oh, what Next...

"More Tea Vicar" - you know us only too well !!
Carrott Cake with lemon frosting, Banana Loaf teabread and Biscotti !!

 

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Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

And....back to finally fixing up the Ariston Colston twintub, Yay !!