My find this weekend!

[lokringbob]

I was at my sisters this weekend and she was throwing out this Mix Master that I had given her a few years back. I told her I would take the poor baby back. Though in the preceding years she had lost the beaters. I also picked up a few other items while I was there.

 

[joelippard]

Ahha!

So you are the one who saved the great 1-18 Elite!  Congratulations to you, can't wait to see more photos.

 

[lokringbob]

Gateway Drug !

My Partner Anthony said that this is the beginning, and I will end up in rehab at Betty Ford's clinic. I would not mind spending the winters in Ranch o Mirage !
This is my first so I will have Greg over to be my birthing coach, since Anthony wants nothing to do with the child. He suggested on the way home that we leave it at a rest stop on I80. She was in the back of the truck so thankfully she was not able to hear him. Maybe on day he will grow to accept her as is own. LOL

 

[lokringbob]

Another

 

[lokringbob]

And another.

 

[lokringbob]

The dial has a light !

 

[lokringbob]

One more

 

[lokringbob]

One more.

 

[lokringbob]

No rust !

 

[pdub]

So very cool

Congrats Bob. I'm glad you were able to get it. You will definitely have fun with this machine. 1-18's are very versatile washers and hold large loads. I'd love to be able to play with all those buttons.

Enjoy your new family member!

Patrick

 

[badgerdx]

Pulsating waves of envy,,,

 

[gadgetgary]

Looking good!

Good luck with your new toy!

 

[akronman]

1-18

I have quite a variety of 70's machines, and the 1-18 is the BEST. Economic use of water for wash and rinse, then a fantastic long spray rinse through that ring of spray. It offsets the economic use water for agitation, but clears out all suds perfectly. I found a fabric softener dispenser on Ebay, but the bleach dispenser is hard to find.

After 3 years of collecting, I still have more machines to find for sure, but the 1-18 was searched for longingly and is a great prize.

LEt us know how she runs, I've received great advice from folks here on my restoration.

 

[mickeyd]

Comic Quest for the Holy Grail

Sister's Mixmaster (Yeah!),...Gateway drug,...birthing process,....leaving it on the highway....accept it as his own...etc. SO FUNNY!

 

So glad you saved it. In your aerial shot of the tub "No rust!" it looks like you have a brand new washing machine. Edz told me that he did laundry every two weeks, just a few loads. So you have a low mileage beauty on your hands. You'll have her forever.

 

Like Patrick, how I'd love to be pressing all those buttons.

 

Good Luck, Bob, and thanks for a happy ending to a near-tragedy.

 

[swestoyz]

Yay Bob - what a great way to start off the hobby! You've got plenty of place for a collection in your garage area.

Glad to see you saved this one. Enjoy!!

Ben

 

[hydralique]

That lighted dial is dreamy!

 

[gansky1]

Well, the water hasn't broken but I'm going to be the "birthing coach" tomorrow so I'll be sure to report back.  May have to take the Heavy Duty Automatic camera!

 

 

 

[jetcone]

I couldn't say it better

!! "Pulsating waves of envy" !!

oh that dial UGH - pushbutton automatic UGH!!!

 

[philr]

Congratulations on your new acquisition! I wish I could have it shipped here but it did cost a bit too much... Ed did sell me his fabric softener dispenser. I haven't received it yet but I hope I'll get it soon!

 

[twintubdexter]

that's a very cool Frigidaire...

I remember when Frigidaire came out with that Roller-Matic mechanism. They had this cool counter display of the unit professionally mounted so the customer could turn a crank on the back and see how it worked. The service people hated the Roller-Matic, but then they hated Pulse-Matic and anything that came after Unimatic. They refered to that motor as a "throw-away motor" since it could not be rebuilt at the motor shop. I'm not knocking your machine, it's very nice

And Bob, if you do ever end up at the Betty Ford Clinic let me know. It's very close to my home and I'll stop by and say hi, although I don't think they allow visitors. It's behind the Eisenhower Medical Center and once I drove around there to snoop. They have a mile-high dense hedge with signs posted that say "ALL CAMERAS WILL BE CONFISCATED." I guess they don't realize how small they make cameras now huh?