Naco washing machine

[adam-aussie-vac]

The dilapidated machine is long gone

I know it doesn’t look that hard to find a motor as it has standard mounting bolts for a normal motor, compare to today’s modern washing machines as they have custom mounting for their motors, the only thing I’ll probably have trouble getting is the pulley for it as the pulley needs to accept BOTH a flat belt and a V belt, i’ll probably ask for some help in here and if worse comes to worse I could probably have someone turn a pulley in metal or wood So this is much less of a loss than it actually seems Compare to a vehicle with no engine, thank you for standard motor fittings, I might already even have a motor for it Roca to a motor shop And ask if they have any 1/4 hp motors as that’s what the machine uses

 

[brisnat81]

Hi Adam

The next time at mums, I’ll have a poke around and see what’s under the house. I can’t remember whether I’ve kept or scrapped the motors from these. I do have one motor that I restored. Worst case if you get a motor that fits so we know the shaft size, I can take the pulley and see what I can buy that matches.

Cheers

Nathan

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Oh my Nat,

Thank you so much, you’re an absolute lifesaver,Although, I think you may have a very hard time finding a pulley as I’ve searched on google but the closest thing I found was a car part for a Holden Commodore, Again, thank you so much let me know what you find, Even if you find the motor that isn’t working I’ll be happy to take it off your hands, I know there’s a local motor repair shop around here and they do really really good work as they fix the motor on my Wilkins Servis MK2

 

[chestermikeuk]

Naco

Good luck with the search for parts and help Adam, cant help thinking like Simpsomatic that if that was advertised and the motor missing not stated then clearly there is comeback on the seller,

Can only imagine how disappointing it is to have found no motor and pulley in it but admire your enthusiasm to move your restoration project on, and hopefully with the help of fellow members !!

Good luck , Mike

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Thank you Mike,

I tried getting one of these machines previously but at the last moment I decided against it, so at least I’ve got a second chance of getting a machine like this, I guess the pulley would be the main problem as it would have both a flat belt and a V belt, if I can’t find an original Flat leather belt, I could possibly use an engine timing belt or even a washing machine or dryer belt

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Great news

It’s on it’s way, Still has the original leather and rubber belts as well, It’s on it’s way now, They said it should be here on Friday if not it should be there on Monday

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

ITS HERE

It arrived earlier today just before 1230Pm, It looks great, The drum turns, the drain cock opens and closes and the wash and spin lever easily turns All it needs is the motor and 3 belts

 

[brisnat81]

Well, if finally taken some photos of the Naco Low Priced Laundry machine.

 

[simpsomatic]

Fascinating

Thanks for sharing with us. OMG...how does it work, what are the spin RPM's, it looks like some type of vegetable peeling machine. Antique Australian technology. On/off at power point no doubt, pump? Knob at top back has a function? Interesting motor...HOOVER? Congratulations to you and Adam-Aussie-Vac for preserving the heritage of our developing country from an era most Australians of today have no comprehension. Another of NACO's product line were the louver windows (called jealousy windows here in the USA) that most every home built in the late 40's early 50's were installed, always in the indoor toilet if you were fortunate to have one. As a developing country in those times most communities had an outhouse that was generally attached to the wash house.

 

[brisnat81]

Thankyou. The fan shaped slots in the bottom of the tub force water into a false bottom of sorts, creating pressure that forces water out of the central drain pipe that runs through the centre bearing. The lever on the back is to pinch the drain hose closed.

I’ve never had it running as the motor is seized, but that rubber wheel rubs on the inside of the washtub.

I have no idea how fast it spins, but with no suspension and that pole in the way, I can’t imagine it’s fast.

It shows up from time to time in the Patent of the day.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Thanks Simpsomatic

I’m gonna be getting my third machine which Brisnat81 Has seen the inside of

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

GREAT NEWS EVERYONE

my Naco is fully working, motor rewound, bearings replaced, and all seals when possible have been replaced, I'm gonna water test it tomorrow and i finally got the spin belt replaced so it spins as well as the belt tension is adjusted properly

 

[aussie-plugs]

Exciting times!

Great to hear things have progressed so well. We're all looking forward to pictures and videos ...

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

thank you

it isnt entirely sealed as water leaks out of the weep hole but it looks really good
ill have to grab some photos later as the machine is having a live casing issue

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

so

its not a live casing issue but the bearing seal isnt sealing so water and foam spill out the weep hole i hope it should be ok like that

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

ITS FINALLY BACK TOGETHER

i had to use a second Naco as the paintwork was much better on that one and it had a motor as well but its finally complete, ill grab photos in a minute

 

[simpsomatic]

Waiting with baited breath

Adam,

Your restoration sounds incredible, any chance of a video or at least some photos of your handywork?

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Photos coming today

I had to make space on my phone to be able to have the chance of taking photos

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Here’s the video

 

[simpsomatic]

Incredible

Let me be the first to congratulate you. Absolute smashing re-work of mechanical genius of Australia past.

 

[aussie-plugs]

I know this machine ...

My aunt had one of these in the fifties. It definitely had a red hopper lid/cover. I think the cabinet was white. It was replaced by a Bendix Gyromatic in about 1962

Congratulations on a fantastic restoration!

 

[gizmo]

That is great, Adam.

 

The spin belt - look at Poly-V belts. (link below) The original was possibly a leather belt?? These clutch nicely, better than modern poly-V belts. I think your current serpentine belt (which is a type of poly-V) is too large diameter? I have just done a quick search, it appears true flat belts are still available, I have linked one below.

 

The video doesn't really show what happens to change to spin, does it work by lowering the motor to tension the spin belt?

 

Poly-V: https://www.naismith.com.au/upload_pdfs/239-149896226256553117baaa9.pdf

Flat belts for vintage cars: https://www.gates.com/us/en/power-transmission/v-belts/flat-belts.html

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

reply 51

yes it lowers the motor to engauge the flatbelt on the pulley, and it is about the same dimentions as the old leather belt, ill chet out that link, thanks

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

check*

and thanks for the congratulations guys, i appreciate it

reply 50: do you know why it got replaced? it didnt seem that old

 

[aussie-plugs]

#53 I have no idea why it got replaced. I would have been six at the time. It's possible it came with the house my aunt and uncle purchased, so had perhaps seen a good life before they came along. They were a family of three kids under eight too, so lots of washing. I guess the idea of a Bensix Automatic was just too enticing!

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Oh yeah, that’s cool, by the way do you remember what capacity that Bendix machine was? As the Neko can hold up to 10lbs/4.5 kg

 

[aussie-plugs]

9 pounds/4 kilograms

That's according to the brochure I've attached (I think I downloaded this brochure form the archives here on automaticwasher.org. I hope it's not a problem to re-post it here)

The Australian version that my aunt (and later ourselves) had was cosmetically a little bit different from this, however the engineering/mechanical side of things was identical

Wonderful machine