Work begins on the1957 Speed Queen TOL

[jetcone]

Eddie

You are so right !! FYNALLY Speed Queen clean !!
When you coming out to play ??

 

[a440]

Beautiful job Jon as usual!
What a wonderful washer!
How is the dryer? Is is gas or electric?
This will be an awesome and fun pair! I can't get over the control panel on both. They are in beautiful shape!
Thanks for the videos on your progress!
Brent

 

[peteski50]

Speed Queen!

Jon this is such a Great restoration!
Best Wishes
Peter

 

[jetcone]

Thanks Peter

Im getting close to hosting a wash-in. Maybe the fall, I'll let you know for sure!

Jon

 

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Wow, Stainless Steel in a SPEED QUEEN really DOES go Way Back!!!!

-- Dave

 

[jetcone]

A quickie

enjoy....

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixcu64zXheY

 

[yogitunes]

Absolutely beautiful......music to my ears....what is there not to love.....

 

[washman]

Marvelous

Listen!

to the famous Arc-Cuate 210 moving back and forth

Watch!

As the clothes turn and churn.

Marvel!

At the kind of clean that only comes from Speed Queen.

 

[jetcone]

Perfect Haiku

Washman !!!

 

[toploader55]

Good Lord !!!

I didn't realize they had the "Crown" on the front panel.

Willie sounds Awesome.

Maybe Willie should be the Ring Bearer.

 

[rickr]

Looks great Jon! I knew you would have that bad boy up and running in no time! Congrats on your 57 Speed Queen restoration.

 

[jetcone]

I am very glad

to finally have Speed Queen represented in my collection, been looking for one for years!

 

Eddie do you mean the "Speed Queen" on the front panel or the "crown" on the control panel?

 

[toploader55]

The Front of the Machine.

I know I keep referring to the Speed Wash in Buzzard's Bay, but back in the 60s when we went, they still had some Hightop Vane Machines with the Crown on the Front.

 

[aldspinboy]

Jon ! I could EAT this machine too !

It looks and Sounds so GOOD !

What a great job on time , patience, 

and learning from the experience. 

 

I hope one day I will have the time ..

place and patience and talent to restore or improve some of my or possable machines in the future.

 

I went all the way to NE Philly for this

sign .

 

Best to you on the washer.

Darren k

 

 

[jetcone]

Thank you

Darren, it is a nice example and it came out so well because it came to me in very good condition too.

 

I'm reading all of Robert's doctrine on Speed Queen, there are quite a few models after this one I never knew existed, even a 'filter-flo" type SQ with a Kenmore waterfall type filter.

 

 

 

[washman]

We need to see more vids

Please.

 

[jetcone]

IF you're good Washman

when I get home from Duluth it will happen-- be good !

 

 

[washman]

Ok I will be good

Question is, what is the definition of good?

 

[cuffs054]

Jetcone, would you explain the 7/2 switch again? I'm not understanding the post above. Thanks

 

[DADoES]

 
If I may ...

The upper position of the switch is 11 mins (Regular cycle) or 4 mins (Short cycle) agitation time.  Agitation is continuous for the duration of the wash period in the upper position.

The lower position is 7 mins (Regular cycle) or 2 mins (Short cycle) agitation.  Agitation stops for a few of the timer increments in the wash period.  Assuming each increment is 1 minute, that'd be 7 agitate and 4 no-agitate increments in Regular.  Two agitate and 2 no-agitate in Short.

I believe the numbers are color-coded for the respective cycles as a visual reminder to the user -- 11 and 7 in gold, 4 and 2 in red.

The 7 is not clearly visible in this picture, it's at the lower-left across from the 2.