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[mickeyd]

Hi Jon,

The wi fi in this hotel is hot or miss but the other night you posted something that made me think about how funny you always are.. Which washer are you teasing about in the post above?

 

[mickeyd]

It was the mice, of course, in your, warm heated Bendicies.

knew it forgot it remembered it--ah the 50 something brain

 

[pdub]

Nice save Robert. Is that a WC-6 ?
One of the most popular 1-18 models made it seems.

Enjoy your new toy.

Patrick

 

[bobbyderegis]

OMG!
Boston Craigslist had the matching Supreme 80 dryer last week- gas!
Bobby in Boston

 

[Unimatic1140]

So this evening I took apart the '67 Whirlpool along the side of the garage...

 

[Unimatic1140]

More waiting for the Lady...

and wouldn't you know it the center post is in 100 times worse shape that it ever was in my '57 Lady Kenmore! Oy!! Well to look on the bright side I got a good motor out of this machine and just in time because recently the motor in my '52 Whirlpool has become very loud.

But unfotunately the search continues for a good baseplate with a centerpost that isn't completely rotted away! Talk about a poor design, why oh why couldn't they have used stainless steel for the centerpost, i mean its in a hard place to dry out and its underwater during the entire wash and rinse cycle. ***hand on back of forehead***

 

[mayfan69]

Bad Luck Robert!

Bad luck about the centre post Robert!
How frustrating for you...
The search goes on then.

Leon

 

[rickr]

Anybody have an abandon standard capacity??

Too bad Robert!
That is a poor design, no doubt, however they all lasted for decades with this design even so.

Here is a "before" pixs of my 56 Kenmore tub.
I just cleaned this one up and POR15ed it a couple times.It's odd that this KM post is not that bad, considering what the machine went though.(sat in the junkyard with an acid leaking car battery on the console)
I guess that you may be better off looking for one that may have sat for years unused. It seems that what must rust the centrepost is when the machine is in use, rather than sitting outside unused as my KM did.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

***hand on back of forehead***

Where's the back of your forehead?

:-D

*ducks and runs*

Seriously, though... Sorry this turned out to be a bust for you...

You'll find one!

 

[gansky1]

Save the panel...you never know.

Rust and scuzz in the outer tub -- who knew??

I think a later belt-drive from the 70's or so might yield a good baseplate, at least better...

 

[retro-man]

As a question and suggestion on these center posts and baseplates, is it possible to have one of these made by a local machine shop? I don't know how these attach to the drum but it seems if they come off they could go on. Then it could be made out of the type of metal you desire. I have never seen one clean or new so again I have no experience in this situation. Just a vote of confidence to a new direction. Does anyone have pics they could post of what a new or a good one looks like in or out of a machine? I am sure there are a lot of us out here very interested and have never seen. (virgins). oh my. Thanks
Jon

 

[danelto]

Condolences

Robert:

Sorry for all the work you went through only to have the center post not work out.

Would you be willing to make a deal on the console?

Dan

 

[panthera]

OK, that sucks...

And not in a good way. I am sorry, Robert. Been following the saga for some time now.
You'll find a clean center post someday. I just know it.

One thing I do wonder, could it be that Whirlpool had not anticipated something or other in one of the cleaning products which came along years after these machines were designed? I am thinking, look what Shout! does to the faceplate of so many consoles or the bellows on earlier thumpers. Be great if you found someone who had only used soap and was allergic to bleach or whatever.