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Blackstone 350 Rebuilding |
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Post# 261916   1/27/2008 at 15:25 (5,905 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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I'm currently rebuilding a Blackstone model 350 for a lucky member, and took some photos yesterday. I'm not doing a complete restoration, just putting together a working machine, so I can move it out of the store. First step was removing the transmission from a 250, and putting it into a 350 cabinet. |
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Post# 261917 , Reply# 1   1/27/2008 at 15:27 (5,905 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 261918 , Reply# 2   1/27/2008 at 15:32 (5,905 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Picture of the transmission removed from the 250, ready to drop into (figurately speaking, of course) the 350 cabinet. This sucker is just about at the limit of what I can lift and carefully drop down. Not much to reconnect the transmission once into the cabinet--only the three nuts to bolt it in place (not that it has anywhere to go to); the cable connecting to the water valve; the linkage to the control knob; and the electrical connection. Next step will be sliding the outer tub into the cabinet and connecting the hoses. |
Post# 261965 , Reply# 3   1/27/2008 at 22:21 (5,905 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Very interesting Fred, thanks for sharing this adventure with us. I will look forward to more pictures as you continue with the restoration. |
Post# 261967 , Reply# 4   1/27/2008 at 22:34 (5,905 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 261994 , Reply# 5   1/28/2008 at 08:00 (5,904 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 262041 , Reply# 6   1/28/2008 at 14:48 (5,904 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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The transmission that was in the 350 did not work because apparently the mechanical timer inside the transmission was not advancing. Another 350 had a broken connecting rod inside the transmission. The quickest fix was to swap the transmissions, and save the rebuildings for a later date, when I have more time. |
Post# 262042 , Reply# 7   1/28/2008 at 15:06 (5,904 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262937 , Reply# 8   2/2/2008 at 14:54 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262939 , Reply# 9   2/2/2008 at 14:56 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262940 , Reply# 10   2/2/2008 at 14:57 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262942 , Reply# 11   2/2/2008 at 14:59 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262943 , Reply# 12   2/2/2008 at 15:02 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262944 , Reply# 13   2/2/2008 at 15:04 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262945 , Reply# 14   2/2/2008 at 15:06 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262946 , Reply# 15   2/2/2008 at 15:07 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262947 , Reply# 16   2/2/2008 at 15:11 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262948 , Reply# 17   2/2/2008 at 15:13 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Inside view of tub after set into machine. This is the second-most strenuous part of the job, since the tub weighs 70 lbs. Best done with two people, but I didn't have anyone around to help. In other words, make sure what you do prior to this step is right, or else you will be lifting the tub out again. Still a nice shiny washing surface after 50 years.
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Post# 262949 , Reply# 18   2/2/2008 at 15:16 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262950 , Reply# 19   2/2/2008 at 15:17 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262952 , Reply# 20   2/2/2008 at 15:19 (5,899 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 262956 , Reply# 21   2/2/2008 at 15:45 (5,899 days old) by westyslantfront ()   |   | |
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Hi Fred. Thank you for posting such interesting pictures. Ross |
Post# 262986 , Reply# 22   2/2/2008 at 20:26 (5,899 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 262995 , Reply# 23   2/2/2008 at 22:19 (5,899 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Great pictures Fred, thanks so much for sharing them. I loved the one where you are standing in the tub!! |
Post# 262997 , Reply# 24   2/2/2008 at 22:32 (5,899 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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and always amazed by them. Love how the tub looks so futurisitc. Learn so much when people do this. Do some of the Blackstone models rinse automtaically in hot, and do they really drain from both the bottom and the top? So you have a store, huh? Like Terry, love the one where we can see your boots right inside the tub. |
Post# 262998 , Reply# 25   2/2/2008 at 22:55 (5,899 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Wow - now we are really getting intimate with a Blackstone! It is amazing the 'over-engineering' that went into this machine. The splined shaft for the tub looks like it should be a part in a GM Turbo-Hydromatic 400 - that well built. The boot shot - what a great picture! This machine will be stunning when it is finished - thanks for sharing! Ben |
Post# 263080 , Reply# 28   2/3/2008 at 15:39 (5,898 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Thanks for all the interesting comments about these pictures. I'm posting them also so I can look at the progress for myself. The Blackstone 350 has infinite water temperature control--you can set any water temperature at any time during the cycle by rotating the knob on the front. The water first drains through the holes in the bottom of the tub before spinning starts; once it starts to spin, water climbs up the wall of the tub and over the top. I am clearing out our family TV and appliance business. My father started fixing radios in 1938. We lived behind the store, so I was always involved in the sales, service, and delivery of everything. Times change, and now I have to sell the building. I wish I had more time to fully restore these Blackstones, but I need to have the building empty, in case it sells. I'm just trying to put together a few working machines. They may last forever, or they may not. Besides, I know most everyone here likes to take things apart and put them back together, so I leave that to you. I'm keeping the washer and dryer that my mother used. Whenever I have spare time, I will probably thoroughly fix them. I do have a good supply of parts, along with the service manuals, and I am not throwing away any Blackstone stuff. Here is a picture of the store building that I am trying to sell, unsuccessfully. |
Post# 263173 , Reply# 29   2/4/2008 at 02:51 (5,898 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Great to see a full restoration, so solid a machine and fantastic to see the works and all...that agi looks like its meant to be in a commercial machine.I cant believe its the one machine I missed seeing in action at Gregs last year!!! I like the concept of the tub vanes being able to drive the water up and out, for better extraction.Sorry to hear you are needing to sell your store, its most certainly true that times are a changing!!!, Mike |
Post# 264224 , Reply# 30   2/10/2008 at 12:31 (5,891 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Rebuilding is complete, ready to be shipped out. There is a problem with the clutch plate slipping, a problem that I don't have time to fix. A complete restoration does take a long time, but at least I got this machine all put together and able to go through a cycle. The heavy inner tub spins slowly. The clutch plate is on the center post of the transmission, below the belt-driven pulley, somewhat visible in the earlier picture showing the transmission. |
Post# 264225 , Reply# 31   2/10/2008 at 12:33 (5,891 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264226 , Reply# 32   2/10/2008 at 12:35 (5,891 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264227 , Reply# 33   2/10/2008 at 12:37 (5,891 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264228 , Reply# 34   2/10/2008 at 12:39 (5,891 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264229 , Reply# 35   2/10/2008 at 12:40 (5,891 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264577 , Reply# 36   2/12/2008 at 07:40 (5,889 days old) by hilovane (Columbus OH)   |   | |
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Any possibility of a legible pic of that advertising flyer? -thanx! |
Post# 264584 , Reply# 37   2/12/2008 at 08:10 (5,889 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 264672 , Reply# 38   2/12/2008 at 17:22 (5,889 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264673 , Reply# 39   2/12/2008 at 17:24 (5,889 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 264674 , Reply# 40   2/12/2008 at 17:25 (5,889 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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