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Original Spankulator Washing Action...!!!
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Post# 86105   9/30/2005 at 02:15 (6,754 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        

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If you thought the Bendix spinning disc was different , take a look at the Water Wand washer from Lightburn Australia..

Its a 60`s Twinny, pics courtesy of Keith (aka Keymatic)....Gizmo feel free to give us more info...apparently they made cement mixers as well??

The wording is "The new stainless steel & fiberglass agitator has gentle whipping action that sends streams of suds through the clothes...its strong, so quick and so gentle"

"Whips as it Spanks as it Washes".....brilliant!!!





Post# 86131 , Reply# 1   9/30/2005 at 09:18 (6,753 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Whatttttt?

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IT actually says :"Whips as it Spanks as it Washes"!
Thats tremendous! I have to see one!!
And I need to use one on Uni!




Post# 86133 , Reply# 2   9/30/2005 at 09:28 (6,753 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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And I need to use one on Uni!
Isn't that cute, keep dreaming Dear.


Post# 86136 , Reply# 3   9/30/2005 at 10:13 (6,753 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

I had a later version of these, less stylish than the pictured ones. The wash action is fantastic. The brochure shows a black/white photo of the paddle. It swings back and forth like a windscreen wiper. I gave my machine to a distant relative to use in a holiday house, when they moved permanently to that house they threw the machine out to a hard garbage collection! I am very keen to find another but had no luck.

The washing action is furious, the paddle has quite a wide swing and moves reasonably fast, the whole wash tub it moved vigorouslt all the time, there are no zones of slower moving water. The clothes are pushed to one side very vigorously, you'd expect water and clothes to be pushed right up and out of the tub but the paddle swings back just in time and pulls them back again. The opening in the top panel is smaller than the tub underneath so there is a lip around the top edge which helps keeps splashes in but it always threw a little water around in use.
The spin is fantastic too, 2800rpm huge induction motor, it accelerates from nothing to full speed in a second or so, the water blasts hard against the sides of the spinner drum, you really hear it.
Lightburn had fibreglass top panel, lids and wash tub, they were really known for the fibreglass. Surprisingly the outer spin drum was only galvanised sheet steel which rusts, so there aren't many left now. I repaired one once for an old lady who just loved it, but it had rusted out so I fibreglassed the base of the spinner.
There is no seal in the base of the spinner, just a collar about 4 inches high around the motor shaft and the base of the inner spin can covers it. It is easily possible to overfill the spinner and have water running over the motor, fortunately there is at least a steel deflector over the motor. Not a safe design in my book. The spinner brake is woeful too, a solenoid engages a leather belt around the spinner shaft when the lid is raised. The effect is marginal, it still takes ages to wind down.

Lightburn haven't made washers for many years but still make concrete mixers.
Lightburn also sold a very small car (the Zeta) but it was really dreadful and only sold a few hundred over about three years. They are highly sought after now by collectors and masochists. They also made a convertible, the Zeta Sports which was better but sold even fewer. The Zeta had no reverse gear, you had to stop the engine and re-start it with the engine running backwards (two-stroke) so it could go as fast backwards as forwards.

I have googled for over an hour bout can't find any more pix of a Lightburn washer but found this about the car...

Chris.


CLICK HERE TO GO TO gizmo's LINK


Post# 86634 , Reply# 4   10/2/2005 at 23:32 (6,751 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Brochure

I've just bought a lightburn brochure off ebay. When It arrives I'll scan it.

The brochure however shows a cement mixer shaped washer, with a spin dryer in front.

I have a Lightburn spin dryer at home, but one of its rubber motor suspension straps has broken. I'm thinking that radiator hose will work as well to get it up and running again,

Regards

Nathan


Post# 86693 , Reply# 5   10/3/2005 at 08:03 (6,751 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

Hi Nat

I just bought a Keymatic ad, I think from the same vendor. I saw the Lightburn ad on a google search but it had gone when I looked it up on ebay but I found the Keymatic ad.

I'd love to get a colour photocopy of the Lightburn ad from you if possible - that machine is the one my Nan had.

Best Wishes

Chris


Post# 86799 , Reply# 6   10/3/2005 at 17:09 (6,750 days old) by westytoploader ()        

WOW, ANY machine with a windshield-wiper paddle is cool in my book! Would love to see how one of those work...Chris, hope you end up finding another! I bet the cleaning ability is phenominal...

And that spin brake certainly can't be any worse than the Maytag TT's brake...it uses a cable-operated bar to stop the spinner through the spin/pump belt of all things, and after the padding material wears down they emit a loud BANG when you unlatch the lid. Exactly why I took the brake off in my old machine. Plan to "modify" this one as well...


Post# 86811 , Reply# 7   10/3/2005 at 18:20 (6,750 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
No worries

I saw your bid for that Ad.

I've gotten some 1955 and 1958 Malley's ads recently, I'll scan them shortly. One of the ad's leads me to beleive the machine is a Haxis TL, as it talks about a tumble fluff at the end of the cycle.

Regards

Nathan



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