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Post# 154507   9/14/2006 at 19:36 (6,432 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Boy was I excited after allllllllllllllll the greif (be it self inflicted or not) and hard work and expense.

Here are the latest shots of the machine.

Steve





Post# 154508 , Reply# 1   9/14/2006 at 19:37 (6,432 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
What a Wash

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Look at all those suds.

Post# 154510 , Reply# 2   9/14/2006 at 19:39 (6,432 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
And Rinse, overflow no less

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And away goes the lint.

Post# 154514 , Reply# 3   9/14/2006 at 19:40 (6,432 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
Then 1010 Rpm

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Yep, got it, she works like there was never an issue, well almost, the brake hardly grabs, but hey, as far as I am concerned, it's fixed.



Post# 154519 , Reply# 4   9/14/2006 at 19:43 (6,432 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
A Huge Thanks

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to all who had information, help, and parts to see this Rollermatic run for me. I wish I could be of so much assistance to some of you who were so willing to take time and effort to email, send parts, even bring parts and then of course the New Sure Spin clutch offered on ebay, it made all the difference.

I surmise the machine would not have run much longer anyway before I started taking it apart for restoration.

Long and the short, never give up. I didn't and LOOK!

Steve


Post# 154521 , Reply# 5   9/14/2006 at 19:46 (6,432 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
That is the model my Mom got...

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In 1967. She had the choice between a Frigidaire and a Maytag. The Frigidaire was a wonderful machine. It took the place of a Maytag wringer, that washed thru 4 kids. My Mom was thrilled to have an automatic washer at the age of 47.

Post# 154525 , Reply# 6   9/14/2006 at 20:00 (6,432 days old) by rickr (.)        

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You go Steve!!! Congratulations on making a Rollermatic out the the Rollertragic!!
YAY!!


Post# 154531 , Reply# 7   9/14/2006 at 20:18 (6,432 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Yes, congratulations, Steve! Next to the '58 Unimatic, the late 60's machines with the Deep Action agitator are my favorite REAL Frigidaires. (I have to keep reminding myself that I own sneaky imposters, LOL)

Glad your work/headaches with it are a thing of the past and now it's just time for fun, fun, fun.


Post# 154534 , Reply# 8   9/14/2006 at 20:23 (6,432 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        
awww

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wooo hoo for you!!! am super happy for and proud of you... knew you could do it.. aint she a fun machine??? you will love yours as much as i love mine.. its like they are sisters ha ha...awesome awesome

Post# 154545 , Reply# 9   9/14/2006 at 20:53 (6,432 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)        
Great Job Steve

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I'm still hunting up the other parts for you, just in case.

Rich


Post# 154561 , Reply# 10   9/14/2006 at 21:22 (6,432 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Steve, It looks fantastic, Congratulations on a job well done. We knew you could do it all along!!! Terry

Post# 154581 , Reply# 11   9/14/2006 at 22:23 (6,432 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)        
YAY Steve!!!

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What a beautiful machine. So glad you stuck with it and made it all work. If you ever want to come to Portland and help me with mine, feel free. You and Chris can come together!

You have an amazing collection going there. Enjoy it in good health.

Patrick


Post# 154616 , Reply# 12   9/15/2006 at 06:15 (6,432 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        
a trip to portland

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a trip to portland to do more work ?? ha ha you funny..well then again id help ya..you know that..

Post# 154623 , Reply# 13   9/15/2006 at 06:46 (6,432 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Yey Steve! This is great news, I am so glad to see everything worked out!

Ben


Post# 154631 , Reply# 14   9/15/2006 at 07:34 (6,432 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Excellent! I'm so glad to hear the good news. Jeff must be relieved as well!

Post# 154632 , Reply# 15   9/15/2006 at 07:37 (6,432 days old) by gregm ()        
hey steve

nice job steve, good for you , fun machine :)

Post# 154634 , Reply# 16   9/15/2006 at 07:53 (6,432 days old) by appnut (TX)        
yee haw Steve!!

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I knew you could do it, everything you touch turns to gold. Another rollermatic gets its angle wings!! Bob

Post# 154645 , Reply# 17   9/15/2006 at 08:18 (6,432 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Worth all the pain and agony of childbirth to see it running on it's own and independently again!

Good job, Steve - it was worth every contraction!


Post# 154663 , Reply# 18   9/15/2006 at 08:57 (6,432 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Oh Steve that is just wonderful, I knew you could do it! Now it looks and runs like new, congratulations on a job well done.

Post# 154665 , Reply# 19   9/15/2006 at 09:09 (6,432 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Congrats! It was a long time coming, but isn't it worth it?

Post# 154691 , Reply# 20   9/15/2006 at 11:09 (6,432 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR)        
Beautiful Restoration!

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That's the exact same model we had when I was growing up. The only difference is color....ours was coppertone. It lasted from 1967 until 1980 or 81, when it was replaced by a Kenmore.

That Rollermatic was one of the best machines for cleaning clothes that I have seen, although it would certainly beat the color out of denims. :-)


Post# 154720 , Reply# 21   9/15/2006 at 14:29 (6,432 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)        
That looks like my First Washing machine!!

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My first machine looked like that except it was Kermit green. and free to me.
My friends laughed when I showed it to them, incredibly fallic they told me.:) -------i am glad to see that you got her going again!! It is well worth the love you put into it.There is nothing that can clean like it.


Post# 155073 , Reply# 22   9/17/2006 at 09:47 (6,430 days old) by brent-aucoin ()        

Super Job Steve!
Thanks for the pictures!
Brent



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