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Thread Number: 11475
A nod to Robert |
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Post# 205623 4/22/2007 at 14:41 (6,207 days old) by jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Robert has been worried about my new Bendix habit. Especially concerning the WI-57 and its lack of use So, In honor of our birthdays, I fired it up today , its been along time. Washed beautifully BUT that SPIN OY! It sounds like a machine gun it vibrates so bad. Good thing Greg and I parted out another 57 so now I have all the parts to make this baby humm again. She's next on the list and then the Blackstone, then level the landlocked 1-18 and then it will be time for a WASH IN! 
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Post# 205624 , Reply# 1 4/22/2007 at 14:42 (6,207 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Under the hood | ||
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Post# 205625 , Reply# 2 4/22/2007 at 14:43 (6,207 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Mine was the only one known | ||
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Post# 205643 , Reply# 3 4/22/2007 at 15:23 (6,207 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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WI-57 | ||
| Post# 205645 , Reply# 4 4/22/2007 at 15:28 (6,207 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Very cool! And what's this about a wash-in...inquiring minds want to know! :) | ||
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Post# 205654 , Reply# 5 4/22/2007 at 16:43 (6,207 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Austin I am way over due
to hose a wash in here, Rich has had to shoulder the burden and he has had somewonderful parties! Especially Christmas now its my turn to open the doors up. I have been fixing broken machines for months now and just about have them all ready to go. Pete: The dial is lighted but I had the flash on and it was blurted out by it. Sorry jet | ||
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Post# 205707 , Reply# 6 4/22/2007 at 21:29 (6,206 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Ohh nice pictures Jon! | ||
| Post# 205717 , Reply# 7 4/22/2007 at 22:38 (6,206 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Sounds like great fun Jon! You'll have the WI-57 running like new in no time!! Just in time for some of the great new "Dash" !!! | ||
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Post# 205732 , Reply# 8 4/22/2007 at 23:27 (6,206 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 205749 , Reply# 10 4/23/2007 at 00:40 (6,206 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles) |
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Fabulous . . . the Sheer Look rules! | ||
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Post# 205800 , Reply# 11 4/23/2007 at 11:28 (6,206 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Hi Robert
The mechanism support in this one and my '56 have hardened to concrete. You can hardly rock the tub by hand so all that high frequecy short wavelength vibration generated at 1140 top speed is no longer absorbed by the rubber and is now directly transmitted to the cabinet. There may also be a problem with the snubber like Greg says and like you mentioned the spring has slunk to the right so the tubs hangs and does not center anymore. Also while running it last year it may have snapped a weld in the cabinet so I will have to go over that with a fine tooth comb. All parts are in stock,I just need to repair the Duomatic and then I'll have space for it. | ||
| Post# 205810 , Reply# 12 4/23/2007 at 12:06 (6,206 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
Great machine Jon! Love the 1957 models. Did this one come from the farm? My white Tower Top vibrated too much when I first got it home. I cleaned up the snubber and sanded the bottom plate per Roberts instuctions, and now it runs like a dream. You might want to try that first. The machine can only sit on one side, or else the oil runs out the vent hole. Can't recall what side the machine has to lay down on. I supported the Unimatic mech.on top of a paint can while the bottom plate was removed. | ||
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Post# 205843 , Reply# 13 4/23/2007 at 15:03 (6,206 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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HI Rick
Yes this machine came off the farm, sat in S.Dakota mud for 20+ years. That cold and hot extreme out there hardens the rubber. My '56 also came from there and I have never been able to run it but I now have another mechanism support plate for that too. I did a complete rebuild on this machine quite a few years ago so this should be a quick weekend change out. I am dying to "hose a wash in" I like that! "Hose a Wash-In" it makes perfect sense??No??? Sometimes typos can be inspiration! | ||
| Post# 205850 , Reply# 14 4/23/2007 at 16:12 (6,206 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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