Thread Number: 11479
April must be Bendix Month! A Standard comes to Iowa |
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Post# 205658   4/22/2007 at 17:32 (6,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Hey Guys ~ Austin sure was right when he mentioned a few weeks ago that this must be a Bendix month. This little gem showed up on ebay a few weeks ago. I figured that since all the cool kids are getting into the Bendii game these days, I may as well join the wagon as well. Story on the machine is - the previous owner, Alan, bought his home, located in a northern suburb of Chicago - Lincolnwood, about 12 years ago. This model S was still bolted to the floor in the basement of his beautiful mid-century modern home when he was a perspective buyer. The previous owner to him said that they wanted to keep the Bendix and sell Alan the house - Alan told the sellers - no deal without the Bendix. Nice to see Alan won! Alan never used this little gem, even though it appears to operate just fine. The timer doesn't seem to advance, but I'll investigate that issue at a further time. The tub bearings seem to be in good shape, and overall, a little elbow grease and some Bar Keeper's Friend - and the Bendix will shine up like new! Hopefully once I'm able to tackle the basement project this upcoming fall/winter, I'll find a home on the floor and bolt it down for some possible front loader action. Enjoy the pics ~ On the way home - stopping for gas on the I-90 Belvedere Oasis: |
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Post# 205659 , Reply# 1   4/22/2007 at 17:33 (6,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 205660 , Reply# 2   4/22/2007 at 17:35 (6,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 205661 , Reply# 3   4/22/2007 at 17:36 (6,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 205662 , Reply# 4   4/22/2007 at 17:38 (6,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 205663 , Reply# 5   4/22/2007 at 17:44 (6,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Final shot. Looks like I posted before proof reading the previous post - piable? lol I like the look of the Standard model. They seem to have more fun or personality than the TOL square case version. Unfortunately I don't know the model or name of that machine. Hopefully, it won't require too much to get it back in the game. Ben |
Post# 205666 , Reply# 6   4/22/2007 at 18:08 (6,184 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 205692 , Reply# 7   4/22/2007 at 19:14 (6,184 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Nice little machine! I may have an extra soap door for you. I'm pretty sure I do. shoot me an email with your address I'll get it out to you in the next month. I have decided to have my welder make up a 12 inch high frame to which I will put my bolt downs on. Then bolt the frame to the cement floor. That way they are elevated, there is storage underneath, and you don't have 6000 honking pounds of concrete pluggin up your basement floor. Bolt downs are cool because they are soooo quiet when they spin, not a lick of vibration!! Great find,Alan lost out on that one! Enjoy! |
Post# 205701 , Reply# 8   4/22/2007 at 20:20 (6,184 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US)   |   | |
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Awesome machine. I have the 1940's-era non-bolt-down Bendix. Does this one have a larger tub? It does look bigger from here. |
Post# 205702 , Reply# 9   4/22/2007 at 20:46 (6,184 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 205710 , Reply# 10   4/22/2007 at 21:31 (6,184 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 205720 , Reply# 11   4/22/2007 at 22:48 (6,184 days old) by westyslantfront ()   |   | |
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Hi Ben. The mechanic who takes care of my machines took a cover from garbage disposer, shaved it all the way around and it fits on top very nicely. Ross |
Post# 205728 , Reply# 12   4/22/2007 at 23:18 (6,184 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Congrats, Ben - everyone needs a Bendix! Were you surprised at how light it was? After Maytags, Unimatics and combinations, it's light as a feather! The soap doors are frequently missing from these - or broken. Mine just lays on the flange and sometimes tried to scamper away. I'm stripping the 47 S I have for parts for a 1940 model, I'll save the exra parts for your machine. |
Post# 205733 , Reply# 13   4/22/2007 at 23:32 (6,184 days old) by northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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They are a lot of fun. I haven't found that anything comes flying out of the hatch when it's open during operation. |
Post# 205768 , Reply# 15   4/23/2007 at 07:39 (6,184 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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YAY Ben!! That is such a cute machine! With just a little TLC I am sure that you will have it looking and running like new. |
Post# 205783 , Reply# 16   4/23/2007 at 09:39 (6,183 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 205790 , Reply# 17   4/23/2007 at 10:28 (6,183 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 205798 , Reply# 18   4/23/2007 at 11:22 (6,183 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 205811 , Reply# 19   4/23/2007 at 12:09 (6,183 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 205816 , Reply# 20   4/23/2007 at 12:16 (6,183 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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What I was meaning was, how does your number ordering work?? we had models D & M that where boltdown, Bens has Serial Number 5081, then S, then 581, and M46 underneath... How does this all correspond?? does it identify year month etc, or doesnt it!!! Cheers, Mike p.s. The Cardiff Bendixi model "D" has arrived in the Garage!!!Yay |