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Thread Number: 14338
1947 Baby Bendix's Maiden Wash (with me anyway!) |
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Post# 244896 , Reply# 2 10/27/2007 at 21:41 (6,018 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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If this is a Bendix front loader, is it one of the models that needs to be bolted down? That would explain the cha-cha-cha during spin :-) The handle is more tricky. Probably pot metal, might be difficult to weld back into one piece. But you might be able to find a replacement, albeit used, somewhere. | ||
| Post# 244947 , Reply# 3 10/28/2007 at 10:07 (6,017 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
Door handles were bakelite and often broken. It's tough trying to find an intact replacement. It filled 3/4 up? That is way wrong. The BB has a simple float in a pipe in the back of the washer. Either the float needs adjusting or the switch is shot. And this guy definitely needs to be bolted down! Congrats! | ||
| Post# 244987 , Reply# 4 10/28/2007 at 15:08 (6,017 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Some Pics Bendix 
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| Post# 244988 , Reply# 5 10/28/2007 at 15:09 (6,017 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Pics Eeek! Broken door handle :( 
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| Post# 244989 , Reply# 6 10/28/2007 at 15:10 (6,017 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Pics Linit Laundry Starch, a product I had not before heard of. 
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| Post# 244990 , Reply# 7 10/28/2007 at 15:11 (6,017 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Pics Laundry Soda. 
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| Post# 244992 , Reply# 8 10/28/2007 at 15:12 (6,017 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Pics Labeled "ground strap" from seller. 
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| Post# 244993 , Reply# 9 10/28/2007 at 15:12 (6,017 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Pics Like new inside :) 
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| Post# 245007 , Reply# 11 10/28/2007 at 17:12 (6,017 days old) by bundtboy () | ||
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glue the handle it's bakelite. It'll super-glue nicely, and as long as you know not to torque it hard it'll stay put a while, at least long enough for a photo. That's certainly one beautiful machine. Congratulations. B | ||
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Post# 245015 , Reply# 12 10/28/2007 at 18:22 (6,017 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Obviously not pot metal
But a few years back I took a course at a local auto museum about how to recreate various classic auto trim parts, both plastic and metal. Due to other time demands, I dropped the class mid-way through it. It's quite possible that you could send the handle pieces to an individual who specializes in such work, and they could recreate a new handle in a suitable dark brown/black plastic. I would check Hemming's magazine to see if there are any such services available. Barring that, if I had the machine, I'd probably want to create a new handle by milling billet aluminum or stainless steel. However it probably would be a challenge even on a CNC mill. In any case, I love the look of your Bendix - the cabinet and wash basket look very good condition, and that is the Deco style that I remember in my childhood home's basement, chugging away most days. | ||
| Post# 245361 , Reply# 15 10/30/2007 at 22:30 (6,015 days old) by miele4848 () | ||
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Bendix washer I was wondering if it could be possible to build a suspended pedestal to run this machine without the need to bolt it down! Do you think this could be possible? | ||
| Post# 245366 , Reply# 16 10/31/2007 at 01:12 (6,014 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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Linit starch in babys bathwater? and do these Bendix extract better or worse than roller method? | ||
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Post# 245451 , Reply# 17 10/31/2007 at 14:56 (6,014 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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Starch in babies Bathwater Starch is an old rememdy for dealing with Nappy rash. I'm assuming that if you were gentle in drying baby, that a slight film would remain, to help protect the skin from moisture. | ||
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