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Post# 78258 8/14/2005 at 15:04 (6,829 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hi All Just loaded the pics fron Jons visit to Chester this week, didnt manage to hit the computer, so busy doing tourist stuff and wash-ins on his quick stop.. We managed to get my latest Bendix going, Bertha sounds FAB after the oil change, MINT bearings...(Slaapp) just need a new spin clutch solanoid, this was lasted about 5 seconds on test...other than that just a new waste hose... When we went to test the Bendix I plugged it in using and RDC plug, the mains has a trip as well but with 240v I play safe...I had one hand on the plug and one on the bendix controls, John (my appliance buddy from Birmingham) and Jetcon Jon where leaning on the machine looking into the back...I suddenly felt a big tingle sensation down my leg and screamed, (rather loudly) the other two followed suit thinking I`d had an electric shock....turned out it was my mobile phone on vibrate...we where still laughing at dinner... John from Brum brought over the UK Frigidaire Spinner that we have been searching ages for, so Jons rather pleased he got to see it first when I did...this pulls 1132 g force with a kool blue drum. He went to bed armed with the Which (CU) reports and the Tech Manual for the Hoover Keymatic...thats dedication...and I now have a washer dryer manual courtesy of Jon to study.. Jon wanted to try English Fish & Chips, so along with mushy peas and lots of bread & butter (chip butties...yum) washed down with a fine white wine...LOL We had a fine morning walking the Chester Roman walls, coming across a real Roman Gladiator in action, and capped it all surfing the isles of Tesco, purchasing loads of powder which is winding its way back to him across the pond... Enjoy the show.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 78259 , Reply# 1 8/14/2005 at 15:07 (6,829 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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The Album Link | ||
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Post# 78271 , Reply# 2 8/14/2005 at 15:54 (6,829 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Wonderful pics Mike - thanks for posting all those for us! It looks like you guys had a great time, what a beautiful city Chester is! I'm going to have to fly over and see my road! Just looking at the pictures gives you more of a 'sense' of history that is really valued. Here we smash it down and put up a parking lot! ;-) Your collection looks great too, I love the two levels of the garage display space - what a great idea. I can just hear you all screaming, too funny! Thanks again for sharing with us! Greg | ||
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Post# 78274 , Reply# 3 8/14/2005 at 16:19 (6,829 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 78277 , Reply# 4 8/14/2005 at 16:28 (6,829 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Trip | ||
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Post# 78289 , Reply# 5 8/14/2005 at 17:44 (6,829 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Thanks Mike!! | ||
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Post# 78298 , Reply# 6 8/14/2005 at 18:27 (6,828 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 78320 , Reply# 8 8/14/2005 at 20:28 (6,828 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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The pictures are just fabulous you guys. Mike I love your Dobule-Decker laundry area, hmmm I think I'm going to have to start thinking about stacking machines myself. Chester does look wonderful, I wish I could have been there. Yes Brent, I was thinking the same thing, I think Jon was in the wrong isle at the supermarket, of course maybe he had already been down that isle and filled his cart. | ||
| Post# 78347 , Reply# 10 8/14/2005 at 22:22 (6,828 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Great pictures Mike, thanks for posting!! Looks like ya'll had fun...wish I had been there for the food, machines, detergents, & smoothies!! The picture of Jon in front of the Keymatic really helps put it in proportion...very cute machine!!! --Austin | ||
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Post# 78389 , Reply# 12 8/15/2005 at 06:51 (6,828 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Spooky and Fun
How spooky are those clock pics, the hands of time on the clocks are completly reversed .....Ooooaaah.... Had a fab time, and when we are taking visitors around the city you only appreciate it even more through visitors eyes....you can take so much for granted.... I`ll post a seperate thread for the Frigidaire Spinner, it deserves it!!! and Terry, yes its the Kenwood Major 1970`s mixer, 700watt beasty, SS bowls as well as glass & acrylic, along with the Liquidiser, (which I cracked, (Glass - awaiting one from ebay)so we did the smoothies in the Philips...I warned Jon the Philips was a dolls house blender compared to the Vita-Mix but he thought it powered fine...or was he being polite?? I`m starting to get a complex about the Keymatic, a few of you have mentioned it...LOL..Let me tell you size isnt everything...actually the Keymatic is 22 inchs wide and takes 8lb of washing....Bertha Bendix is 30 inches wide and only takes a pound more!!..interesting Dont get the Super Maxi`s bit, are they giant Mars Bars?? | ||
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Post# 78393 , Reply# 13 8/15/2005 at 07:17 (6,828 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Mike looks like ya'll must have had much fun. Thanks for showing the photo's. Those "spinners" look interesting. How many types of those are available today on the new market in the U.K. Wish we had more of them available here in the "States". | ||
| Post# 78435 , Reply# 14 8/15/2005 at 11:00 (6,828 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Thanks Mike for all the information. I bet that Kenwood mixer is a real work horse. I bet that we could whip up some great treats with that. Will look forward to seeing more pictures and details about the Frigidaire Spinner. Terry | ||
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Post# 79198 , Reply# 15 8/19/2005 at 08:35 (6,824 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Someone is going to be Maxied for sure!
SLAAAP! I was not in the wrong aisle , someone else was. And that someone knows who he is. Your're right Mike how spooky the hands on that clock are. I got the morning tour and Scott the afternoon tour. I had no idea people used me as a scale factor for the Keymatic. Am so glad I got to read the service manual for that machine I wish I could work on it with you too. Cheers jon | ||
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