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Post# 633963   10/24/2012 at 13:02 (4,173 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Had a brilliant weekend thanks Mike, Mat, Paul And Al, they all came down and helped re-arrange and move all my excess gear in the loft and garage, much fun was had and food (eventually) and drink, it was just like old times so thankyou all for coming.
However on Saturday after they had all re-organised my loft they said they would go and tidy up the garage and i was to stay at the house as they could do it better with out me there as i am not so well, seemed a sensible idea, well i went to the garage today and I am sure i had more machines and spares, but who knows maybe they re-arranged them all so well it just looks different now, i did try ringing a few of them but the number they gave me were no longer available, it must have been a mix up :-| Here is a picture of the garage before they came |
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Post# 633964 , Reply# 1   10/24/2012 at 13:03 (4,173 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 633965 , Reply# 2   10/24/2012 at 13:04 (4,173 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 633977 , Reply# 3   10/24/2012 at 14:32 (4,173 days old) by retropia ()   |   | |
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LOL, there must have been some professional organizers in the bunch. |
Post# 634002 , Reply# 4   10/24/2012 at 16:12 (4,173 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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forgot those copper pipes up in the rack. Mathew |
Post# 634130 , Reply# 5   10/25/2012 at 06:20 (4,173 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634195 , Reply# 6   10/25/2012 at 11:57 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634211 , Reply# 7   10/25/2012 at 13:10 (4,172 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634213 , Reply# 8   10/25/2012 at 13:12 (4,172 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634214 , Reply# 9   10/25/2012 at 13:14 (4,172 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634215 , Reply# 10   10/25/2012 at 13:16 (4,172 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634240 , Reply# 11   10/25/2012 at 15:34 (4,172 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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Gary, looks great, and you can sit at the table and enjoy every tumble and spin. And hours of will it or won't it balance in the aqualtis will be a distant memory. Now about all these spares I'm tripping over. Mathew |
Post# 634257 , Reply# 12   10/25/2012 at 16:06 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634265 , Reply# 14   10/25/2012 at 16:18 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hope you are well rested after looking after us all over the weekend Gary, for me I really enjoyed the weekend, fun and laughter and "You Will Eat My Nimbles, Turkey, Trifle and MORE"...Lol
It was also a bittersweet moment as well, we all understand and know first hand your passion of weshers and repairing them, no - not repairing, tuning them to perfection and to have to make the decision to move them on and start a new phase of life, it brought home just how precarious and precious life is, really felt for you.... BUT, get sorted and make the trip to see them, well if they are still there, I hear fleebay is gonna need more gigabytes this weekend!! ToodlePip!! And thanks for the Hi-NRG mix, Bobby O`s blasting in me cans!! |
Post# 634268 , Reply# 15   10/25/2012 at 16:26 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634270 , Reply# 16   10/25/2012 at 16:32 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634271 , Reply# 17   10/25/2012 at 16:37 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634276 , Reply# 18   10/25/2012 at 16:42 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634277 , Reply# 19   10/25/2012 at 16:47 (4,172 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Even the Director of Logistics and Spreadsheets lost the will to move, and as we groaned and drank our way from the table it was unanimous that we would stay over another night and have an early start!!
Early in the morning I went to look for a teabag and couldnt believe what I found in the kitchen - well the secrets out - fancy serving ya guests this stuff, tut... ps, the vodka and black russians hit the spot!! |
Post# 634408 , Reply# 20   10/26/2012 at 05:50 (4,172 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634513 , Reply# 21   10/26/2012 at 14:44 (4,171 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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It was so good to see every one again, even if the circumstances were sad - still Gary has an Electron 1100 as a daily driver so some good came of it.
And all of that great collection has been saved :) We owe Gary a debt of gratitude for all the wonderful machines that he has managed to rescue for our collections over the years, not just his own collection here but many more rare machines which would only otherwise be recorded in brochures, Which reports etc. Unfortunatly I could not stay to see the spread on the dining table, that came later, as I needed to get my hire van back by 8.00am on Sunday morning, and clearly I missed a lot of good fun and banter. However, like most meets that I have been to it was well lubricated from the tea pot as the picture below shows. Counter clockwise from the right: Mike (ChesterMike), Gary (Electron1100 - unfortunatly partly obscured), Paul (MatchboxPaul). Mathew (Keymatic3203), and some fat (looking!!!) old f@@ker sitting at the end - oh, that would be me. Al |
Post# 634859 , Reply# 22   10/28/2012 at 12:04 (4,169 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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AL Thanks again for your effort and hard work when you came down, it is a pity you couldnt stop for dinner, maybe it was just as well as it didnt get on the table till about 18.30......poor lambs were passing out due to inadequate nibbles being provided and Mike was threatening to vomit up his black Russians actually ;-) Well more or less a week to the day the tumble dryer has gone from the living room up into the spare room, to keep the lads (guinea pigs) company whilst i dry there beds in it. Thanks to Paul And Mike who despite there bloated stomachs getting in the way managed to clean the remains of the sellotape off one side and the front that had been put there to hold the packing in place whilst this dryer was shipped down from Scotland a few years ago, i must confess i only bothered to clean off the bits that could be seen on the front a touch of the "nets at the windows but no sheets on the beds" :-). So when it got put upstairs Mal (other half) cleaned the right hand side for me. The washer has been performing faultessly since its installation, i can honestly say there is not a single thing i miss about the Aqualitat, like all old designed machines they get and do the job quickly and affectively i love it. So today in true Cornish weather tradition it pissed down this afternoon, no problem broght it all in from the line, span it all out in the electron then into the dryer for its first dry, 70 minutes (-10 for cool down) on low heat (thanks Mat) it was all dry Again last weekend was brilliant and thanks to all who contributed and made it so great Gary |
Post# 634860 , Reply# 23   10/28/2012 at 12:05 (4,169 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634861 , Reply# 24   10/28/2012 at 12:07 (4,169 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 634898 , Reply# 25   10/28/2012 at 16:43 (4,169 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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come away with this. But I promise to be good from now on. |
Post# 634899 , Reply# 26   10/28/2012 at 16:52 (4,169 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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for these and all the appliances you've saved and past on both recently and over the years. Thankyou and we all look forward to enjoying meeting up and getting washing with you again soon. |
Post# 634900 , Reply# 27   10/28/2012 at 16:53 (4,169 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634905 , Reply# 29   10/28/2012 at 17:34 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634906 , Reply# 30   10/28/2012 at 17:37 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634907 , Reply# 31   10/28/2012 at 17:39 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634908 , Reply# 32   10/28/2012 at 17:41 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634909 , Reply# 33   10/28/2012 at 17:48 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634910 , Reply# 34   10/28/2012 at 17:49 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 634912 , Reply# 35   10/28/2012 at 18:00 (4,169 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Throughot the whole wash the machine behaved perfectly with no tell tale leaks on the floor.It kind of belied its age in the the port-hole diameter is quite small, even by the standards of the day and most of the programmes seemed to be 60C or higher - I think apart from wollens, non fast coloureds was the only 40C programme available. The was was noticeably damper than out of my Miele but they were also less creased as well :)
I am so pleased to have an oppertunity to use this machine. Now I have to work out how I can use all my vintage machines in rotation to help keep the hoses, seals and mechanical parts in good order. Any ideas how often a machine should be used? I now have seven of them plus my Miele daily driver? Al |
Post# 635072 , Reply# 36   10/29/2012 at 11:54 (4,168 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Hello Al
i am glad you have had an oppurtunity to use one of the Keymatics, these are too me such special machines in their own right. i think there are a few more 40o programs on the 3062, delicates, pre-wash and possibly synthetic blankets. I dont know if you are aware but the 3203 adds a pre-wash to every wash (like it or not) some are heated and some are not, i think it is more an exorcise in making sure the clothes are wet as this machine does not have a "top up" function, if the water level drops to low it will cycle to the "high fill" section of the wash Mat Same to you aswell, finding the time and isolation to enjoy your machines is hard at times :-) the thought of at least two keymatics being used on saturday in the Uk is a cheering thought USE When i was weller i would normally go to the garage once or twice a week, and try and use a different machine or machines each time, so Al just rotate them as best you can, and if your not using machines just spin the drum by hand so you dont get kinks in the drive belts, also if it going to freeze for a few days empty the sumps. As you know at some point i fitted plumbing arrangements and drainage pipes in the garage because it was the only way to have at least 8 machines connected up, so maybe a re-design of your storage space Al ;-) thanks for the pictures of both machines they look great and i know you will enjoy them Gary |
Post# 635080 , Reply# 37   10/29/2012 at 13:45 (4,168 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys)   |   | |
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Post# 635103 , Reply# 39   10/29/2012 at 15:14 (4,168 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The D6538 Computer Logic Sensor Dryer... |
Post# 635104 , Reply# 40   10/29/2012 at 15:15 (4,168 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The two together... |
Post# 635106 , Reply# 41   10/29/2012 at 15:17 (4,168 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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One day they will reside alongside the matching dishwasher, which is in daily use at Robs - the D7190 Super Crystaljet Dishwasher completes the top of the 1990 Hoover range... |
Post# 635110 , Reply# 43   10/29/2012 at 15:25 (4,168 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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also thanks for saving the dryer from this great looking combo - the electra D6E06 and A2E04... |
Post# 635111 , Reply# 44   10/29/2012 at 15:28 (4,168 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and of course the very early, probably prototype Creda TD400A Sensamatic... |
Post# 635439 , Reply# 45   10/31/2012 at 06:08 (4,167 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Lee
thanks matey, I am very happy that all the machines (including your A3110) are in safe hands, the worst thing would gave been putting them on ebay and not being taken by collectors. Paul I am very glad you have the complete line up for the that logic computer range, and thanks for pictures they look great. I was lucky to work in a place where i could take items and save them and pass them onto group members, nothing greaves me more than seeing good qaulity gear being trashed in the name of re-cycling (what a load of bollox that is), so over the years i saved quite a lot of laundry equipment etc so my time in the game achieved something. So thanks to everyone again Gary |
Post# 635518 , Reply# 47   10/31/2012 at 16:32 (4,166 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Well Paul it is good to see the 3060/6042 in place, lovely machines, i am glad you took those.
However I cannot say the same for the chief Locust MAT, as he has taken most of my A3190/6142 spares the git! so if i need any i am now going to have to order them from Cardiff the Cad ;-) it taint decent i tell yerr *grin*, mind thank christ i hid the spare timer i have for the A3190 he he Gary |