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| Post# 717852 , Reply# 1 11/26/2013 at 13:48 (3,796 days old) by wringer (x) | ||
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Pic 2 Wringer 
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| Post# 717853 , Reply# 2 11/26/2013 at 13:49 (3,796 days old) by wringer (x) | ||
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Pic 3 Tub 
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| Post# 717876 , Reply# 3 11/26/2013 at 15:47 (3,796 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore) | ||
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for a machine that's over 20 years old---- it sure does sparkle and shine. Looks like there isn't a mark on her anywhere. You definitely scored on that acquisition. Congrats....Enjoy!!! | ||
| Post# 717879 , Reply# 4 11/26/2013 at 15:52 (3,796 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Sure is Purdy | ||
| Post# 717883 , Reply# 5 11/26/2013 at 16:14 (3,796 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 717895 , Reply# 7 11/26/2013 at 17:11 (3,796 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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Post# 717901 , Reply# 9 11/26/2013 at 18:04 (3,796 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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if you can...snap a pic of the drive block....just curious.....in the mean time I will measure the agitator from my solid tub, I bet that would kick ass in one of those wringers...
I always thought my mothers SQ wringers' agitator had bigger vanes like in the automatics...she loved how it would scrub my Dad's heavy work clothes.... hers was from the 50's, and it had a stainless tub.... | ||
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Post# 717902 , Reply# 10 11/26/2013 at 18:09 (3,796 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 717905 , Reply# 11 11/26/2013 at 18:30 (3,796 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
NIB and Bu Ti Ful ~ Congrats, Jim
RE: Vintage SQ Automatic Agitator Swap: I came running home breathless, after finding one on a bike ride thru the city. Went back in my car to see the owner of the Used Washer Store where I spied it. He wouldn't sell. I told him I HAD to have it, so sure it would fit my Queen and splash high just like the one in my Aunt Molly's vintage automatic. Nope! I'll give you 20 bucks. NO. Thirty. Uh-uh. How 'bout 40 bucks. Reluctantly, he relented. I was so happy speeding home and flying down the basement stairs. YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY , I shouted and danced. Then I put it in and-- OH NO !
Too big! By a mere and cruel half inch. I cried a river. Hey! Can't I Yogi-rig this somehow? There must be a way, Martin. 
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| Post# 718015 , Reply# 12 11/27/2013 at 00:58 (3,796 days old) by wringer (x) | ||
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I will snap a pic tomorrow Yogi. Thanks for the pic of your buddy !! Jim | ||
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Post# 718038 , Reply# 13 11/27/2013 at 06:54 (3,796 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Yogi-rig, I think theres a compliment in there somewhere..lol.....don't worry Mickey....I am already working on it....the indifference is in the solidtub theres an indent at the bottom of the tub, we have to make up for that....
we have to create a spacer to fill the gap, and keep it raised a little.... on my aunts machine, when the block wore down, and the agitator dragged the bottom, her quick method was to use a piece of flannel cloth over the block, and replace the agitator and cap.....a little primitive, but it is the general idea.... I am thinking around popcicle sticks, cut to fit the block, taped in place, and then slide the agitator over top......maybe not a permanent solution just yet, but as a trial to see how much of a gap we need to fill, then we could move onto some sort of metal sleeve that would slip over top, no different than melting lead for weights of a fishing line....we just need a cast first..... I'll get back to you..... do these wringers also offer the 210 degree stroke as the automatics? | ||
| Post# 718055 , Reply# 15 11/27/2013 at 10:08 (3,795 days old) by wringer (x) | ||
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Pic 2 Hope this helps ! My new puppy 2014 calendar that should have been removed LOL. 
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| Post# 718079 , Reply# 16 11/27/2013 at 12:53 (3,795 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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JIM, JIM, JIM,
Oh MY Lord, you could cook, serve, and eat Thanksgiving Dinner in that immaculate enamel tub.
Martin, I can see the popsicle sticks clearly. Of course it was a compliment. You saved fleets of GE's from wasting spray rinse water on the outer tub with your "turn or cut" flume technique. Not to mention adding a ton of water drama with the resulting flume flow. GE's were never more fun. Jim, if you can get your hands on a Norge 4 paddle agitator, it's a good fit, requiring just a few washers to secure the cap, (that's a cap from the older SS model with red agitators). The 4 paddle makes quite a fuss in the bowl-shaped tub. 
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Post# 718086 , Reply# 17 11/27/2013 at 13:53 (3,795 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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OK....Jim, don't mean to hijack your thread, but this may help you as well....we have all been known to switch out a few agitators here and there for curious results.....not to mention, that wringer is so pristine!
and Mickey, you seem to be on track with my thinking....here is of course the popcicle sticks, courtesy of Yogi woofing down a few for me....but like I siad, a general idea of raising and taking up space.... 
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Post# 718088 , Reply# 18 11/27/2013 at 13:55 (3,795 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 718090 , Reply# 19 11/27/2013 at 13:56 (3,795 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 718091 , Reply# 20 11/27/2013 at 13:57 (3,795 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 718094 , Reply# 21 11/27/2013 at 14:02 (3,795 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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and allowed the lid to be lowered.....not that I need this, but some general ideas to make adaptions for it to fit....especially since the block is the same size and shape....
now Mickey...your turn.....and I would like to see a video of it if possible, there is gonna be some water movement...BIG TIME Jim, the 210 degree stroke is how far the agitator oscillates in one direction....most machines were only 180, some more, some less..... 
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| Post# 718140 , Reply# 24 11/27/2013 at 17:31 (3,795 days old) by wringer (x) | ||
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I forgot to ask you Larry if the drive block was the same on the old SQ's with the metal agitators as the one on the new washers with the plastic agitators? I have not seen an old SQ for a long time. I hope you know if they are the same. Thanks ! Jim | ||
| Post# 718155 , Reply# 25 11/27/2013 at 18:14 (3,795 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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As with Maytag, why change perfection? Speed Queens conventional blocks and agitators are constant throughout. The Newest and Last model, with the pretty more formal cap has a base about a half inch thicker, than the red one. If you switch them back and forth with a full tub of water, you'll notice a slight increase in turbulence with the white coifed nun.
Martin, I'll try the sticks shortly. Can I buy the magnets at Lowe's? New item to me. Thanks. More pics later when I get the sticks on. The more the merrier, Larry, and these guys are too cool to think about hijacks. Have some yet-to-be-seasoned Turkey Froth, while so many of us are cooking tonight. 
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| Post# 718163 , Reply# 26 11/27/2013 at 18:26 (3,795 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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And turkey skin with the nun head ~ | ||
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Post# 718175 , Reply# 27 11/27/2013 at 19:03 (3,795 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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yeah Mickey....you can find the magnets at Lowes, in all different sizes.....just check for the flexible ones, their easy to cut, I just used what I had on hand to show you, but betting you could cut to fit the exact shape of the cone, and do all 6 sides if you choose....
I have a Maytag.....but may have to search for a SQ myself.....this looks like fun.... oh, and forget the turkey froth, with all the family tomorrow, I was thinking 'Wild Turkey' myself...lol | ||
| Post# 718306 , Reply# 28 11/28/2013 at 13:47 (3,794 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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A Bourbon Day
With Wild Turkey on the way. And what is Thanksgiving--before all the nonsense begins, LOL !--without a little fun and joy in the Laundry Room. A bit wobbly with four Orange Buddy Bar, aka, Creamsicle sticks, but it's clear the magnets will work. "Houston, we have lift-off!" Amazing ! Thank You Martin, Jim, Larry and Company for making it possible.
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