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Thread Number: 93894
/ Tag: Wringer Washers
How do you refurbish wringer rollers? |
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Post# 1185616 , Reply# 1 7/23/2023 at 07:50 (285 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Back in day housewives or anyone else dealing with rubber wringer or mangle rollers were advised to clean or refresh same by rubbing with cloth dampened with kerosene. Rollers then had to be promptly and thoroughly washed afterwards with soapy water, rinsed well, then dried.
www.automaticwasher.org/c... Kerosene or similar substance dissolves rubber. A quick wipe down of wringer roller made from same removed a slight layer revealing a bit of new surface. This gave wringer/mangle rollers longer useful life but obviously couldn't be repeated very often. chestofbooks.com/food/household/... clickamericana.com/topics/home-g... At some point all wringer rollers either power or hand driven would need to be replaced. In past this was a simple matter as going down to shops armed with certain information. Today however that is not really possible. At least for Maytag here in USA spare wringer washer rollers both NOS and aftermarket are easy enough to find. For your washer you'd need to find out who made the wringer rollers and get proper specs. Armed with said information you can search about for proper size. cottagecraftworks.com/maytag-wri... https://www.ebay.com/itm/234599826880... https://www.ebay.com/itm/266030574925... Lovell made both wringer/mangle rollers and entire units (power and manual driven) for many washers sold under various brand names. www.automaticwasher.org/c... Typewriter platens were often made from rubber. There were once many places that repaired such machines who would also apply new layer of rubber to worn platens. | ||
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Post# 1185632 , Reply# 3 7/23/2023 at 10:13 (285 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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" Do you know anybody who has done that or what, "
Well no I don't as matter of fact. Am only one in circle of family and friends daft enough to own a wringer washing machine and mangles. But as noted it was common advice given out years ago to be in various manuals and other printed matter for housewives and others who had to deal with wringers. | ||
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Post# 1185691 , Reply# 4 7/23/2023 at 20:59 (285 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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Oh cool that’s pretty unusual I wonder if there’s an actual company that rebuilds end refurbishes wringer rollers | ||
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Post# 1185774 , Reply# 5 7/24/2023 at 19:57 (284 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 Restoration of the original rollers seems like a very reasonable project, actually. The old rubber material could be scraped or abraded away with a bristle brush, and a rubber or silicone of the appropriate hardness could be poured into a mold directly over the original shaft. If I were doing this, I would contact the folks at Smooth-On. If anyone would know what product to use to replicate the characteristics of the original rubber, it would be them. www.smooth-on.com/page/du... www.smooth-on.com/products/... | ||
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Post# 1185781 , Reply# 6 7/24/2023 at 21:08 (284 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"Restoration of the original rollers seems like a very reasonable project, actually"
Apparently profitable as well. Who knew? www.alignable.com/macedon... | ||
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Post# 1185784 , Reply# 7 7/24/2023 at 21:17 (284 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Did you know?
Mangles or wringers haven't totally vanished from commercial laundries?
Places that launder rugs and carpets use a quite large sort of mangle to squeeze water out of such textiles after cleaning. www.centrumforce.com/prod... | ||
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Post# 1185788 , Reply# 8 7/24/2023 at 21:30 (284 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Did you also know in USA sales of wringer washers peaked in 1948 with 3,421,00 being marketed. By 1968 number fell to 379,000. Still by late 1960's early 1970's some 15 million American homes still had and used wringer washing machines. Such machines appealed to homes with limited water supply (especially hot) and or other reasons including not being able to afford a fully automatic washing machine.
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Post# 1185803 , Reply# 9 7/25/2023 at 05:46 (284 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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So I’ve had a look at some of the websites linked But I’m actually not even sure which one I should pick or use, let alone how to fill out the form for the company that refurbishes the wringer washer roller On their website | ||
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Post# 1185865 , Reply# 10 7/25/2023 at 23:17 (283 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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