Recent content by alkirbyguy

Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50. Attachments are new-in-box attachments from a Sanitronic VII. This Kirby has a DS80 cord, all original other than that.

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My Kirby G4. Was my daily driver until the $25 Sentria came along. No attachments for this one.

We bought a FairFax canister from a d2d salesman back in about '98. We were promised a vacation of choice. Well after papers were signed, that was the last we ever heard from the company. Literally right after we bought it, we could no longer get through to "customer care." We couldn't even find...

It is an SEB 213 powerhead I believe.

Here's a pic Pic of the Miele I found for only $8

I was in my favorite thrift store yesterday and ran across a Miele Red Star canister with powerhead, wands, hose, and all attachments for 8 bucks. Needless to say I quickly grabbed it up. This is the first canister I have had in a very long time. I am a die-hard Kirby fan, but I am actually...

I'm so ashamed! I got three more machines a week ago and haven't updated the forum! I got. Classic 1-CR with all attachments, a DS80, and another DS50! The Classic is almost done All three machines are all original. Stay tuned for pics! Peace, alkirbyguy

Hey everyone! I sometimes feel like I am the only vacuum collector in my area. I am posting this to see if I can meet some other collectors in north Alabama. I am in the Huntsville area and I would love to set up a little meet and greet and maybe do some thrifting in our abundance of thrift...

Well I will say that it was a royal pain in the butt trying to get the ORIGINAL bag back onto my DS50... what I'm wondering is if they are using that heritage bag as a shake out bag... oh lord what a disaster that could b

to Caligula Thank you for the kind words and compliments. A word on my cord wrapping though... they are not wrapped nearly as tight as they appear. I just wrap them very carefully. All of my Kirby's except the Kirby Sentria are mainly for display purposes so the cords are rarely even removed...

Some people are really bad at pricing things... http://huntsville.craigslist.org/hsh/3393025250.html I think most of us here would consider that a "parts lot". Its a combination of at least 4 different machines... $400... sheesh...

update Well all the aluminum has been buffed to a beautiful shine! It turned out great. But upon disassembling the machine the second time for buffing, I noticed that the tech drive belt was very dried and cracking. Upon removing it, it actually broke. I did not notice this the first time I...

my worst vac... Back when I lived in an apartment and didn't have room to collect vacuums, I had a purple Dirt Devil bagged Swivel Glide. Absolutely the worst vacuum I have ever used. It was incredibly loud, the swivel casters were more of an annoyance than a help, it used VERY small bags, the...

so far... Disassembled it, washed all parts, lubricated tech drive. The rollers on the tech drive handle control were corroded. Cleaned everything up with some steel wool and lubricated it and it works like a charm! I am actually really liking the tech drive without the return spring. It seems...