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    Door to door sales. Sleazy?

    There are far better jobs for people to have, and far better ways to sell home appliances. Frankly, online sales would be way better for everyone involved, if only they had more information... instead of just flashy pictures and flavor text.
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    Electrolux motor bearings

    You'll either want to use screws with nylon lock nuts or some good Loctite.
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    Door to door sales. Sleazy?

    I'll bet the salesman thinks so.
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    Door to door sales. Sleazy?

    How the hell else are they supposed to make sales? They're basically the physical embodiment of telemarketers. I don't agree with the practice, but the "nice" salesmen probably don't make much money.
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    Any info about vintage Bosch Upright Vac?

    Nice. I don't know anything about it. Perhaps it's more common in Germany?
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    Royal Lux D770

    I'm guessing a 100v machine won't mind 120v too much.
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    Hoover 725

    Cool.
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    Hoover 725

    https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7151519 I made a cord clip for the motor cord. Oh also, I ended up using a Sanitaire belt. It's beefier than the original belt, but the amount of stretch seems right.
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    Hoover 33 convertible

    Sweet.
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    Hello, and asking for help with an Electolux polisher, 1960s

    It depends if the bearings are plain or ball. Plain bearings should be oiled, but ball bearings will probably be fine if left alone. Usually you can tell if there are holes to put oil in.
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    Hello, and asking for help with an Electolux polisher, 1960s

    32V was common in homes that were not on a power grid, and had their own little baby power plant. Usually a one cylinder engine and a battery bank. Farm houses, mostly. Light bulbs and appliances were available in 32VDC.
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    Achieving original Hoover Model 541 finish

    It looks like metallic paint. If I had to venture a guess... I would say it was polished first then bead blasted. Or maybe the other way around. You might want to experiment on other cast aluminum stuff. Get an old engine oil pan or transmission case from a mechanic shop.
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    Westinghouse canister rebuild

    I wonder what kind of cutting accuracy you could expect from sendcutsend.com. You might be able to reverse engineer the fan and order new precut aluminum, and assemble it yourself. (It kind of does look like a Lamb motor fan, not that I'm an expert.)
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    Hoover 725

    Hi Jeff! That's a nice one. My bag looks way different. So mistakes were made today. I had the motor apart to clean it, make the brushes and adjust the brush holder gap. Decided to polish it, too. Well, the polishing wheel sort of ate the motor cord. The plug was fine. I have a spool of this...
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