Recent content by madman

There are still something like a million model A's on the road. I mean, I know they made a lot of them, but that's saying something. Yes, you can still get parts... unlike a lot of new cars that have everything on backorder.

There was also an economy of scale for aftermarket accessories makers. 50% of the cars on the road were Ford. Imagine making a special water pump today. It would fit one car model out of hundreds, and might apply to 0.01% of the market.

It doesn't say that. It says "internal gear driven brush" in between where it says the motor is con-trolled by means of a switch. Almost a dirty bait-and-switch. I think it's a gear reduction attached to the wheels that drives the brush roll.

The Ford Model T does not have a water pump. Or any pump, for that matter.

How'd you know it was made by Clements? I mean, yeah it was. It looks identical to the Cadillac handheld that I have. It seems they were very open to making vacs for other companies. They did usually say Clements on the model tag, though.

A lot of them had carpets. They weren't usually on the floor, though. They were put on the walls to insulate their commie bloc walls and also for decoration.

It probably cost two years' wages.

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.

You'll either want to use screws with nylon lock nuts or some good Loctite.

I'll bet the salesman thinks so.

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.

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

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

Sweet.

Cool.