Recent content by stephanb9

Thanks for the info Ben, here is a pic of the Stark bag i need to repair what can you tell me about it, it came off of my 880 when I got it when the 880 is done being serviced i will post pics of it as well

Thanks for the good information Ben I will keep an eye out for those models as well.

Thanks for the idea of using boning ,I found some extremely heavy duty zip ties at work which may have the same effect. Luckily the awesome people at Harolds sewing and vacuums in spokane wa just so happened to have a new old stock Royal commercial bag that I can use while I fix my Stark bag.

Just wanted to update you guys on what I ended up getting. I found a new in box model 5000 https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?43192_1

Hey guys I have a Stark shake out bag that I use on my 993 Royal that is in beautiful condition but I screwed up and broke the plastic strips in the rim of the bag that forms the flap of the bag. I have removed the broken strips from around the rim but don't know how to repair it. I tried...

Hey guys I am looking to expand my collection with a heavy duty commercial Royal to do some serious cleaning. The model in particular I am after is a CR5158z with the 18 inch nozzle. If any one is willing to sell one I would be greatly interested the version I am looking for is pictured below.

some more pics of things that came with it. Sorry for picture quality I have pretty terrible lighting where I live also the last pic is the original receipt from the previous owner, does anyone know if she is one of us?

Hey Guys I just wanted to show off my latest acquisition and boy was I in for a shock when it arrived, it was described as being in used condition but as you can see in the pictures I cant find any evidence of it ever being used.

To clean it I would go to an automotive store and pick up some spray cans of electrical contact cleaner and use a plastic bristle brush to scrub with ive used this trick many times on alternators and starters and it seems to work like a charm.

Thanks for the feedback I think I am going to go for the 501 to match my other Royals. Hopefully I can find one with the attachments and it looks like with how many of them there are on ebay I could piece one together if I ever needed parts.

Hey guys I am looking at purchasing a hand vac to use on upholstery in my car and on furniture and was wondering which I should get and how much is a good price to pick one up for. I like the look of the old Royal 501s and have seen some performance videos against other hand vacs and was quite...

Hey Ben here is the data tag for the 880 am I correct in my thinking that the production date is January 1975?

Sorry to revive a long dead post but I have information directly from the user manual that came with my Royal 993 and 880. According to the book it says to use sae 30 motor oil and not to use thin or sewing machine type oils.

Well bad news both of my brush roll orders were cancelled so the search continues however it sounds like the vacuum shop in town has a line on them so here's hoping fingers crossed.

http://www.svcvacuum.com/royal/r-2088221000.htm -Brush roll with stiffeners https://cjmillervac.com/products/royal-1044260001-metal-upright-vacuum-belt -Belts https://www.amazon.com/Brushroll-End-Ball-Bearing-Commercial/dp/B00Y34ZYSW -Brush roll without stiffeners