Recent content by thomas_squared

That is awesome. What material did you use? Did you balance the part or just use it as is?

I saw this on letgo and thought someone might be interested at $15. https://www.letgo.com/en-us/i/aspiradora_5653e56f-0712-4f16-85e8-4a30cabf60a3

Belts Those look excellent, DAMs are the pinnacle of vacuum development in my opinion. I was under the impression that the wide belts were used on the non powerdrive models and the powerdrive models used the narrower belts. I own 2 power drive models and one time was given the belt for a non...

Oh thats true, it must be quite a restriction.

New Hoover Dial-a-Matic I like Trebors idea of a new Dial-A-Matic. It would need to have powerdrive so it could be considered a top of the line model, easy to use on thick, highpile carpets, and allow for high airflow and suction. The motors, one for the brushroll and one for the suction and...

I would be sure to vacuum in 4 directions wherever possible. I would be sure to use a HEPA type bag so that you avoid breathing the contaminates. As others have said try the different vacuums, can't complain about "having" to compare. You can always check in the bag to be sure you have got as...

We have a TurboPower 7000. I will snap a picture later. It has the powerdrive, embeded dirt finder, and 4 height settings. Sadly, it has not been the most reliable machine.

Bearing Removal I am not sure if it is possible in this application, but when installing and removing bearings from aluminum motorcycle cases you heat the case to approximately 100 degrees c and the bearing will be come loose due to the differing rates of expansion.

Hi guys I have spent many hours reading your forum and enjoying all of your beautiful machines. I would like to get a Kirby in the future. Right now my family has a Hoover Turbo Power 7000 that replaced our trusty Dial-A-Matic. I would really like to get the Dial-A-Matic working again. It needs...