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Tolivac Oh no! I am so sorry to hear of what happened! That's just about the worst thing that can happen. The important thing is, you're alive and all that stuff can be replaced in time....the one thing that can't be replaced is YOU, and thankfully the fire didn't get you. Best of luck with...

Stephen, nobody is messing with you! I only made positive comments in this thread....no need for you to accuse me of negativity. Contrary to popular belief, I am NOT all that negative like some of the Vacuum Queens on this site think I am. :P

Wow....very nice find Charles! Nice to see it in great shape, hear the PREEEEENNNN the Birtman motor makes, and also to see the Sears Catalog photo of it. So much for it being entry level like we all thought eh?! I actually like the look of it....it is plain, but still very stylish and very...

WOW! What a beauty, even right down to the original bag! I assume the cord is a replacement? Looks like a red one from a Classic III.

Victor, there is also a vac shop here in London that has 1 of these Royals new for sale too. If you're interested, look up GR Smith Vacuum London Ontario. They will ship.

Jake Stockinger, I don't think the company behind the Robot water filtration canister vacuum and the one who made the Robot upright are the same. I remember the logo used on the Robot upright is different than the one on the Robot canister.

Mike, good luck in getting the Robot upright fixed. Ya know, I have found that machine fascinating since Kirbyloverdan posted in his thread years ago that he had one! I have to wonder why it was so short lived? One would think with it being a Hoover Junior clone, and how popular and well...

Ben, for those Ametek carbon brushes, you DON'T extract the brass sleeve from the plastic holder - when you buy new carbon brushes, it comes as 1 piece new, and designed to be replaced that way. Take your carbon brushes to your local repair shop to buy replacements, and you will see what I am...

ManchesterVacs, good video. The product is good, but to me it still needs a LOT of refining! Way too loud, and I don't like the placement of the power switch. I also don't like how the bag is the only filtration system the vacuum has - what's Sebo's excuse for not putting any type of filter on...

Hi Alec. I don't have any advice, and I can't help you. But, from one Canadian member to another, welcome to Vacuumland, and I wish you the best of luck restoring your General Electric cleaner. Back when I was a teenager, I used a 70's model General Electric with the Filter Queen style...

Antoine, if you keep it, don't get rid of the old hose! That hose handle design is easier to use than the gray one with the black slider they used in the 80s and 90s. If anything ever happens to the handle on the new one you bought, you can swap the handle over to it, the 3 way switch in the...

Nice score! See if you can find the PowerMate for it, those Kenmore/Panasonic pn's are really good. I will say, I rate it one of the best canister pn's ever produced in fact. Buy some aftermarket Kenmore Q HEPA Cloth bags after the paper bags are used up....only downside to these is having the...

I hate to be the Negative Nancy here, but time to bring some of you guys down to earth: There will NOT be a new Kirby design! If anything the company will launch a new colour scheme and then go out of business. A company like Right Lane Industries DOES NOT believe in investing millions of...

Les, the problem is the grit from the sandpaper gets in between the commutator plates. You can't just blow it out. I know this from personal experience as I accidentally wrecked a Ametek double stage motor in a Kenmore canister doing this. If one was to do a homemade solution to clean a motor...

DON'T sand the commutator! If you do, grit from the sandpaper can get in between the commutator bars and cause arcing and further damage to the motor - to the point it may be destroyed. At this point, because you aren't experienced rebuilding motors and because you don't know what is causing...

Morgan, I definitely agree with you! To me, that's 1 advantage canister vacuums and uprights with non-stretch hoses have. Even with their more limited reach, you can use a non-stretch hose on a clean air upright much easier to do couch cleaning and normal reach dusting with. Back years ago...

Tyler, I love the look of your Dirt Devil 501D Hand Vacuum. Especially the colour scheme they used, very stylish. However, it's a shame that Royal never thought of making the Dirt Devil version it's own bag with Dirt Devil lettering on the bag instead of just putting a standard Royal bag on it...

Huskyvacs "People really need to quit doing this. This is why everyone hates giving out information on here. People join that are scalpers, get told its rare, then flip it on eBay for a 5 figure sum of money as soon as they get the first comment." Hold it right there! Kwitcomb7159 did nothing...

Anthony, that replica Hoover 119 bag is BEAUTIFUL! Truly a work of art. Have you ever considered making replacement outer bags as a side hobby? Made to order of course. With your talents, I bet you would have many interested collectors wanting you to make bags for their machines! Give it some...

Ken and Hans, I am sorry to hear that both of you have decided to downsize and give up collecting vacuums. I guess we all have to do it at some point though when we get old enough and our health starts to decline. Ken - That GE canister in pic 9 is RARE! I have only ever seen 1 here in...