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Ohh.... and if you do need to deepen the segments grooves, MM is correct as there will be an epoxy like substance there. You need like a draw knife of the correct thickness. They make commutator knives that are made for this purpose. I've always been able to find just the right blade size from...

I don't want..... to be misquoted here. I NEVER chuck a shaft up in a drill...too easy to mar or put a burnell in the shaft. I said you "could" do it that way. I used to gently rotate the shaft in my hands using 600 grit paper only to get the charring off....then use the stone to help set the...

That tubing you...... can find at any good hardware store.....just try to make sure it's not from China. Their tubing has lumps and irregularities. Make sure you replace all of it. I usually take the mechanism completely apart and examine/clean the diaphragm etc.....but you don't have to...

The idea.... of the commutator stone isn't to reshape/rehab a commutator. It's simply to dress up the segment so your new brushes break in correctly. Note that these Aerus places are very geographical as far as being 'helpful'. The one here 45 miles away, has people with accents that I can't...

Most urban..... places have bearing and seal shops now. Just go there....tell them the application and they will measure the bearing. Stay away from Chinese bearings if you can. The product mentioned above is specifically for small electric motors. It is 20wt non-detergent oil. Pretty easy...

Mostly..... they crack open and the machine quits running because the door is ajar. Not to be confused with the older models that popped a bag out. I've never had one that old working. Kevin

Yeah..... even the Diamond J door pops open. I know nothing about the plastic bodied Elux's. Kevin

Different strokes.... for different folks. I have a ton of Elux tanks....many waiting to be used/restored. I could certainly sacrifice one for 'bad jobs' like sheet rock dust and ash. But I won't. I'll let the big wet & dry shop vacs I have be the sacrificial lambs. Everybody is free to do...

Now.... go put that beautiful Connie on display somewhere with tools and get the retro Connie to do the real work around the house. Kevin

You're not.... giving a fair shake to wet & dry shop vacs. I use them all the time on pro jobs because almost all of them can be fitted or refitted with big bag liners that consume the space of your barrel. They don't clog up until they have significant poundage of sheet rock dust, sawdust &...

If it..... wasn't for pack rats and old NOS stuff, we'd have to continually buy donor vacs to keep going. So I say a solid YES to those that pack rat stuff. Unless of course you hoard(never sell, share or barter) and we have to wait for you to die to get access to your stuff. Kevin

Gawd...... why don't you ask if they'd take $3. I guess if they're foolish/desperate enough to take $10, it's on them. Kevin

As..... Charles said in the other thread, the OP is 13yrs old by his profile. ALL sorts of problems implicit in this ask.... Moderators need to squash this, methinks. Kevin

Even if...... you trust that the bags won't tear with sheet rock dust and fireplace ash....there's the issues of 'dead heading' your motor frequently or longer in duration as you want to finish the job with one bag. In anybody else's hands other than a collector/vac enthusiast, these old tanks...

I wouldn't...... suck up massive amounts of sheet rock dust or cold fireplace ash with an Electrolux tank. It's not that they can't do it, they can. The risk is too great that some of that stuff will pass through your motor. Less likely with a HEPA bag, but still. Use a wet&dry shop vac for...

I think....... it's a matter of personal preference. It's nice to have provenance on a vac. Even if you don't want them on, you could remove them and drop them in an envelope along with the OM etc. Kevin

It's well.... used for sure.....but I think it will clean up OK. But I'd ask the seller if it leaks and if he says no, then you can get your money back through PayPal if it does. Kevin.

And.... I'll say it again...it has nothing to do with how one "TREATS" the hose. The chrome can start to flake off from the get go and they can also not fit the Sidekick and wand sheath properly. Just because you got one that worked makes it ridiculous to assume that other accounts of problems...

Isn't this..... the model the salesmen used let suck itself(the tank part) to the bottom of a table? Kevin

Yeah..... well I'm telling you the aftermarket hoses ARE likely to be inferior as not. It's hit & miss with Chinesium. The Aerus hose will be the real deal as far as quality. And believe me, I'm not partial to giving an Aerus dealer over $100 for just a vac hose. But the only worthwhile...