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IF anyone here is interested in this set, especially a local enthusiast, please make me a offer. Feel free to email me - it is in my profile. Really need to move it out to gain space for my G5 set (it currently resides in the kitchen). Many thanks...

Hey Jimmy, Just checking to see if you got a chance to see if you had anything on my list from 12-14. No rush of course; just wanted to make sure I was not forgotten in your mass cleaning efforts. Thanks!

The nozzle hook wear occurs over years of heavy use. The attachment bar is steel. The nozzle is softer aluminum and will dent and deform easier. As the gaps between the hooks and bars widen, the constant impacts get greater as the machine is pushed and pulled. The wider the gaps, the...

Glad this helped. I like to try to keep as much originality as possible with old stuff. Some hints: Use a round file (smaller than or same diameter as attachment bar) to lightly shape and clear out metal burrs from the slots. Mine was the exact diameter. Use a small wire brush to clean the...

Is the top latch closing as it should? I assume so since your D50 one worked. If this is the correct type of nozzle for use with that model, it is possible the casting is worn out from years of use. I had this issue with my 505 (which uses no gasket) and I had remade the slots using JB Weld...

Any of these era mixers would need to at least be dismantled, cleaned out, and relubed if they are going to be used on a routine basis. By now the grease in most of the gearboxes will have been hardened to the consistency of tar. Running them with firm grease puts extra strain on the motor...

The one for sale looks just like my chrome as shown in post 7 of this thread: https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?34172_82 Picture 3 depicts the brown colored trim. It has the same accessories too. It just needs a cleaning and a polish to make it look as good as mine. The...

Saw this set at my friend's thrift store in Plano, the Plaid Tag at Ave 5 and Park. Did not get a picture as I did not think of this site since it was not a vacuum. But today I realize someone here might like it. Was only 19.99 for the set and it was in good shape - just needed a cleanup and a...

Your right - that thing is so messed up it threw me way off! Handle, motor and emtor is 5xx. It has the potential for being a neat machine, but for about 25 bucks as is.

Nope, just an unoriginal D80, fresh in from the barn. Couldn't they at least restore it first? Thats the only way it could possibly bring that kind of price to the right person...

Sounds like a case of being blinded by the obvious, lol... We all have done that probably more times than we wish to admit.. At least you got the part at a decent price and you can put it away with your attachments, just in case it does break. I remember by Tradition often falling over when I...

I have an all blue 1CR from the closed Plano service shop. I need to restore it some day (will leave it blue).

In my area, estate sales had sucked, to say it gently. If run by the family of the estate owner, then bargains could be had. However I had not been to one of these for decades. If run by a estate sale company (like most are now here), don't even bother. I remember where canned goods in a...

Ah, Kirby's odd-duck - the Classic 1CR... This machine was the transitioning the D80 to a new wide nozzle vac (with resulting larger motor) right before the UL double insulated rule came into play and forced them to redesign the motor again into what would be the upcoming Omega. Most of the...

Rule of thumb - 1/8" of bristles should protrude from rug plate.

Never seen this issue either. I question if it was reassembled correctly during rebuild. I actually find it a little challenging getting these off. You are inserting the folded areas of the bag up into each of the metal prongs, one at a time? Are the metal prongs easy to bend? They should not be.

I had inquired on selling at the last antique mall I went to. It was out in a country town, no big chain place. About 166 a month for a small stall, which was reasonable. They set you up on some online thing that tracked your sales. You would also get the 1099 also as if you sold online. Not...

Thanks Jimmy, no rush. And I meant to say attachments that will FIT on a 505's hose couplers, red/gray color. My 505 is not stock - it has all red trim. The grey bag I seek will go on it to replace its brown one.

As much as I wanted to take a pilgrimage over there, being halfway across the country and working a stubborn job makes it very difficult. By time I could go (like next year), everything would be gone. I would also feel compelled to fill up my truck without a place to put the stuff at home...

As far as I know, that assembly is not serviceable. No individual parts exist for the mechanism. However it was used in multiple G series models, the differences being only the trim piece (boot and knob) colors (and those pieces could be transferred to the new assembly easily)