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Dan: Perhaps I should also explain that I think the Sentria was doomed from the start because it was simply a new face on the same Kirby format - big, powerful, formidable upright. It's sure sleeker-looking than a 1950s Kirby, but it's essentially the same idea, and the time for that idea has...

Dan: If Kirby does come up with a new model meeting the needs of today's consumers, that will be great. I still think the problem of the DTD sales paradigm remains - you just can't get as many in-home demos going today as you could in the past, because people aren't home as much, and when they...

Venson: You would be absolutely amazed how long it took vacuum designers to get to the "DUHHHH!" moment with power nozzles. Electrolux, first manufacturer with a PN meeting with widespread acceptance (yes, I know they were not the very first with a PN), first had the bright idea to attach a...

Next Up: Stopping any recurrence of the rust. Usually, on a steel tool, I'd recommend keeping a coating of WD-40 on it (I do this with garden tools), but that's no good here, because you're going to be breathing air that has passed through the wand. And breathing WD-40 fumes would probably...

I Know.... ....This is probably going to outrage Kirby fans, but I think Kirby is a brand with a limited future. It is a large, complex, heavy machine, and today's typical consumer does not have the time or interest necessary to master it and use it to the fullest. And many are simply too...

Bottle Brush: Tyler: I'd also suggest getting a bottle brush from the hardware store (they're used to scrub out baby bottles) and tying a string through the hole in the handle. Then you can use that to scrub the inside of the wand when you're using Naval Jelly. Failing that, a good wet...

Rob: No one is more hopeful than me that Mr. Rego is as good a rebuilder as Brendan thinks, because I have a 1205 that could most definitely use a rebuild. My ONLY concern at this point is that photo of the Olympia being repainted with a rattle can. Appliance epoxy spray paint aside - and...

Whaaaat? What's this about Brad thinking of leaving? Ya can't! Ya can't, I tell ya!

Doug: This is what I enjoy so much about this group - these little mysteries are eventually explained. The ground wire prong being for the CB makes perfect sense - in fact, so much sense I'm ashamed it never occurred to me before. Now I know what to look out for when buying PN-2s.

Looks Good! But I wonder what you mean about "waiting for" a wand with the lock button. Do you mean this part is available, and you have one on order, or are you saying that you hope Wessel Werk will produce it someday?

Brendan: I will be very interested to hear your assessment when you get your 1205 back. My comments were not intended to disparage Mr. Rego in any way, but that use of a rattle can did cause me some concern. That is not the way to repaint a vacuum cleaner, because rattle-can paint is soft...

Brendan: Does anyone here have a reference for this rebuilder? I have to wonder about one thing - his photo of him repainting an Olympia shows him using a rattle can, which is not going to result in a durable finish. Maybe he bakes the paint, but the photo also shows the front caster guard...

Link! Sorry - forgot the link: http://iowacity.craigslist.org/hsh/2843819237.html

Nathan: It's probably a single-stage motor, but TriStar has used several in the time it has been building the MG series, so it's hard to say what's inside yours. I think you bought it right. One thing I'm finding a little troubling about current TriStars is that they don't seem to be holding...

Hi Nathan! An MG-2 would date from 2004 to the present, so it's only 8 years old at the oldest.

My PN-2's Housing Has the hold-down clip for the PN cord. Didn't know it was a service item, though - I thought it was standard issue for PN-2s when new. For those who don't know what this little item was, here's a pic. The clip held the PN cord firmly in place in its socket; there was no...

P.S., Brendan: - As you look for tools, crevice tools are the hard part! Ask someone who just found an ivory Lux crevice tool after Lord-knows-how-long searching....

Brendan: Glad to hear you've come around to the side of originality! You will not regret it. If you get the motor rebuilt correctly, and go through the vacuum to eliminate other issues, you'll have a fine machine that will pick up like nobody's business. From your description, it sounds...

I'll Vouch for That! The damaged sticker I wanted to remove from my PN-2 was on there but GOOD. I do not, for the life of me, see how half of it got damaged. When my vacuum guy said he'd finally found a PN-2 for me and pulled it out to show me, my heart sank, because I could see the...

Aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Sounds suspiciously like the same type of motor that went into later models, from the Diamond Jubilee on. Those later models could pull like nobody's business when new, but their design was problematic, and they wore out much faster than previous Lux motors. A 1205...