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If I were doing it, I would take two needle nosed pliers and bend the brass until it is reshaped. Then, I would position it inside the flange. As long as the two surfaces make good contact, the leads really don't have to be perfect looking. When reassembling the two units, I would try to not...

I can't tell in the picture, is there a corresponding mark on the brass lead?

It looks to me as if the brass connector on the cordwinder assembly somehow soldered itself to the junction block on the body. From the pictures, it looks like the mating surface of the lug on the junction block has a small "hole or dent" - am I correct? You may have to dress the two points of...

Nope. Still orange....Rats!

I don't know what the deal is why this thing always looks orange when I take pictures of it. It is as deep a red as you can get and it still be red. Any darker, and it would be maroon. Hopefully, it will look less orange on this shot of it on the shelf with my other machines. Derek, when you...

Now that Ive had my little fit, Congratulations on becoming an Atlas owner!!! That will be the talk of the town - it is such a conversation starter. You'll be proud to display that machine. Here's a rear view shot of mine.

Official instructions for reading this post: The following is to be read with a snotty, I know everything - you know nothing, put down - type, degrading, attitude filled voice...... (ahem...) So, you have an Atlas. Lovely. Of course - it will probably NEVER look like this one. I rebuilt this...

eh, Now that she has been bitten by the bug too - let me know when you have your yard sale for your furniture and the vintage range, fridge, etc.. It's obvious you are going to need more vacuum room. I have seen some things I would like to have in your lovely home. Thanks, Rick BTW - great...

Then I do think it is one of those super-rare hoses! Hang on to it for sure!!! Better yet, send it to me and I'll watch over it for you. You shouldn't have to burden yourself keeping an eye on that hose. Look, you don't have to thank me - happy to do it! Rick

That's hard to say. For some, (if it were the one elusive machine to complete a collection) it's "worth" might be what ever it takes to buy it. To others $5.00 might be pushing it. There is no easy answer to that question. There have been a lot of discussions on here as to the "worth" of...

Nathan, I'm wondering if this is one of those "experimental" Lux "G" electric hoses that for some reason didn't do too well - and they quit making them. Are there red tracings in the hose? There was a thread on this hose once I think. It's cool lookin' Rick

You did do a very nice job. Congratulations. I had a 1205 smooth-side as a daily driver back in the early 1980's. I think I was just a little upset that I didn't have a Super J (that I attempted to sell for a while). So, the 1205 really never appealed to me then - collection wise. However, my...

Having been a user of this forum for well over five years, and after seeing this POD numerous times - I have never noticed that. Oh! to be young and the mind still works. Good job Brandon....

BTW, Marbles? I swallowed one when I was a kid.....a steely.

Thanks for being so open and up front. Nice for a change.... Most definitely pursue the sale of that machine. It's very collectible in my opinion. There have been posts about that machine here on this site in years past, along with the manual for it. Good luck!

Nope. I disassembled the whole unit and took in only the two steel outer halves.

Rear view.

Not to get off-topic here, but you gotta get one of these! A Lux model LX. This is a machine I restored. I polished the aluminium, but the side rails and the cordwinder were re-chromed at the bike shop.

OH oh, we have yet another one that has a thing for shiny metal. You may want to post pics of your motorcycles too! Nothin' better than getting blinded by the reflection of the sun by a Harley crossing your path. I take my vacuum parts to a motorcycle chrome/polishing shop when I'm restoring one...

Unless I missed it somewhere within the thread, hasn't Electrolux always made their own motors? I've got an Electrolux News magazine announcing the debut of the Super J (Sept. 1975) It goes to great lengths about how they had to re-tool all of production lines to accommodate the manufacture of...