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Hey everyone, I picked this little guy up at a resale shop the other day for $7. Looked interesting and I figured if nothing else, it can tackle rugs on the patio. When I got it, it was very dingy. Cleaned up nice. While I had it apart, I went through and refurbed the motor. Night and day...

I love the "ting" you get from the metal fan on a Kirby or Hoover.

Heres one with it running.

Just got it all back together. Runs really nice now! Both bearings have been refurbished and while the armature was out I went ahead and resurfaced the commutator. All thats left now is mostly cosmetic work and the brush strips for the brush roll. Also a special thanks to Corey for the "handy...

Picked one up today at a resale shop. Needs quite a bit of TLC. Motor runs but needs some bearing work. The bristle strips on the brush roll are GONE. Someone re-painted the base at some point so its a lighter than normal shade of brown. The switch and cord also need some work. I currently have...

Oh my gosh, I had one of these! In fact I think its still sitting at a never visited resale shop in my moms town! I might have to go back and get it lol. I brought it in there to try and sell when I was 14 years old! I'm 23 now lol. Shows how much buisiness they get. The reason I had brought it...

Wow Jack! That thing looks awesome, I've never seen that model before. Interesting floor nozzle design too. Enjoy!

Welcome Rich, I'm newer here as well. Nice machines! I also noticed your from Upstate New York. I lived in and around New Paltz through my childhood. Moved to Michigan in 1997. And Sam (xraytech), is that convertible with the lime green hood in your pic a model 1030? I just found one of those...

I've been curious about the "Ball" models. I have tried the DC25 at a local Sears but there wasn't much space to run it at the store and on top of that the sales person was following me around like a lost puppy! But for the few seconds I ran one, I certainly enjoyed it. I've been told that the...

The Dirt Meters are certainly a fun tool to have. I've never used the Kirby made ones but I do have the "Baird" cloth dirt meter which I run on the Gsix. Good quality, easy to use and with the cloth material being black, you can see every little particle it gets (especially after cleaning a...

Corey, I like the way you set the room up! Can't wait to see it in person. That is a Tradition you see in the back, It actually used to be mine hehe.