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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Flotation ring attached to base canister.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Motor mount on the inside.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Ratings plate fitted.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Bag holder fixed back to the motor chamber cover.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Still it’s not as bad as I expected it to be, the idea is to preserve the machine as much as possible.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 The corrosion had eaten all the metal and the sand blaster blow out the rust.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Flotation ring. Spot of bother with this can you see it.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 OK. I now it’s a bit of a shock, yes its Post Office Red.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Badges and handle refitted.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Wow it’s white again.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Time for tea and cake. Need to get new bearings some time next week so I can rebuild the motor. So I move on to the casing.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Field windings are in good nick too, just a clean up required. Brushes look new.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Armature in good nick
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Drilled out rivets holding the bearing mount and removed from the motor cover. Bearings are totally shot.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Bearing mount and motor cover.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Inner fan and spacer
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Outer fan and inner turbine cover off
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Outer turbine cover off.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 First strip down that frozen motor.
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    Lee’s Constellation 862

    hotpoint 95622 Sat 24.09.2011 First thing this morning I asked if there was any cake to have with my morning coffee break while working in the workshop. Answer NO. So I quickly knocked up a lemon drizzle cake for my breaks.
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