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How many pounds of frozen steer bone?? This is just nuts! But I always have felt a good disposal should be able to dispose of fairly hefty bones... (see link!) https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/whats-new-garbage-disposals

Calling Kangaroo Jack! Anyone paying $150 for an old Elite needs the Minogue treatment!    They're fun machines, but I wouldn't pay that even for more rare and desirable machines! I have a couple of Elite machines in my collection, but thy were also given to me, and cost next to nothing to...

I had an Anaheim Waste Maid for a while, only replaced it because a metal bit fell down it and no one noticed, then turned it on and broke a hammer off! I was both disgusted and sad, as it was a good disposal even if a far cry from this Thermador WK! I’ve personally seen these Anaheim units take...

Is your Waste King one of the old ones or a newer Anaheim? Coarse grind? This thing grinds pretty fine, I watched the clear P trap I have under the sink, it came out the consistency of a smoothie food it seems, I didn't see the larger flaky bone chunks I'm used to seeing come out of the newer...

Well I finally found the disposal I want, a genuine vintage (albeit a very late example) Waste King garbage disposal! This one is a Thermador branded unit, 3/4 HP, which I think is as powerful as they get, not sure they had a 1HP version ever... I bought the thing used and feared the worst, but...

The first Riccars looked like the first of the Panasonic Jet Flo uprights.

I have a couple of Fantoms in the shameful guilty pleasures section of my collection as well. Both were in nice shape and free though...

"long hair it collects at the hose intake" You need a more powerful vacuum!

I got one back 16 or so years ago... And we used it so much it wore out earlier this year... We got a brand new one! 

Zep, and Landaus make a good alternative, but they key thing is it has to be a dry foam shampoo. These detergents were designed to not leave a sticky residue behind. I don't know of anything one can purchase inexpensively and mix up to create the proper effect, by the time one goes to such...

What determines belt side is the direction the motor rotates. Since you always want the brush to sweep towards the back of the nozzle, if the motor you chose to implement into the design rotates one way or the other, that determines where the belt goes. Early Panasonics had the belt on the right...

Power nozzles will always be preferred, but I have learned to appreciate a good rug nozzle as well! I don't know that I can pick a favorite, I enjoy a central vac, the NSS M-1, Mieles do well too. I simply haven't the patience to try and sort out all of my favorites, but I do enjoy a well...

Unless there's water involved, a bagged machine will always be a better choice. Even the bagless machines that performed well, and maintained power, lose me when it comes time to empty. The good machines I can ge through the whole house before dumping, but if I have to go through the ordeal of...

Keep your eyes out for a Rug Doctor is my suggestion, or the Bissell Big Green, the new one that looks like a Rug Doctor. I don't recommend any of the typical household machines myself, I feel like the higher spray pressure and stronger suction do lead to better cleaning.

Where is all this bad PC going to take us? Straight to a crumbling society filled with people who feel it is their right not to be offended...   Sadly I've only got one "Lady Kenmore" in my collection as of now, but it is a doozy!

I have bagless vacuums too, but I don’t find myself using them nearly as often as my bagged machines. I just don’t find myself with the urge to futz with all that dust, I do t mind the Rainbow because it’s relatively easy to wash out, and if you change the water before it gets excessively dirty...

The were everywhere around here back when they were new, and up until maybe 10 years ago. They just seem to have died out, but a lot of machines of that era are getting less common than they once were, and that is making me feel old...

That version of the 1205 is my favorite of all Electroluxes, it was also the first I've seen. Of course Electrolux is one of my favorites because of this in general...   I always try and grab a good Lux!

1997

1967 seems about right!