Another Restored Hoover 700

[vintagefox]

Looks like I have twins now! Referring to the vacuum kind of course!
This took quite awhile to finish up. My drill/buffer bit the dust and I had to hand polish this one for a good 4 hours. The standard terry cloth and Mother's polish didn't cut it so I had to use fine grade 000 steel wool with the polish. And the results well turned out better, as it left a mirror finish. Also this machine had much less scratches than my first 700 does so it came out much shiner.

Bearings were regreased. (Motor spun pretty well and had no play, grease seemed fine so I just packed them full) brushroll was gone through and cleaned, new belt, washed the bag, handle and base plug were wired in and installed.

Its usable as is but it still needs some small things. Such as a belt cover (currently borrowing the one off a 725 at the moment), make new motor brushes,and I'm thinking about installing a bumper on this one (as well as on my other 700).

I sewed the bottom of the bag but I lined the inside with a paper C bag, just to make emptying the bag a tad more easier.

I'm quite pleased with how it came out, and I'm pretty certain I lost a pound or two in the process.

What surprises me the most is how little this machine was used. The commutator had almost no wear and entire inside of the motor was exceptionally clean.
And this machine, judging by the serial number was manufactured a little earlier than my first model 700.

My first 700 being: 7382800
and the second 700 being: 7375356

-Alex

 

[gottahaveahoove]

To quote Austin Powers;

"Twins, Basil,  TWINS".

 

[vintagefox]

LOL exactly so! and its been a while since I watched an Austin Powers film.

 

[chad]

Is the dominant twin obvious, or is a contest such as a "suckoff" in order?

 

[vintagefox]

I think they're both fairly equal. Both 700s have new brushroll brushes, both have good condition fans, both well lubed bearings, and both have a paper bag inside. The only difference really is that the one I just restored sounds much quieter than my first 700 (the one with the black bag.) and it has less wear from the looks of it.


Oh speaking of which does anyone have any spare cord clips? (the clips that keep the cord attached to the fork of the machine) Its currently being held on by painters tape.

-Alex

 

[chad]

Would love to hear about how you adapted a paper bag to it. Would like to do something like that to my 825.

 

[vintagefox]

Well Hoover did make an official adapter for the model 28 to fit Handi-Sac style bags. The model 28 having a round exhaust hole would have enabled it to fit on other coffee can Hoovers. However these are really rare to come by.

Thankfully the other method is relatively easy. You take a standard Hoover C bag and undo the staples by the opening. Slide the top bag clamp off and insert the C bag into the cloth bag until it sticks out the bottom opening of the cloth bag ring. Spread the C bag around the metal ring and cut small "V"s in areas where the ring mounts into the rear of the machine.

Then you attach the cloth bag to the rear of the machine and tighten down the screws. Take a razor blade or an exacto knife and trim off the excess.