hoover rebristled brushes

[hoover28]

I just wonderd if any one knows how to rebristle hoover brush strips. I have a bunch that need to be rebristled, I would like to have some 541 brush rolls rebristled to. thanks chris

 

[charles~richard]

Rebristling

Vac shops used to be able to do it. Now, I'll bet if you took a brush roll in for rebristling they'd just stare at you like you just stepped out of a flying saucer.

Wonder if Hoover still does 'em. Not likely....... Tom A.??

 

[hoover28]

thought it was worth a try any way. thanks chris

 

[air-waycharlie]

hoover28,

You might want to try VCCC member Don O'Connor in Youngstown, OH. He has rebristled a number of brush rolls for me in the past. He has a "rebristleing" machine.

His phone number from the roster is 330-782-6602 and email is:
[email protected]

I'm not sure if he is still doing it as he may be retired completely from the business. His prices were fair and his work excellent.

If you contact him and works out, let us know.

 

[myhooverco]

Yes,

I have also heard of Don and his excellent work...Hoover stopped doing that service years ago. Let us know how it works out and post some pics!

--Tom

 

[hoover28]

Thanks I will try him soon.

 

[hoover28]

Don still can rebristle brushes, hoover model 28 strips are 14.00 and 541 brush rolls are 24.95. I will be sending them out soon. thanks for all your help.


--chris

 

[hoover28]

rebristled brushes

I just got my brushes back from O'Connors. hear is the hoover 541 brush roll redone on the left. a bad one is on the right to show the difference.


chris

 

[rexairman]

Rebristled brush rolls and inserts for all makes and models used to be a staple of the industry. Rewound armatures were pretty much the same. Vac shop owners would send their worn brush rolls and inserts, as well as burnt out armatures, to the various parts wholesalers (many of whom are still serving our industry) and they would ship back rebristled brushes and inserts, and rewound armatures. This has died out as more disposable vacuums and components have come into use. I can also remember a time when the vac wholesalers carried a whole line of spray paints, particularly in all the Hoover colors, as well as hammertone and wrinkle finish paints. Things have sure changed.

 

[seamusuk]

Wow!

Looks pretty good to me - I think he may get a few jobs from this post.

Im sure theres a few Brit collectors who would give him some business as well if hes prepared to post over here.....

Maybe an email is in order

Seamus

 

[thekiz]

armatures/commutator

Please forgive my ignorance. Will someone set me straight, if that'''''''''''''''s possible? An armature is the out-side copper wire part of an AC/DC motor (what I call a field -winding), and the commutator is is the inner part that turns & makes contact with the carbon brushes? I always get it bass-akwards.
thekiz

 

[rexairman]

The armature is the part of the motor which rotates. The commutator is the part of the armature with which the carbon brushes make contact, the part with the copper segments, toward the end of the armature. Hence, a commutator is a part of the armature assembly. Also, in the "old days" commutators would often be replaced when the armature was rewound. I sound like I'm 100 years old (like Helen and Ida's 110th birthday they recently celebrated). I'm not a kid, but I did start in this business very young.