Kirby 505,508 motors
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johnnyb59c
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wow
that 47 one kinda resembles the one from my 1C
that 47 one kinda resembles the one from my 1C
johnnyb59c
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my oldest and fave Kirby
that would have to be the 1C which I also cleaned up and buffed in '05 then 2 years ago did a complete tear down, rewire, ground, sanded, buffed, and cleaned the pre-historic grease and dirt build up from the insides. I don't know why I didnt paint the handle rod and buff the aluminum handle parts. the 1st pic is from '01 right after a mysterious box showed up on my porch containing a 1C, 2C,super j Electrolux and Compact probably 10 years old at the time with not much use. I was dumber back in the early '90s and traded a 1C and 2C (both in very rough shape) for a rebuilt omega because it was like the one mom and dad had when i was born. kinda spooky these were the 2 I had traded in and we had moved to a new house since then. how did they get my new address?!they had left oklahoma not long after I got the omega. I wish I had some more before pics from '05. thats before I had my first digital camera. 2 years ago I got over 100 before pics so I'd know exactly to a "T" how it came apart.
that would have to be the 1C which I also cleaned up and buffed in '05 then 2 years ago did a complete tear down, rewire, ground, sanded, buffed, and cleaned the pre-historic grease and dirt build up from the insides. I don't know why I didnt paint the handle rod and buff the aluminum handle parts. the 1st pic is from '01 right after a mysterious box showed up on my porch containing a 1C, 2C,super j Electrolux and Compact probably 10 years old at the time with not much use. I was dumber back in the early '90s and traded a 1C and 2C (both in very rough shape) for a rebuilt omega because it was like the one mom and dad had when i was born. kinda spooky these were the 2 I had traded in and we had moved to a new house since then. how did they get my new address?!they had left oklahoma not long after I got the omega. I wish I had some more before pics from '05. thats before I had my first digital camera. 2 years ago I got over 100 before pics so I'd know exactly to a "T" how it came apart.
Johnny
Hey
Could you take a close up of your bag on The 1c. I now have one pretty good condition not polished yet. It came with classic wheels and cord. I have wheels and the cord for it. I'm not restoring it yet. I have a GE straight suction and a royal straight suction I want to do first.
Do you by chance have the manual for the 1c?
The model c through 513 are the same 3 amp motors.
The 505 to 513 motor has a different fan than model c's. The motor housing changed and belt lifter.
Hey
Could you take a close up of your bag on The 1c. I now have one pretty good condition not polished yet. It came with classic wheels and cord. I have wheels and the cord for it. I'm not restoring it yet. I have a GE straight suction and a royal straight suction I want to do first.
Do you by chance have the manual for the 1c?
The model c through 513 are the same 3 amp motors.
The 505 to 513 motor has a different fan than model c's. The motor housing changed and belt lifter.
johnnyb59c
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ok
man I sure miss my GE model 69. just like that but the bag I had was from the next model. I'd like to have another 69 someday. I knew how old it was but I asked my late uncle several years ago and he said(jokingly) "I think thats what they used to clean up Al Capone's house with"
heres the 1C pics. I wish I had the manual but I only have the one for my 2C. my the bag on my 1C and 2C look similar but only difference in the 2 is the one on my 2C is corduroy and the one on my 1C is quite a bit thinner and has a kind of herringbone pattern. I'd like to make a new one for the 1C but I can't find the exact pattern fabric. the last pic is a closeup of the fabric with a penny showing how narrow the lines are so I could do an exhaustive search online for the exact. close but no cigar. also after about 83 years the bag color has faded a bit
man I sure miss my GE model 69. just like that but the bag I had was from the next model. I'd like to have another 69 someday. I knew how old it was but I asked my late uncle several years ago and he said(jokingly) "I think thats what they used to clean up Al Capone's house with"
heres the 1C pics. I wish I had the manual but I only have the one for my 2C. my the bag on my 1C and 2C look similar but only difference in the 2 is the one on my 2C is corduroy and the one on my 1C is quite a bit thinner and has a kind of herringbone pattern. I'd like to make a new one for the 1C but I can't find the exact pattern fabric. the last pic is a closeup of the fabric with a penny showing how narrow the lines are so I could do an exhaustive search online for the exact. close but no cigar. also after about 83 years the bag color has faded a bit
johnnyb59c
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alright!
I found all the 315 pics i took of disassembling cleaning and reassembling!
I found all the 315 pics i took of disassembling cleaning and reassembling!
johnnyb59c
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hey
I might be able to get you some black wheels too
I might be able to get you some black wheels too
johnnyb59c
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I not know
used ro just be lucky before internet I guess
used ro just be lucky before internet I guess
johnnyb59c
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1C
one of my 1C's I got from David Watters back in '96(RIP Dave)
one of my 1C's I got from David Watters back in '96(RIP Dave)
