bikerray
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Just thought I would post a pic of the early 505 polisher, it uses a Kirby 3030 belt. The first pic is from the manual the second is mounted on my 510
The Kirby 505 polisher
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bikerray
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Here's the real thing
This is it mounted on my 510
This is it mounted on my 510
electrolux137
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Although a bit awkward to use, this polisher design is actually more efficient than the next version where there's a separate housing for the power polisher brush. With this earlier style, more pressure is exerted against the floor due to the overall more forward-pointing angle of the motor body, making more heat, melting the wax more quickly and thoroughly and, thus, shorter polishing time.
Some old-timer Kirby salesmen compensated for this by instructing the user to lock the handle in its lowest position, then lift the handle up. Doing so places just the polisher brush on the floor with no wheels. Again, faster, more efficient work.
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Although a bit awkward to use, this polisher design is actually more efficient than the next version where there's a separate housing for the power polisher brush. With this earlier style, more pressure is exerted against the floor due to the overall more forward-pointing angle of the motor body, making more heat, melting the wax more quickly and thoroughly and, thus, shorter polishing time.
Some old-timer Kirby salesmen compensated for this by instructing the user to lock the handle in its lowest position, then lift the handle up. Doing so places just the polisher brush on the floor with no wheels. Again, faster, more efficient work.
I don't know if I could do that on any Kirby from the model 513 onward... you know, those models whose rug guards are as wide as the nozzle itself. A very clever installation, the way it was before 1946.
~Ben
~Ben
