the perils of bubblewrap

[anthony]

Some of you may remember my recent thread of the full restoration of a Hoover 612 the vac was put in the attic along with all my other machines once up there i loosely laid a bit of bubblewrap over the main body of the machine and have not touched it till yesterday this is what i found

 

[anthony]

2

the underside of the machine is fine in fact any part that didnt come into contact with the bubblewrap is ok

 

[anthony]

3

spent the rest of today sanding and respraying the top of this machine its as good as new just annoying that all that work was for nothing i am going to put it inside an old cotton pillowcase when its finished .

 

[anthony]

while

waiting for the paint to dry i decided to make a start on a new bag for the 119 that i came free with the 612

 

[anthony]

here

it is next to the grey replacement these grey bags dont hold dust and their never the right shape they are little more than useless i have made the new one in the shape of an origional

 

[gsheen]

Sorry to hear about your bubble wrap trouble, I have seen this before. On another point, I am just finishing off a massive restoration job on a 612 and 638. Its so much more fun restoring the machines yourself than finding them in mint condition, Don't get me wrong if I found a mint or unused 612 or 638 I would be ecstatic but I just love rebuilding them taking them from a wreck to a machine of beauty.

 

[anthony]

just

needs the Hoover lettering spraying on and its finished its not perfect but anything is better than those grey things .The sewingmachine is about the same age as the vac i found somthing interesting in the compartment on the its in the next photo

 

[anthony]

found

in the sewingmachine i have a softspot for anything Bakelite

 

[anthony]

yes

i know what you mean Gsheen i get a lot of satisfaction from renovating these old things and i love the way they just purr instead of screaming like most modern machines do

 

[beko1987]

Jeez that bubblewrap damage...

I have several vacs wrapped in bubblewrap... When I get a chance I may get some cheap bedsheets and re-pack them in those first. Got the 375, celebrity and a few turbopowers that way...

Excellent job on making the new bag, I need to get one made for my 875 whenever I fix the annoying fault of it not working at all!

 

[funvacfan]

Your

Singer 99 is in beautiful shape! I have a soft spot for vintage sewing machines!


Guy

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Wow!!!!! You have great patience.

That bag will be as good as when it came with the brand new one.
Excellent job there!!
John

 

[davetranter]

Bakelite

Nice in-line switch!! I still have several of the old light socket adaptors, also old plugs and sockets (30 amp 2-pin, 15amp 3-pin, 5amp 2-pin and 3-pin) which may be of interest to restorers or stage/television set/prop procurers.....

All best

Dave T

 

[anthony]

the Singer

although it was a budget machine my mum looked after it carefully putting it away after use it got a lot of use she made clothes curtains all sorts of things with it it origionally had a black bakelike base with a cream polethene cover over it it was really bottom of the line

 

[anthony]

heres the bag

back on the machine although i havnt done the lettering yet

 

[anthony]

inflated

looks better than the grey one

 

[anthony]

all

back to normal got a Senior 652C to start on next

 

[jmurray01]

That 612 puts mine to shame Anthony!!

You must have great skils to be able to make your own bags, I doubt I'd ever manage to do that.

 

[anthony]

the

bag isnt perfect but anything is better than those grey things .I am one of those have a go people i will have a go if it goes wrong never mind just try again . I would have loved to have seen one of these machines when it was brand new just out of the box [although i am old enough i was only a small boy when they were made]no chance of that now unless someone invents a time machine soon so i have tried to make this one look as new as possible its great switching on for the first time and watching the homemade bag inflate