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| Jarbar Senior Member  Joined: 03/02/2008 Location: AustraliaPosts: 224 |
The weekend just past was the annual Hard Garbage collection.Having missed the last four due to ill health it was time for action.With four F&P motors but no shaft or bearing housings,the recently replaced F&P washing machine needed to be denuded of its bits.After diligently following the instructions given on this site,I was left with the bowl and bearing assembly. Tried a jig saw and then considered drilling a row of holes around it.Then bingo what about the chainsaw? Five minutes later the bearing assembly was free.The tip of the saw easily cut through the plastic webbing and through the bowl base.About four to five cuts at about 60mm radius. This is something that could easily be done on other machines waiting on nature strips for the hard garbage truck.My wifes new LG front loader is looking on nervously.And the chainsaw is still sharp for the next tree or F&P machine/motor. Anthony. "Creativity is detirmined by the way you hold your tounge".My Father "Your generation will have to correct the problems made by mine".My Grandfather. |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5030 |
Brilliant 
To think I struggled for an hour with a drill and chisel, and there was a chainsaw on the shelf behind me all the time! The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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oztules Guru  Joined: 26/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1686 |
Tee Hee Hee  Village idiot...or... just another hack out of his depth |
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sPuDd Senior Member Joined: 10/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 251 |
I used a Makita 18V Reciprocating saw to cut the bearing out. Also a Makita mini impact driver pen to rattle out the screws & bolts. Made short work of a pile of units destined for the dump. I seem to recall the Reciprocating saw also made my old standard washing machine small enough to fit into a household bin.... sPuDd.. It should work ...in theory |
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