Quote Originally Posted by BingoBango View Post
One of the more satisfying fixes I've done lately - the vacuum. Didn't tinker with the mechanics, but by breaking it down and clearing out some hidden dust bunnies it went from a "air horn that barely cleaned the carpets" to a functional vacuum that didn't make my ears bleed.

Usually tinkering with anything remotely technical only results in frustration and unnamed scrap parts.
My brother has a vacum sales and repair shop and I learned how to work on them to help him out. The most important thing to do is to remove the roller brushes and clean out the hair, lint, and thread from the brushes and bearings on each end. It will run better and last much longer.
Most of the problems I have seen with them is either people try to pick up pennies and the like. They break the wings off the plastic fan on the motor and then it looses power. Also straight pins and bobby pins will stick in the fan wings and pick up dust and plug it up.
Just a little info.
I love to fix and make almost anything. The more complicated the better. I have built from scratch a, small metal lathe, wood lathe, belt grinder, sheet metal brake, and many other things in my shop.
It is the second greatest joy in my life. Second only to the LOML