07-10-2010, 10:25 PM
"ball", that cracks me up every time I hear it.
It is not a ball, it is a tapered cylindrical roller; captured on axis. It cannot spin, only roll and wobble.
why do feel like they're going to fall apart when you pick one up
Because they are cheaply mass produced in Malaysia?
Yard/Estate sales & fleamarkets, you can find a quality vacuum, usually American made, that does the job and uses easy to find parts.
Many times you'll find one that was hardly used. An anniversary gift the wife did not appreciate perhaps?
It is not a ball, it is a tapered cylindrical roller; captured on axis. It cannot spin, only roll and wobble.
why do feel like they're going to fall apart when you pick one up
Because they are cheaply mass produced in Malaysia?
Yard/Estate sales & fleamarkets, you can find a quality vacuum, usually American made, that does the job and uses easy to find parts.
Many times you'll find one that was hardly used. An anniversary gift the wife did not appreciate perhaps?