Here's the U-Tube video of the conversion or upgrade. The extractor was purchased by my dad back in the 60's but not used much. After his death in '91 I grabbed all the bee keeping equipment and started with bees. Since then I've been an off and on bee keeper and currently run about five or six...
Just found this thread on reusing the clothes washer motor after a quick Google. I salvage the same two speed motor out of a clothes washer that wore out but still had a good motor in it. With the help of all the great information posted here I was able to reuse it to power an old Kelley K-9...