The “Spin Cycle” is an amazing electric bicycle built using a motor salvaged from a washing machine; when the puns are this perfect you have to roll with them. [jimminecraftguy’s] creation ...

Discover how to build a powerful ducted propeller using a washing machine motor in this easy-to-follow video. Watch as each step of the process is demonstrated, from removing and modifying the ...

[Matthias random stuff] sheds a bit of light on how these motors worked, by means of a 1980s Maytag washing machine motor. Many of us will be used to old-style induction motors, in which two ...