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    10-24-2012, 08:24 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    That is interesting. My friend in Mexico calls...

    That is interesting. My friend in Mexico calls me Junees, or close to it! LOL
    10-17-2012, 07:39 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    I was called "Jan" by my whole family as long as...

    I was called "Jan" by my whole family as long as I could remember, and so did all my friends until I was 40. When we moved to Bakersfield from the L.A. area, I started using my whole first name...
    10-17-2012, 07:34 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Lovely Eldridge!! I don't see the point of the...

    Lovely Eldridge!! I don't see the point of the FW repaints. Just an oddity, and I wouldnt pay extra to get one.
    10-17-2012, 07:26 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Kelly that's a lovely old Standard, and it should...

    Kelly that's a lovely old Standard, and it should be used, not just put on display. It keeps them going, using them once in a while. I think vintagemotif knows about Standards.
    10-17-2012, 07:21 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Plus I always wonder what happened to the poor...

    Plus I always wonder what happened to the poor machine that was in the original cabinet!
    10-17-2012, 07:19 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Judy, the coffin top is actually quite plain,...

    Judy, the coffin top is actually quite plain, plus it has two dime sized holes in it where something in that garage fell on it and broke pieces out. :( DH is just going to put veneer over those...
    10-17-2012, 07:03 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Oh, Nancy! Not a good position to be in, but...

    Oh, Nancy! Not a good position to be in, but absolutely tell her the truth. She needs to know. She'll be OK with you telling her.
    10-17-2012, 06:59 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Thanks, Monica!! The quilt is special to me...

    Thanks, Monica!! The quilt is special to me because I made it for a special friend who is not able to anything like sewing. I made it for her to give to her daughter for graduation. Long story,...
    10-15-2012, 01:11 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    I know, Sharon!! Amazing....they just don't see...

    I know, Sharon!! Amazing....they just don't see or know the value of these old girls. This is the history of the sewing machine in the USA. A good thing some of us want to preserve them and use...
    10-15-2012, 12:41 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Hi Everyone! I've been away from here for a...

    Hi Everyone! I've been away from here for a while, due to access issues with my work computer, but appears I can get back on. Hope everyone is good. I lurk sometimes from home, and I see Charlee has...
    08-06-2012, 09:22 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Yep, I can vouch for this method!! We have it on...

    Yep, I can vouch for this method!! We have it on my New Glenwood, and although the machine won't sew, that tubing turns it just great!! My DH still chuckles at it.
    08-01-2012, 10:54 AM
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    Posted By jljack

    OK Joe!!! ;) Haha!!

    OK Joe!!! ;) Haha!!
    08-01-2012, 10:52 AM
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    Posted By jljack

    Just thought someone here would be...

    Just thought someone here would be interested....a Moldacot Pocket Machine available.
    http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/atq/3172342799.html

    $600....if anyone here buys it from the seller, I would...
    08-01-2012, 08:02 AM
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    Posted By jljack

    Easy for you to say!! LOL You don't have people...

    Easy for you to say!! LOL You don't have people standing in the door of your sewing room tapping their foot with arms crossed with the "where's my quilt" look!! LOL :-) Anyway, yes, I will try...
    07-31-2012, 10:13 AM
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    Posted By jljack

    Charlee, you're the best!!! Plus a very...

    Charlee, you're the best!!! Plus a very strategic move!! LOL
    07-31-2012, 10:03 AM
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    Posted By jljack

    Hi Joe! Hoping to get to that motor this...

    Hi Joe! Hoping to get to that motor this weekend....for some reason quilting projects keep coming and coming and coming, and that's all I have been doing...sewing. But I'll get to it...I really...
    07-29-2012, 08:17 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Hi everyone...I wanted to let you know I didn't...

    Hi everyone...I wanted to let you know I didn't drop dead or anything. I can't get on this site from my work computer any more due to all the advertising junk on here now...it gets stopped halfway...
    06-25-2012, 08:32 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Joe, here is a pic of the underside of the New...

    Joe, here is a pic of the underside of the New Glenwood. The bar that moves the feed dogs is on the far right, in front of the shuttle. You can see that there is no spring or anything to hold the...
    06-24-2012, 02:12 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Need some help. The feed dog bar on my New...

    Need some help. The feed dog bar on my New Glenwood (National?) rides against a cam/knuckle on another bar that come from a connector at the bottom of the column. However, it appears it is missing...
    06-24-2012, 01:57 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Great find at a great price, Jenn. It is indeed...

    Great find at a great price, Jenn. It is indeed very clean. Your daughter will love it!!
    06-22-2012, 10:00 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Yep....my machines are almost always cheaper than...

    Yep....my machines are almost always cheaper than anything my DH buys as far as tools or his hobby stuff. I have called a hiatus for now, as we have other $$ issues going on, but I am sure some time...
    06-22-2012, 06:08 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    You're such a sweet person, Monica!! How kind of...

    You're such a sweet person, Monica!! How kind of you to help out Anamaria's sister and give up the machine you had your eye on!!
    06-22-2012, 05:45 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    My friend and I paid $150 for a 1891 fiddle base...

    My friend and I paid $150 for a 1891 fiddle base Singer in a beautiful mahogany treadle base, with everything, including original receipt, book, etc., in really wonderful condition. We didn't bat an...
    06-22-2012, 12:20 PM
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    Posted By jljack

    Monica, yes, it's a treadle base left from the...

    Monica, yes, it's a treadle base left from the late 1800's when the newspaper sold treadle machines on installment payments to subscribers. It's a really sturdy treadle...very heavy. Someone at...
    06-21-2012, 06:10 AM
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    Posted By jljack

    Monica, that 228 is really neat!! I wanna see...

    Monica, that 228 is really neat!! I wanna see shots of you treadling it!

    My DH started a thread with the process of making the MUT or Frankentreadle. He put up some of the photos last nite, but...
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