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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-09-2015, 10:39 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Jon, I expect they marketed this little wonder to...

    Jon, I expect they marketed this little wonder to every possible likely customer - children, travelers, those who couldn't afford a big machine, people who occasionally do some mending, and whatever...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-08-2015, 03:35 PM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    New Home Midget

    This travel/toy machine was my playtime today, and it sews nicely! It is a lockstitch, but about the same size as a Willcox & Gibbs or the largest Muller chainstitch machines. It is surprisingly...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-07-2015, 11:07 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Thank you, Steve! You are very knowledgeable...

    Thank you, Steve! You are very knowledgeable about all of the historic information related to sewing machines. The loom and its terminology is a logical starting point for sewing machine...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-07-2015, 07:39 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Sharon, Thank you for the link, but it also...

    Sharon,

    Thank you for the link, but it also doesn't work.......my 12-year-old computer might be obsolete too. I guess the new question is, when were transverse machines given that name? ...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-06-2015, 09:24 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Cari and Steve, I can't get to the needlebar...

    Cari and Steve,

    I can't get to the needlebar page, but have read information before on Wittier and his mechanism. It works so nicely that one wonders why it wasn't adopted more widely.

    The...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-05-2015, 04:01 PM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    I couldn't stop considering the definition of...

    I couldn't stop considering the definition of transverse and vibrating shuttle, and ended up here:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_driver

    Possibly this is not definitive, but it clarifies...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-05-2015, 01:36 PM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Sabine, it is always a wonderful thing to get a...

    Sabine, it is always a wonderful thing to get a machine working again! I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that by definition transverse shuttle goes in a straight line, and the shuttles are...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-05-2015, 10:53 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Odd Nelco sews again, finally

    I posted about this little 60s Japanese VS zigzag machine back in April. Frustration abounded with feed timing issues and a runaway controller. Replacing the controller would have meant rewiring...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    04-12-2015, 10:16 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    That is discouraging, Mike....but for the time...

    That is discouraging, Mike....but for the time being I'll keep working with it and see if progress can be made. Nothing appears broken in any way, and this is one you can take the top off and really...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    04-11-2015, 09:00 AM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Thank you, manicmike in Melbourne! That does...

    Thank you, manicmike in Melbourne! That does make sense, and I had wondered if Connie's statement was too broad. If someone tried to sew for very long using the fast controller, it's not surprising...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    04-10-2015, 08:13 PM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Maybe this is just the way the machine works. ...

    Maybe this is just the way the machine works. Another new needle made no difference. In Connie McCaffery's book, she says that if the bobbin thread can be pulled up by turning the hand wheel, the...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    04-10-2015, 03:00 PM
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    Posted By Gray fox

    Timing issue?

    I'm trying to sort out issues with a little Nelco machine -- really odd little 3/4 size critter, with the Wittier arc vibrating shuttle that zigzags....plus it's set up for two needles! All metal,...
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