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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-28-2015, 07:16 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

I thought press-fit WAS British English because...

I thought press-fit WAS British English because it doesn't sound right to my American ears either...I would've said they were tap-in spool pins, or something like that.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-28-2015, 10:09 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

This is very exciting news! Now you have me...

This is very exciting news! Now you have me wondering if there was a European standard bobbin after WWII and we Americans never learned about it in time before sewing machine production moved out of...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-17-2015, 10:00 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

Today my husband and I, and the Singer 66-16,...

Today my husband and I, and the Singer 66-16, went up into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and met up with a vintage sewing machine fan up there. She'd let the neighbor sew on some of her herd,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-21-2015, 07:05 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

Still cleaning the Kenmore 1701 when I can get...

Still cleaning the Kenmore 1701 when I can get the time. I got it and then have barely had my husband out of the house. And he counted the machines today and missed Enterprise so this program is a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-05-2015, 06:37 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

I am cleaning out a Kenmore 1701. Lots of lint,...

I am cleaning out a Kenmore 1701. Lots of lint, some of it oily and carbon black. Also the three flat prong plug was a little bit out of place. I think there may have been a tiny lint fire. At least...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-31-2015, 09:00 AM
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Posted By Quincunx

Thank goodness you found the ad or I would have...

Thank goodness you found the ad or I would have had no idea!

The White company had bought Domestic by then so that is the clue. In the same few years around 1955 White started to import a GERMAN...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-18-2015, 09:57 AM
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Posted By Quincunx

Also a numbered tension which did not come...

Also a numbered tension which did not come standard with the spoked hand wheel either. When this one was taken in to get a motor fitted it got ALL the upgrades!
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-24-2015, 11:16 AM
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Posted By Quincunx

Oh, it's one of those! How in the world do you...

Oh, it's one of those! How in the world do you get it to start making the stretch stitches? I was turning the knobs on one but never found the right way.

The buttonhole scissors are unstuck! I was...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-27-2015, 08:24 AM
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Posted By Quincunx

The nail is a better cleaning out tool than the...

The nail is a better cleaning out tool than the toothpick was but it was not thin enough to get into the stuck side. Sunshine and oil are working on it again today.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-24-2015, 02:17 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

These are stamped "Perfection Shear Co." and "J?n...

These are stamped "Perfection Shear Co." and "J?n 1910" but neither of those gets good search results. The scissors seem to be a copy of Keen Kutter style buttonhole scissors. The knob is free and...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-24-2015, 11:29 AM
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Posted By Quincunx

That is how normal sensible parallel knob ones...

That is how normal sensible parallel knob ones work. This one has a sort of toothy. . .pawl folded back in the handle and a teeny bump on the other handle. And that pawl and its spring are good and...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-24-2015, 10:27 AM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By Quincunx

I have one that does not have a home sewing brand...

I have one that does not have a home sewing brand printed on it and yes I paid $20 for it. I bought that from a husband though, who bought it for his wife for clothing and found out she was not using...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-19-2015, 05:08 PM
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Posted By Quincunx

This is true. It is the plastic we do not like....

This is true. It is the plastic we do not like. Did you see the blog where a guy wired an Arduino chip into a late '70s Maruzen all metal Kenmore (http://softsolder.com/?s=kenmore) with the capacity...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-19-2015, 04:56 PM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By Quincunx

That one is electronic so the motherboard HAS to...

That one is electronic so the motherboard HAS to work or the sewing machine does not work. Getting electronic machines fixed costs much more than $65. It would be Ok only if you tested out most of...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-05-2015, 10:36 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

It works it works it wooooooooooorks! It is...

It works it works it wooooooooooorks!

It is too late at night to put on the belt and finish up or I will spend all night making stitches but the Singer 66 motor works! And the foot pedal too! I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-25-2015, 05:38 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

I am not completely happy with the rewiring I did...

I am not completely happy with the rewiring I did on the Singer 66 motor. The insulation fell off all the way back to where the wires go into the motor. I got the heat shrink close as I can but there...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-28-2015, 02:11 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

I got the Sew-Classic order today. (And an out of...

I got the Sew-Classic order today. (And an out of stock item was taken off of the order and the needle plate marking stickers were put in instead with no charge. I am happy. I meant to order those...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-24-2015, 06:08 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

Välkommen Claus! "L" is just a name for a kind...

Välkommen Claus! "L" is just a name for a kind of bobbin the way Miriam used the word. But that is a name for an industrial bobbin so it would be good to make sure there is an industrial bobbin case...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-06-2015, 09:58 PM
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Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

I got lucky and the arm stayed caught long enough...

I got lucky and the arm stayed caught long enough for me to look underneath and watch it. There is a small bump on the underside of the hardware which connects the arm to the table. When I am lucky...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-23-2014, 01:58 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

A question I should have asked long ago. ...

A question I should have asked long ago.

What is the way to keep the support arm for the fold-out cabinet top from popping out?

This is one of the plainest cabinets. The bent headed bolt...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-16-2014, 03:43 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

I meant the bobbin winder and not the bobbin...

I meant the bobbin winder and not the bobbin case. For no reason at all I am working from right to left while working on shining the metal. But thank you for the reminder because whoever got to this...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-13-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,875,594
Posted By Quincunx

I liked chainmail circlets too but whatever I...

I liked chainmail circlets too but whatever I wore to the renfaires something always ended up lost. So I lost the brass toned circlet. That one is a good balanced weight design, better than what I...
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