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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-21-2015, 03:26 PM
    Replies: 281
    Views: 67,173
    Posted By notsothoreau

    Here is what I am up against (and why it's not...

    Here is what I am up against (and why it's not picking up the bobbin thread). Now, I know my two Whites different. One is much newer. But the problem is that parts that seem to be similar really are...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-14-2015, 07:23 AM
    Replies: 281
    Views: 67,173
    Posted By notsothoreau

    Part of the problem is that I don't have a...

    Part of the problem is that I don't have a working White, so I'm not really sure how it should all go together. And I haven't found anything that talks about how to replace just that tensioner on the...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-14-2015, 07:14 AM
    Replies: 281
    Views: 67,173
    Posted By notsothoreau

    Yes, I did learn that about Whites. Should I see...

    Yes, I did learn that about Whites. Should I see any movement of the bobbin case or bobbin? I can see movement behind the case, but I don't see anything pick up the thread from the bobbin. I'm...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-13-2015, 05:45 PM
    Replies: 281
    Views: 67,173
    Posted By notsothoreau

    Newer one is from 1929. Older one is just odd....

    Newer one is from 1929. Older one is just odd. serial number is 7599. It doesn't have the large bobbin plate, even though the treadle base is cut for that. It has a smaller slider plate. The thread...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-13-2015, 05:23 PM
    Replies: 281
    Views: 67,173
    Posted By notsothoreau

    I'd have to replace the front tension, which most...

    I'd have to replace the front tension, which most experienced folks say is tricky. It has to go back into the front plate in a particular order. And there is a rusted tension spring on the thread...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    05-13-2015, 03:46 PM
    Replies: 281
    Views: 67,173
    Posted By notsothoreau

    I picked up a White, stored in a barn. If it were...

    I picked up a White, stored in a barn. If it were a Singer, I think it would be restorable. But it's a White and there are too many pieces rusted through. I was given a newer White to use for parts,...
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