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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-06-2015, 02:02 AM
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Posted By miriam

Now go paint a table to match........

Now go paint a table to match........
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-05-2015, 05:26 PM
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Posted By miriam

is that a window crank on the FW?

is that a window crank on the FW?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-27-2015, 02:26 AM
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Posted By miriam

This Elna IS a very quiet machine with very nice...

This Elna IS a very quiet machine with very nice stitches. It does just enough variety of stitches to be a good choice for basic sewing.

I haven't sewn on my two MW machines yet. All I've done on...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-26-2015, 10:17 AM
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Posted By miriam

The clip just keeps the spool pin in place either...

The clip just keeps the spool pin in place either up or down. The white thing is press fit into the lid. I'm afraid if I pound it in it will break. I put it in hot water for a while hoping it would...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-26-2015, 04:12 AM
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Posted By miriam

bits removed from lid: 531850

bits removed from lid:
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-26-2015, 04:10 AM
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Posted By miriam

Here is a pic of the inside - seems like it is...

Here is a pic of the inside - seems like it is aluminum top - at least the magnet thinks so
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-25-2015, 08:28 AM
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Posted By miriam

CD you don't know what a handful is until you...

CD you don't know what a handful is until you have to take care of 2 90 year old parents.......

That is punched in - I'm afraid it will break. The metal on the lid is bent, too... On the back is...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-25-2015, 06:22 AM
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Posted By miriam

I acquired a Pink top Special Elna a while ago...

I acquired a Pink top Special Elna a while ago compete with a thread jammed bobbin area. After cleaning the thread nest, etc and oiling, the machine is a real nice machine. Runs quiet, sews beautiful...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-02-2015, 01:37 AM
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Posted By miriam

OH OH. It was the regular tension pin not the...

OH OH. It was the regular tension pin not the bobbin tension pin what ever that might be... that was all gummed up. The tension did not move when the foot lever was lifted. I pulled off the tension...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-01-2015, 05:57 AM
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Posted By miriam

Anyway I've been getting that old gal going. She...

Anyway I've been getting that old gal going. She sews very nice now. She had a bit of gummy oil in the bobbin tension pin.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-01-2015, 05:56 AM
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Posted By miriam

Ok I've been messing around with a Singer 201 ...

Ok I've been messing around with a Singer 201
My hubby picked it up at a yard sale... He neglected to look in the bobbin area:
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but it cleaned up ok:
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-01-2015, 05:54 AM
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Posted By miriam

expert breaks down to: ex - not good you...

expert breaks down to:

ex - not good you know what that is...

Definition of PERT

a : saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
b : being trim and chic : jaunty <a pert...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-28-2015, 02:06 PM
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Posted By miriam

CD I've never see a foot like that.

CD I've never see a foot like that.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-05-2015, 04:01 AM
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Posted By miriam

Some times those old warty looking machines turn...

Some times those old warty looking machines turn out to be a prince.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-16-2015, 06:36 AM
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Posted By miriam

Check to see if there is a cracked plastic gear....

Check to see if there is a cracked plastic gear. You can replace it with metal.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-15-2015, 10:59 AM
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Posted By miriam

Tammi, I am sssssssssoooooooooooooooo looking...

Tammi, I am sssssssssoooooooooooooooo looking forward to your tutorial on sergers.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-05-2015, 05:29 PM
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Posted By miriam

Mom and I took the cover off a buttonholer this...

Mom and I took the cover off a buttonholer this afternoon. She is 89 and plays possum a lot. Some times when I do things she perks up and watches. She loved watching how the buttonholer worked. I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-04-2015, 05:41 PM
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Posted By miriam

If it is your machine do what you want. If you...

If it is your machine do what you want. If you are going to re-sell it you would want to stick with original looking decals. I have one machine I just plain scraped off the shellac and the old decals...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-03-2015, 03:29 AM
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Posted By miriam

Link:...

Link: http://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/singer-319-need-tlc-t162425-12.html
I think the needle clamp is the same for this. You need window #115 and below.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-27-2015, 04:40 PM
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Views: 273,223
Posted By miriam

Can you shoot a pic of what is broken?

Can you shoot a pic of what is broken?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-26-2015, 09:30 AM
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Views: 273,223
Posted By miriam

I had a machine like that a few years ago. It is...

I had a machine like that a few years ago. It is a clone of a Singer 15 that has been 'modernized' sew-classic has the tension springs for them. I don't know exactly which clone spring you need...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-22-2015, 06:05 AM
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Views: 273,223
Posted By miriam

DH picked up a Singer 201 the other week. It was...

DH picked up a Singer 201 the other week. It was frozen. I took apart the sort of rusty bobbin area and cleaned it up, cleaned up the tension area and got a lot of gunk off the exterior. It is...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-20-2015, 05:21 PM
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Views: 273,223
Posted By miriam

Are you talking about CD or a sewing machine?

Are you talking about CD or a sewing machine?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-19-2015, 07:51 AM
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Views: 273,223
Posted By miriam

good to know. I had one one time that kept...

good to know.

I had one one time that kept kind of binding up. It wasn't the motor like I thought. It was the area around the feed dogs needing a lot of TLC with fresh oil. I oiled and oiled....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-08-2015, 06:25 AM
Replies: 1,347
Views: 273,223
Posted By miriam

I don't throw out trashed bobbin cases since they...

I don't throw out trashed bobbin cases since they hold the spare screws and springs... much easier to find
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