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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-18-2010, 08:04 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

The ones without trays had a bracket on the...

The ones without trays had a bracket on the inside of the lid to slide the foot control in to it. I cut off old sweat shirt sleeves and sew the cut end then use these for the foot control and elec...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-16-2010, 05:50 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

[quote=quilterguy27]to . My Grandmother said...

[quote=quilterguy27]to . My Grandmother said "Thanks for Honoring me this way!" I loved that. Sew her new name is Edie Jeanne. Welcome home Edie Jeanne!

Very nice. You just have to love...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-15-2010, 08:41 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

I am seeing these signatures all over the board. ...

I am seeing these signatures all over the board. It seems to have occured once you posted your exquisite new signature of Treadles for Life.

I wanna know, I wanna know. :-D[/quote]

Here you...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-01-2010, 05:46 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

[quote=Wine Woman]The book says it's a Bias...

[quote=Wine Woman]The book says it's a Bias Gauge. It says, "The bias gauge may be used by placing it on the point of a pair of scissors and different widths of material may be cut by adjusting the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-01-2010, 05:18 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

[quote=Wine Woman]I got the treadle bug and...

[quote=Wine Woman]I got the treadle bug and started looking! Spent a day on the coast looking at five machines and came back with nothing! I was so discouraged with what people thought were nice...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-11-2010, 07:54 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Darcene, and all Featherweight owners--- I also...

Darcene, and all Featherweight owners--- I also recommend the book and DVDs for doing your own servicing, I bought them direct from David . You can watch this and see what it is all about before...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-07-2010, 05:42 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Thanks, I will let you how it goes later,...

Thanks, I will let you how it goes later, probably much later, maybe a week. Thanks again. Ruth
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-07-2010, 04:28 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Billy, I took the slide plate covering the...

Billy,
I took the slide plate covering the bobbin off the 285K to see better to oil all the moving parts. Now can you please advise me of the secret to reattach that slide to the rocker spring...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-06-2010, 11:51 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Another thrift shop purchase. This is a small...

Another thrift shop purchase. This is a small machine, not much bigger than a featherweight ---but about 2 + times heavier. It is a Singer 285K. Used very little if any, dry of oil, no lint the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-02-2010, 05:01 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Sis, Gorgeous machine. It would be a...

Sis,

Gorgeous machine.

It would be a 1958 model. Check here

http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_2letter.html


Ruth
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-23-2010, 12:41 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Actually about an hour after it opened. I think...

Actually about an hour after it opened. I think "ordinary" flea marketers do not have a clue about them, and I am not about to tell them.LOL Ruth
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-23-2010, 10:43 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

FEATHERWEIGHTS are still among us. You just...

FEATHERWEIGHTS are still among us.
You just have to be at the right place at the right time. Our daughter was at a church sponsored flea market yesterday and this is what she brought home. It is a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-22-2010, 05:43 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Thanks for posting this site, it is a wonderful...

Thanks for posting this site, it is a wonderful source of info.
Ruth
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-21-2010, 05:33 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

I need to find a good dealer for a few little...

I need to find a good dealer for a few little things. She needs the rubber cushions and it looks like the thing that goes on the light switch toggle is also missing. Otherwise she is in great...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-20-2010, 09:24 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Your new green baby was black, the white ones had...

Your new green baby was black, the white ones had a shorter fold up bed, also the white ones are wired direct. There is no plug in on the right side. Ruth
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-20-2010, 10:54 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Polishing our old machines- A good shine. ...

Polishing our old machines- A good shine.


I was told a few years ago to use Harley Glaze (as in Harley-Davidson Motorcycles) . My husband and I went to a new H D store to get some, imagine the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-19-2010, 04:29 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Here are a couple of interesting sites. I...

Here are a couple of interesting sites.
I ordered the DVD about Featherweights he has produced and it is really a good source of info, close ups of all the parts and easy to follow instructions...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-19-2010, 03:18 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

The silver one is pushed down as it should be...

The silver one is pushed down as it should be for winding the bobbin, the black one is pushed up as it should be (not touching the belt) for sewing. Ruth
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-12-2010, 01:02 PM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Billy, The tan one I got on E Bay several years...

Billy, The tan one I got on E Bay several years ago and the white one was at a Thrift shop for only$24.95. I couldn't believe it, but thrilled to get it. Those two are really plain Jane machines...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-12-2010, 11:50 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Featherweight table (needs a little TLC) maybe...

Featherweight table (needs a little TLC) maybe someday.

Featherweight card table
65818
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-12-2010, 11:48 AM
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Posted By cabinqltr

Here are featherweights Ruth white,...

Here are featherweights
Ruth

white, green & White case
65983

Tan, brown & cream case
65984

Black
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-12-2010, 11:33 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,847,130
Posted By cabinqltr

Thank you Billy for opening this shop. I have...

Thank you Billy for opening this shop. I have been reading all the posts and learning alot. I also love old machines, have several and especially featherweights . I have a white one, a tan one and...
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