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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-10-2013, 06:59 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

I am actually working on a process to reliably...

I am actually working on a process to reliably make VS2 Fiddlebase and 127/128/27/28 slide plates. I can make the rectangular plates all day, including W&W plates, and the outer curve of the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-10-2013, 02:31 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

I also got the replacement brass slides cut out. ...

I also got the replacement brass slides cut out. I will see if I can get them sliver plated tonight. These will probable not be my final "operating set" because the cuts were a bit off and there is...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-10-2013, 09:36 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Thanks, I used rubber cement to glue the paper...

Thanks, I used rubber cement to glue the paper down, a Jewelers Saw and blade to cut it out, and a diamond file to smooth the edges. that's it.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-09-2013, 08:33 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Here is the completed shot with a small length of...

Here is the completed shot with a small length of chain added to help keep it from getting lost.

Yes, the guide goes into the presser foot to set the needle height.
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-09-2013, 08:28 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

here are a few shots of the Needle height gauge ...

here are a few shots of the Needle height gauge

Here is a pic of the original that I was lucky enough to have sent to me:
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Here is the pattern I lifted from that glued to some brass with...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-07-2013, 12:42 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

i have been sent a photo of the needle height...

i have been sent a photo of the needle height gauge with a ruler next to it. I will be scaling a copy ASAP.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-06-2013, 10:22 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Thank you! My needles arrived yesterday. ...

Thank you! My needles arrived yesterday.

Here are a couple of pics of the G&B curved needle next to the W&W curved needle.
Definitely NOT interchangeable. (the smaller one is the G&B)

I am...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-28-2013, 05:02 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

here are two neat shots. you can really see the...

here are two neat shots. you can really see the difference between the original silver needle plate and the steel plates i made... I plan to plate them today after turkey..... that needle plate...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-28-2013, 01:45 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

it's completely free moving now!! I am a pitman...

it's completely free moving now!! I am a pitman bolt and a needle from sewing. (moves really nice actually) It seems that the tougher they are to free the tighter they are mechanically, which...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-28-2013, 11:49 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

here is the YouTube video of the lady's machine...

here is the YouTube video of the lady's machine like mine working (SHOWS STITCH)

G&B 1863 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6Dym0CPTw)

This is the machine that I am making these slides for.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-27-2013, 10:01 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

reproduction slides are ready for plating...

reproduction slides are ready for plating (Tomorrow)
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test fit pre-plating
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-27-2013, 09:24 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Great news!! IT MOVED!!!!! The presser foot bar...

Great news!! IT MOVED!!!!! The presser foot bar that was still frozen solid FINALLY moved. it lifted up 1/4"

It only took 10 days of every other day dousings with Kriol and KrudKutter and daily...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-27-2013, 09:19 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

no stress. So one of the members here "has a...

no stress.

So one of the members here "has a friend with an issue" hehe Actually her friend has a G&B Chainstitch like mine (except her's works). However, her G&B is missing the slide plates. ...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-26-2013, 01:38 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

?? this is the separate thread for the G&B..... ...

?? this is the separate thread for the G&B.....

Page 3 has a bunch of the photos of the before. if folks want more let me know. This machine so far has been cleaned with sewing Machine oil on...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-26-2013, 08:08 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

I paid a lot less than the "6-800" anyway.... ...

I paid a lot less than the "6-800" anyway....

The machine is priceless to me because of it's history. When this machine was produced Abraham Lincoln was the president still....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-21-2013, 08:53 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Once it have the presser foot freed up, that will...

Once it have the presser foot freed up, that will be part of the testing process! I found last night I have a handful of those mini bobbins...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-20-2013, 03:19 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Hmmm the issue is that they appear from the...

Hmmm the issue is that they appear from the drawing to be normal "height" but 1/2 as wide/thick. Actually a lot like the modern skinny spools (which is what i will try when we are at that stage)
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-20-2013, 03:17 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

lol... here is a pic of the area now... ...

lol...

here is a pic of the area now...
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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-19-2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Not sure yet. I am doing the research to...

Not sure yet. I am doing the research to determine the type of needle now...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-19-2013, 09:08 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

Ok, so for some reason that thought never...

Ok, so for some reason that thought never occurred to my dumb butt.... Thanks! (I have a lathe)

I made a temporary pitman blank last night. It is not NEARLY as cool as the original was but I am...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-18-2013, 03:17 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

OK, so I am now looking for skinny thread spools....

OK, so I am now looking for skinny thread spools.

This is a TWO SPOOL sewing machine. Is uses TWO threads to make a double chainstitch.

here is the threading instructions (info culled from a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-18-2013, 01:50 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

I have not taken any since I began the underside...

I have not taken any since I began the underside cleanup, so here are a couple of the underside before cleaning.

This is the first machine that I have seen with painting details on the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-18-2013, 10:47 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

ever seen a mechanism like this? 447557

ever seen a mechanism like this?

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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-18-2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

So here is the quandary... The serial number...

So here is the quandary...

The serial number on the top of the back slide translates to 1867
The serial number on the bottom of the front slide that matched the serial number stamped on the bed...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-18-2013, 09:16 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 11,309
Posted By SteveH

hehe Thanks. Scott and I have been friends since...

hehe Thanks. Scott and I have been friends since just after the earth cooled. Heather and my best friend Geoff are the only people that I have known longer....

I got to bed at about 10pm last...
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