You've just gotta love the 'Little Old Ladies' (3/4 size or smaller vintage machine)
05-22-2012, 02:37 AM
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Barri1:
Sorry to here you had trouble with your first repair. I have a series of pictures about the other style bobbin winder (long bobbin, shuttle type) and I am on vacation currently.....bit if you like I can put together a little photo essay on your bobbin winder when I get home. We should be able to help you get her back to all shiny black as intended. Good to hear she is still working for you though.
Dan.
Sorry to here you had trouble with your first repair. I have a series of pictures about the other style bobbin winder (long bobbin, shuttle type) and I am on vacation currently.....bit if you like I can put together a little photo essay on your bobbin winder when I get home. We should be able to help you get her back to all shiny black as intended. Good to hear she is still working for you though.
Dan.
05-22-2012, 03:46 AM
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http://www.tfsr.org/pub/technical_in...bin_winder.pdf
I'm working on a 66 that has a frozen part so I thought that I would exchange it for a bobbin winder on one of my other machines but it seems that every bobbin winder that I tried had at least one part that was frozen. I'm to the point that I might buy one of those 'side-winder' bobbin winders so that I can use my machine without a bobbin winder.
05-22-2012, 08:02 AM
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I have that same 128 - I turned it into a hand crank. The pattern is La Vincendora. I love it - turns beautifully and runs so smooth!
05-22-2012, 03:56 PM
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06-08-2012, 05:24 PM
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They do work best in a base or a cabinet - turns a lot better with the bobbin thing off the table and they only have 3 legs so are a bit wobbly.
10-22-2012, 02:12 PM
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I have a 1950s Singer 99K that was a mess when I got her. I bought her because of her attachments and thought I would use the rest of her for parts. My husband had other ideas. Her case was totally shot. He is a maintenance man by trade and a woodworker for fun. He rewired her one evening while I was at work. We bought a new throat plate for her. And, he made a new base for her.
The dark line you see half way back on the new base surface is a piece of inlaid walnut to make a pin stripe. He also thought it needed drawers.
I know it isn't practical for carrying around but it sure is pretty to see. He did make the base longer on the left because he likes how my FW and 301 have that work area and thought this one should, too.
Hope you enjoyed seeing her as much as I enjoy looking at her.
Mary
The dark line you see half way back on the new base surface is a piece of inlaid walnut to make a pin stripe. He also thought it needed drawers.
I know it isn't practical for carrying around but it sure is pretty to see. He did make the base longer on the left because he likes how my FW and 301 have that work area and thought this one should, too.
Hope you enjoyed seeing her as much as I enjoy looking at her.
Mary
10-22-2012, 02:17 PM
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Muv has a wonderful tutorial on winding the bobbin then putting it in the shuttle and making it sew. It is in the sticky links but in case you can't find it, here is a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PhA..._order&list=UL and here is the link to the sticky http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...v-t167789.html enjoy.
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