Cleaning and repairing the Shellac clear coat on Vintage sewing machine heads
07-26-2012, 02:00 PM
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WOW, you rescued this from a scrap heap? Thank you for saving her. What a beautiful cabinet. You found a real treasure!
07-26-2012, 02:13 PM
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Thanks Vintagemotif, I knew it had to be Laura. I now remember her thread just a senior moment, oh well!!!!!
07-26-2012, 03:13 PM
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Yes I used your cleaning solution on it, and it has had one coat of wax. I think it would benefit from another coat of Briwax.
Thank you for the information regarding the hinge.
I have done some stitching rotating the wheel by hand and she sews beautifully! My leather belt should arrive tomorrow, and i will be able to try her properly. The treadle is lovely and smooth and works really well.
I found the machine in the yard of an antique shop, it was going to be wieghed in for scrap, the coffin lid was in the trash filled with rubbish ready for the bin collection and the machine was at the back of the shop, not working (I think the stop motion was on!)
I paid £5 for it and took it home!
I think she is adorable
Thank you for the information regarding the hinge.
I have done some stitching rotating the wheel by hand and she sews beautifully! My leather belt should arrive tomorrow, and i will be able to try her properly. The treadle is lovely and smooth and works really well.
I found the machine in the yard of an antique shop, it was going to be wieghed in for scrap, the coffin lid was in the trash filled with rubbish ready for the bin collection and the machine was at the back of the shop, not working (I think the stop motion was on!)
I paid £5 for it and took it home!
I think she is adorable
07-26-2012, 04:56 PM
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Yes I used your cleaning solution on it, and it has had one coat of wax. I think it would benefit from another coat of Briwax.
Thank you for the information regarding the hinge.
I have done some stitching rotating the wheel by hand and she sews beautifully! My leather belt should arrive tomorrow, and i will be able to try her properly. The treadle is lovely and smooth and works really well.
I found the machine in the yard of an antique shop, it was going to be wieghed in for scrap, the coffin lid was in the trash filled with rubbish ready for the bin collection and the machine was at the back of the shop, not working (I think the stop motion was on!)
I paid £5 for it and took it home!
I think she is adorable
Thank you for the information regarding the hinge.
I have done some stitching rotating the wheel by hand and she sews beautifully! My leather belt should arrive tomorrow, and i will be able to try her properly. The treadle is lovely and smooth and works really well.
I found the machine in the yard of an antique shop, it was going to be wieghed in for scrap, the coffin lid was in the trash filled with rubbish ready for the bin collection and the machine was at the back of the shop, not working (I think the stop motion was on!)
I paid £5 for it and took it home!
I think she is adorable
Skip
08-12-2012, 07:23 PM
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Yes I used your cleaning solution on it, and it has had one coat of wax. I think it would benefit from another coat of Briwax.
Thank you for the information regarding the hinge.
I have done some stitching rotating the wheel by hand and she sews beautifully! My leather belt should arrive tomorrow, and i will be able to try her properly. The treadle is lovely and smooth and works really well.
I found the machine in the yard of an antique shop, it was going to be wieghed in for scrap, the coffin lid was in the trash filled with rubbish ready for the bin collection and the machine was at the back of the shop, not working (I think the stop motion was on!)
I paid £5 for it and took it home!
I think she is adorable
Thank you for the information regarding the hinge.
I have done some stitching rotating the wheel by hand and she sews beautifully! My leather belt should arrive tomorrow, and i will be able to try her properly. The treadle is lovely and smooth and works really well.
I found the machine in the yard of an antique shop, it was going to be wieghed in for scrap, the coffin lid was in the trash filled with rubbish ready for the bin collection and the machine was at the back of the shop, not working (I think the stop motion was on!)
I paid £5 for it and took it home!
I think she is adorable
08-13-2012, 11:46 AM
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Beautiful job. Am confused. What is solution 1 and solution 2 for cleaning wood.
Skip
08-13-2012, 04:04 PM
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French polishing is to apply shellac with a rag. The rag is made into a fist size ball to fit the hand, then charged with shellac with a few drops of linseed oil. Wipe it on with a circular motion and then with the grain. The more you apply the better the finish. We also to the same with with a rag wrapped around a finger clean the black japan on old sewing machines.
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