GreyQ

This is a fascinating thread!

Macybaby

Steve - I'm going off a manual that is for a machine that looks just like yours, but has the boat bobbin.

It says to remove the screw and replace it the provided wing nut and washer when using certain attachments.

http://www.ismacs.net/davis/manuals/davis-vf-manual.pdf

SteveH

Cool! BTW That IS the manual for this machine. as I mentioned the Boat shuttle is missing, there is a bullet shuttle in it now. (no idea if it works yet) So the wingnut is swapped out with the lower screw for attachments, neat!

Sheluma

I was *wondering* where your wing nut was. I didn't see it so I thought the attachments would screw down to the bed. I wonder why the wing nut is movable and what its function is on the top.

SteveH

the machine is old enough it could have just been messed with by a past owner/repair person. I will see if it swaps out with the lower screw.

SteveH

yep, it swaps out.

It also comes apart like a swiss figgin watch!!!!

no, worries. I finally figured it out. Sweet mechanism. three arms/hands would have made the reassembly easier... but, only having the stock 2 hands... it was tricky.

Sheluma

ha ha ha...stock 2 hands. I looked in your manual and it says to swap the screw out with the wing nut. it doesn't say wing nut -- I think it says "special screw" or something. But it has no real pictures of the procedure. Glad you figured it out! So now I realize that the "special screw" is a screw and not a wing nut. I love the shape of it, though. This is all around the coolest machine mostly because of the feed. The next coolest in my book is the Two Spool. Someday I'll find treadles of both. I've decided motors are a pain and they take away from the beauty of the older machines.

SteveH

Ah Ha! another convert to people powered machines!

I was interested in the two spool but then I got the Grover & Baker Double Chainstitcher (which uses two spools, one above and one below) now I am obsessing that one.... hehehe

I forgot to mention this in the above comment. The secret to reassembling the head (on MINE) was to assemble it in the face plate and then marry that assembly to the machine. The lower flat spring must be behind walking foot bar but in front of presser bar and the rotating mechanism in the machine must be aligned into the horizontal cam slot on the needle bar. Simple... hehehe

SteveH

I also forgot to post these two shots. My camera was too low on battery the first night to take these last two shots, so I took them last night.

The spreader bar design work (note hint of design on dress guard on the right)
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And the center drawer does not pull out it swings. (check out the bobbin holders)
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Sheluma

I saw part of the dress guard in your first photo. Beautiful irons. I found your G&B machine on the board -- you're right it's way cooler than the two spool. Cooler than anything I've seen before.