Originally Posted by Glenn

Texas Jan where do you find these machines? There are in rough condition but you you have proven you can clean them up and I mean a really good job to. I am furniture restorer by trade and I am looking forward to your progress on the cabinet. This cabinet will be more of a challenge than the machine. Veneering and fabricating wood pieces. But we are Texans and we can do anything. What part of N. Texas are your from I am from Decatur TX. Please email me with pics of your progress would love to see them. PM me and I will send you my email if like. I admire you for good work. Glenn

Originally Posted by Crossstitcher

Instead of being the quiltdoctor. Think you are more like a SM Doctor. They sure look good when you get finished with them. I even bet they feel better with all the TLC.

Originally Posted by Glenn

Tex Jan the wheel is rusted to the shaft. After you remove the derusting treatment You can use a small wheel puller to remove the wheel but be very carefull. As you tighten the puller tap the wheel with a wooden mallet or rubber mallet. I have done this several times. You can also use a penatrating oil to loosen the wheel, but you know this already. I really got to get me some evapo-rust!! Glenn

Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

The wheel seems to have two tiny headless screws that are not moving. I figured that they were holding the wheel in place to some extent. I never used a wheel puller. I wouldn't know how. Guess I better start reading up.

Texas Jan

Originally Posted by lovelyl

Okay, I have a dumb question. I know,there is no such thing as a dumb question, but this may be an exception. I am new to this addiction and so far, I only have 4 vintage sewing machines, a FW, a Singer 115 treadle (head only), a Singer Red Eye 66-1 treadle, and a Singer 201 hand crank. I love all of them, but space is a problem. My DH's solution is to sell the 115, remove the 66 from its treadle cabinet and install the 201 hand crank in the treadle cabinet so I can use it as a treadle or a hand crank. Here is my question: If the hand crank is installed in the treadle cabinet, can it be used as either a hand crank or a treadle??? My DH says yes, but I just wouldn't be able to lower the machine into the cabinet, it would just have to stay up all the time. Help! Should I stop my DH's devious plan, or will it work?

Originally Posted by Crossstitcher

Nancy, That's what I like about this shop. I re-looked the number of the sphinx and I was looking at the wrong set of numbers. Re-looked and then counted out the digits and you are right. About so many machines we will refinish the cabinets and clean and oil the machines for resale. DH just built a big shop to work in. We do have way too many. I think I could sew on a different machine every day for a month and still have a few left. Our 2 GD have claimed a machine each. Our GS likes to use a HC so he has his own machine.
Most of the 15 clones we will resell as we have several in different colors but no red (yet). Have a 301 we may sell.
DH is turning a 306 and a FW into a HC.
BTW your Hubby did a beautiful job on the Davis cabinet.

Originally Posted by quiltdoctor

Hey Glenn--Here is my next machine with the wheel soaking in Evaporust. I can't get the wheel off, so I had to try to derust it this way. She is propped on her side with the wheel in pyrex pie pan. In the morning--no more rust.

Texas Jan

Originally Posted by BoJangles

I don't know, as I got my HC from Billy. The thing about the made in China ones is that they have a little kinda wierd decal and say made in China. Someone on here got one, Sharon was it you, and they liked it - I think?

Nancy

Originally Posted by dirty1mom

Not a very good reason to hurt a sewing machine! When I was a kid if we looked at the machine the wrong way Mom yelled. And heaven help us if we touched the "good" sewing scissors! My son has been known to tell his friends (loudly) not to touch my sewing stuff!