Plexiglass for bobbin case covers
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Great idea it sounds so simple, but I am sure it isn't for me anyway. I have never heard of anyone using plexiglass but have heard of steel and cardboard,lol, this is just ingenious I think. Awesome to be able to see through it and see the machine and thread working. Wonderful, wonderful wonderful.
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A "standard" Singer 66 plate is .085 thick. Yes, you can get plexiglass (lexan, or "acrylic sheet") in various thicknesses. I used what I had on hand, which was .100 thick, and the material has to ride over it. However, you can get it in thicknesses of .08, .093, .118... I would have measured it with my caliper if I were buying new, but knowing now that the Singer plate is .085 I would have tried either .08 or .093 thickness. They sell it at Lowe's, Home Depot, ebay...An 18x24 sheet runs about $10 plus tax--I could make two dozen plates out of that, give or take a mistake.
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Why is this piece ALWAYS missing on these old machines? I have passed on many because of this. What a great idea. I have a Ma an Pa hardware store down the street and they have cut Plexiglas for me on many occasions for other things. Thanks so much for sharing this.
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