miriam

Tate, I like that. I'm thinking sew-classic has a new spool pin you can use on a 500 if you want to. It is a bit over sized though.

cashs_mom

Okay, I'm in love with this machine. I'd love to see a pic of the trapezoidal cabinet. Does anyone have a link?

teddy300

I still have the one my parents bought for me in 1962 when they first came out. Still works and I have the cabinet it came in.

Manalto

Google is your friend. http://lifewithlou.blogspot.com/2015...zoid-case.html

This is the first time I've seen olive oil applied to wood. I'm no cabinetmaker, but it sounds to me like a terrible idea.

sewbeadit

That is so awesome to still have your first machine! My very first one was an Elna Supermatic if I remember that right, you know the big green ones. I didn't care for it although it sewed nicely. My mom bought it used and sold it to me since I was the only one that used it, then I sold it to buy a new Kenmore because I didn't get along with that Elna, come to find out it wasn't it's fault. I stored it in a cold room and would bring it out to sew and it wouldn't sew right, found out years later that you were supposed to warm them up to room temperature before sewing on them because of the close tolerances. The lady I sold it to never had any kind of problems with it, and that is why. Well wish I had it back again.lol

sewbeadit

I think it is interesting how some machines speak to some people and not others. I can see tons of them on pinterest or Ebay or where ever and non speak to me, then boom I will see one that does and it is awesome. Weird but I do understand that "never spoke to me" thing.

Quincunx

A terrible idea that is getting to be very popular in some parts of the Internet. Do the wood strippers available now strip out old oils too? Or maybe time will see any kind of oil escape the wood and it will not matter when it comes time to refinish these in many years in the future. Me too...me too. I hear the temptation of the crinkle paint. The one that says "no polishing. no maintenance".

Manalto

One of my favorite finishes for wood that doesn't get a lot of use is tung oil, but olive oil gets rancid. I can't imagine that it makes much of a finish either.

A product I discovered for finishing wood that will get a lot of use is General Finishes Arm-R-Seal Oil & Polyurethane Topcoat. It's durable and doesn't leave the wood looking it's been sealed in plastic. I've used it on counter tops, window sills and sewing machine cabinet tops. I used the satin; it's also available in gloss.

earthwalker

Wow, what a bargain and what a beauty. It looks absolutely pristine. Thanks for sharing with us.

cashs_mom

Thanks. After I posted that I did find a picture of one by googling. It was actually a better picture than this one, but I got the idea.

My mother used to do some wood refinishing and I don't ever remember her talking about using olive oil on wood either.