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11-03-2015, 07:59 AM
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Well I picked up a machine the other day and yesterday Mom and I cleaned it up.
Here is the before cleaning pic
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It cleaned up better than I expected.
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Here is the before cleaning pic
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It cleaned up better than I expected.
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11-03-2015, 08:12 AM
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Good color.
Nice features.
Cleaned up nearly perfectly.
Nice dashboard.
Pretty.
Price was right, too.
BUT
It has a ss throat plate. No big deal I robbed one off a parts machine.
After we cleaned it up I oiled it and got some thing to move.
Usually when I see a machine that looks that good my suspicions are aroused.
Rightly so.
The width lever and knob move.
Left right center needle position works.
The button hole lever moves.
The feed dog buttons move - mom had a ball with that.
But the reverse doesn't move.
That is kind of normal for the old machines. Tri-flow and time out should take care of it.
The stitch selector knob doesn't budge.
It may be that I need more information about the lever next to it.
The lever moves fine.
But I haven't had one with feed dogs that are stuck on zero.
The stitch length knob moves.
Oil and time out. More oil and time out?
Nice features.
Cleaned up nearly perfectly.
Nice dashboard.
Pretty.
Price was right, too.
BUT
It has a ss throat plate. No big deal I robbed one off a parts machine.
After we cleaned it up I oiled it and got some thing to move.
Usually when I see a machine that looks that good my suspicions are aroused.
Rightly so.
The width lever and knob move.
Left right center needle position works.
The button hole lever moves.
The feed dog buttons move - mom had a ball with that.
But the reverse doesn't move.
That is kind of normal for the old machines. Tri-flow and time out should take care of it.
The stitch selector knob doesn't budge.
It may be that I need more information about the lever next to it.
The lever moves fine.
But I haven't had one with feed dogs that are stuck on zero.
The stitch length knob moves.
Oil and time out. More oil and time out?
Last edited by miriam; 11-03-2015 at 08:21 AM.
11-03-2015, 08:19 AM
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The parts toward t he top by the dial to the stitch selector move when the lever next to it moves. The dial does not budge. It has a plastic cam stack and so far it looks ok - well with a flashlight and nothing turning...
11-03-2015, 08:56 AM
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Miriam,
That's a really interesting machine. Elaine says she'd love to play with it. If it's anything like my Aldens ZZ it's really complicated internally. So just keep floating it with Tri-Flow and it will eventually free up.
Joe
That's a really interesting machine. Elaine says she'd love to play with it. If it's anything like my Aldens ZZ it's really complicated internally. So just keep floating it with Tri-Flow and it will eventually free up.
Joe
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