First off thank you for the compliment Wilberness.
Steve, What does that mean?
Manicmike, Actually, It is for my best friend. Recently he was Best Man at my wedding. It is a family heirloom and passed down to him. I am delivering it to him on Saturday. My wife said that it looked like it was in a fire before I restored it and now it looks almost new. BTW, It sews great stitches too. I knew it would. But I digress. His family is coming to his house for Thanksgiving next Saturday and he is going to reveal it to all of them. He has 3 siblings that only knew it as a place for pictures and plants to sit on all of their lives. His mom too. It will be a special reveal for them all on that day, I am sure. I would like to be there but I will not be.
~G~

"All is choice"

... and to be clear it was a reference to the previous assertion that some folks don't test unless you tell them first....

A family reveal sounds like an exciting prospect. If there are elderly family members there make sure you have an ambulance on standby, just in case ;)
Shame you won't be there. I love seeing the surprise and joy on their faces. You'll get thank you cards for sure.

Ah! Indeed, and well said Steve. I was asked a direct question and I gave a direct answer. I tend to be long winded on my explinations so I was trying to be breif in my answer. I apologise.
As far as my choice of cleaners goes, I will stick to car wax. I know that I have been Poo Poo'd before, but for me, it just makes sense. I was employed as a painter of automotive finishes at one time in my lifetime, and learned a lot about those finishes. I have taken that learning experience and applied it to the finishes on sewing machines. I know that they are designed to preserve the finish so that is where I started. I have had outstanding results in my opinion and will not change what is not broken. It may take longer with my product of choice to get the desired results, but I see no need for change. I have NEVER damaged a machine's finish. I have heard multiple horror stories about this product or that method, and maybe I have just been dumb lucky, but it works for me. I was asked, and I answered honestly. Can I explain everything and why I do things and for what reason? Sure. But it will be even more long winded than this explination for what I said by trying to be breif. I sincerely hope that I have not offended anyone. But that is what I used. Car wax and SMO.
G.

Meet Cindy Lou
 

My newest addition to the family.:) Shes a Singer 403A.
She is in great condition and sews like a dream.
She came with her original manual, original box with cams, and lots of feet and accessories.

Awesome!!!! hehe

That is a sweet machine! Nice set too! Congrats!

Beautiful job, Grant! I love the Sphinx and have a 127 also.

Fabulous and gorgeous machine, Cindy!

hi,
newbie here and accidentally found your site. awesome site and i hope to learn a lot from you guys as far as sewing/quiltting is concern. i've been sewing since i was 12 years old and used my Mom's old singer sewing machine. that's how i got started. i bought my wife a Husqvarna and i used it for awhile, but for some reason i still am wanting to get an old singer sewing machine. they are quite a different machine - different in a good ways. anyway here are some of my 'friends'.
1) singer sewing machine 221-1 (1951)
2) singer sewing machine 201-2 (1940)
3) singer sewing machine 99K (alum) (1922)
4) singer sewing machine 16-188 (industrial) got this for free and i am trying to make it run (1940).

thank you all.

Welcome! For discussion how to make it run post a pic and the problems you are having with it: http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ll-t43881.html