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Old 09-12-2014, 01:59 PM
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... is there any idiosyncrasies I should be aware of on these Necchi machines?
The only one that I can think of is on the Supernova. Good luck finding a new belt that will fit it.....”Regular” belts are too thick.

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Old 09-12-2014, 02:07 PM
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Joe, if you can see the decal in the center of the bed that'll tell you which black model it is. The "VN' decal is a BU, the earlier machine. The "N" decal is a BU Nova, came just after the BU. Other than that they're basically the same machine.

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Old 09-12-2014, 02:10 PM
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CD,

OK, I'll keep that in mind.

Cari,

In the center of the bed is a circle with two "N"s in it. At least they look like Ns.

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Supernovas are also gray. That's my favorite version.

Here's an idiosyncrasy: Miras have an attachment called the Wonder Wheel. Finding a ready-made replacement tire that is the proper size is impossible and so work-arounds have to be employed, i.e. they might be gaskets or other plumbing supplies, O-rings, etc. Finding all the cams can be difficult (and expensive) although I believe there are only 4 total. And you have to have the linking arms to attach to the levers of the machine.

Here's my BU (not a Nova), just for reference:

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KRA,

Thanks for the pic. The one I'm looking at is almost a twin to yours. I think I'll try for it.

Might as well, I have an ALDENS Magic ZZ that's a clone to the Necchi BU.

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Go for it! They're nice machines. I prefer the Mira but the BU is a very solid machine.
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The early Necchi BU was a Nova for all practical purposes. At least the BU Nova is most like the one that had the old style “VN” (Vittoria Necchi) logo on the bed. The BU Nova also continued with the “U” serial numbers. Other models used an M or no letters at all.

The ”BU” stands “Bobina Universale”.

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Cool then I think the one I'm looking at is a BU Nove. It has the VN in the circle on the bed and the serial # starts with a "U".

OK, Imma goin for it.

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Cool then I think the one I'm looking at is a BU Nove. It has the VN in the circle on the bed and the serial # starts with a "U".

OK, Imma goin for it.

Joe
If it has the "VN" it's a BU, not a Nova. There is also a Nova custom deluxe that had the wonder wheel. There were 6 cams for it.

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Old 09-13-2014, 08:03 AM
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Cari,

It does indeed have the VN in the circle on the bed. And there is no wonder wheel gizmo on it. I've seen pics of those before.

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