Smashed Electrical Boxes...Where to Find Replacements?
02-23-2014, 05:50 AM
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Smashed Electrical Boxes...Where to Find Replacements?
Anyone have a source for those old bakelite electrical boxes where the foot peddle and power source joins? They seem to be the first thing that gets damaged in shipping. Thanks, Cindy
02-23-2014, 09:13 AM
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sew-classic carries them - all you have to do is pull the old one off and put the new one on, wire on a foot pedal and plug it in. DH makes them out of electrical boxes and wire in a pinch. They are not rocket science.
02-25-2014, 06:28 AM
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Wish I could find just the box though. I want to use the old fashioned cloth covered wire. Probably need to brush up on my Chinese, and look for the source. In the old days, they sold a surface mount black bakelite outlet box, that was a bit large but would look period enough.
02-25-2014, 06:30 AM
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kind of like this, but too much $$$ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brown-Surfac...-/350537374088, but preferably not 3 wire.
02-25-2014, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by oldsewnsew
Wish I could find just the box though. I want to use the old fashioned cloth covered wire. Probably need to brush up on my Chinese, and look for the source. In the old days, they sold a surface mount black bakelite outlet box, that was a bit large but would look period enough.
~ Cindy
02-25-2014, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by oldsewnsew
kind of like this, but too much $$$ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brown-Surfac...-/350537374088, but preferably not 3 wire.
~ Cindy
02-25-2014, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by oldsewnsew
Wish I could find just the box though. I want to use the old fashioned cloth covered wire. Probably need to brush up on my Chinese, and look for the source. In the old days, they sold a surface mount black bakelite outlet box, that was a bit large but would look period enough.
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