Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by kountrykreation
Where's a good place to get a replacement (motor) belt for a 1914 Singer Redeye.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by Celeste
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
No e-machine this was PP.
PP = people powered machine (treadle or handcrank)
(I learned the abbreviations this past weekend at the TOGA - now I'm "politically correct" haha)
I thought so to. I think the difference is like 'I'm PP a quilt' as opposed to I'm piecing a quilt on a PPmachine. make sense?
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
OMG! These things really do work well!
After seeing a demo at the TOGA this weekend, I got brave enough to play with my Singer ruffler today.
These are the best! This is the prettiest gathering I have ever done.
After seeing a demo at the TOGA this weekend, I got brave enough to play with my Singer ruffler today.
These are the best! This is the prettiest gathering I have ever done.
Nancy
The blue plates where the fabric goes through should be lined up together too and not bent or one slightly off to one side from each other.
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Hi - can someone help me out with this machine? I know I am supposed to be cutting back, but it is $25 and neat looking - I'm just not sure what model Singer it is... and is it worth getting?
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
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Monica, I am looking at a Singer 15...it has a potted motor, so is it a 15-91? The listing on ISMACS says Gear Driven for a -91. Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by deplaylady
Hi - can someone help me out with this machine? I know I am supposed to be cutting back, but it is $25 and neat looking - I'm just not sure what model Singer it is... and is it worth getting?
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
I have a two questions. I am soon to embark on restoring a 1923 Singer Model 66 Treadle Red Eye. The decals are in great shape and naturally I'd like to keep them that way.
I've reviewed Billy's tute on cleaning and disassembling the machine, and I've reviewed *some* of the 1584 pages of posts here on this thread and elsewhere on QB. In the tute, he basically soaks/scrubs the entire machine in kerosene - including the decals. BUT I seem to recall seeing at least one post, and my husband is also worried, that Kerosend will remove/damage the decals.
So which is it? Will kerosene ruin the decals??
Second question is with regard to cleaning the workings of the machine. In Billy's tute he removed everything under the face place, the bobbin winder, the bobbin holder, the tension discs - etc. At no time did I see him remove any of the parts located in the pillar or upper arm (the gear works). So ... can these parts be removed? I'd really like to give them a good scrubbing.
thanks all. This is my first vintage machine. It's a voyage of discovery for me.
BTW - Hubby is in charge of restoring/revamping the cabinet which was in poor condition - but the irons all work well which is the important part. We decided that we're going to completely replace the wood top and instead of a drop in table he's going to make a coffin top and recess the machine. He already has the irons all apart and has sand blasted the wheel so far.
Thanks all
Sue - proud new owner of a not YET working vintage treadle
I've reviewed Billy's tute on cleaning and disassembling the machine, and I've reviewed *some* of the 1584 pages of posts here on this thread and elsewhere on QB. In the tute, he basically soaks/scrubs the entire machine in kerosene - including the decals. BUT I seem to recall seeing at least one post, and my husband is also worried, that Kerosend will remove/damage the decals.
So which is it? Will kerosene ruin the decals??
Second question is with regard to cleaning the workings of the machine. In Billy's tute he removed everything under the face place, the bobbin winder, the bobbin holder, the tension discs - etc. At no time did I see him remove any of the parts located in the pillar or upper arm (the gear works). So ... can these parts be removed? I'd really like to give them a good scrubbing.
thanks all. This is my first vintage machine. It's a voyage of discovery for me.
BTW - Hubby is in charge of restoring/revamping the cabinet which was in poor condition - but the irons all work well which is the important part. We decided that we're going to completely replace the wood top and instead of a drop in table he's going to make a coffin top and recess the machine. He already has the irons all apart and has sand blasted the wheel so far.
Thanks all
Sue - proud new owner of a not YET working vintage treadle
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Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by deplaylady
Hi - can someone help me out with this machine? I know I am supposed to be cutting back, but it is $25 and neat looking - I'm just not sure what model Singer it is... and is it worth getting?
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
Originally Posted by deplaylady
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by deplaylady
Hi - can someone help me out with this machine? I know I am supposed to be cutting back, but it is $25 and neat looking - I'm just not sure what model Singer it is... and is it worth getting?
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
http://rochester.craigslist.org/art/2593482874.html
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