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Some of us, ok me, must be more susceptible and don't even need to sewing machine oil to catch the virus. I caught it long before I ever seriously began collecting and cleaning up the vintage ladies. However, i did regularly oil my more modern, but still considered old, sewing machine, Maybe that's how it was transmitted to me.
Nice to know there is a place to ask questions. I am taking a FW maintenance class at the end of the month. Hopefully that will increase my knowledge.
Hi! I hate to be a bother, but I think Billy has a tutorial on how to clean a vintage machine and I can't figure out how to find it on the tutorials site. It only shows 16 tutorials and I'm helpless to understand how to get anymore!! Does anyone know the link to Billy's tutorial? Thanks.
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Question time (again!) For you e machine owners: I bought a Universal in a very pretty turquiose and white that looks like my mother's cherished White from the 50s. I am dying to sew on it, figueratively, but do not want to die to sew on it. The cord from the motor to the cabinet is two bare wires with shreds of black covering. When I replace that cord (the light cord looks okay), do I need to save the plug? It is not polarized like modern plugs. Will the cabinet accept a new polarized plug? I do not want to do this, I hate working with electricity, but I have to do it, so I want to do it right.
Hi! I hate to be a bother, but I think Billy has a tutorial on how to clean a vintage machine and I can't figure out how to find it on the tutorials site. It only shows 16 tutorials and I'm helpless to understand how to get anymore!! Does anyone know the link to Billy's tutorial? Thanks.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ly-t45816.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ng-t45983.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ir-t46696.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...s-t109859.html
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I need help again. Since I have my Hales Cresent pretty much figured out; and, I have almost finished the flip top to complete the re-finishing of my 319W's cabinet, I am now sanding and refinishing the Hitachi treadle. You guys remember when I bought this treadle. The people who had the treadle got it when they bought a storage unit - it was left in the unit. This treadle has original needle packages in the drawer with the original price tag marked in Japanese. The needles were not bought here - they would have had a US price tag on them. I have searched and search. I even sent e-mails to Hitachi and got back an answer that they never made a sewing machine. Well, Hitachi is all over this treadle - on the irons in 3 places, and on the machine. This is obviously an industrial machine. It has a knee bar to lift the foot - a really cool machine, but I can find out nothing about it!
Nancy
I need help again. Since I have my Hales Cresent pretty much figured out; and, I have almost finished the flip top to complete the re-finishing of my 319W's cabinet, I am now sanding and refinishing the Hitachi treadle. You guys remember when I bought this treadle. The people who had the treadle got it when they bought a storage unit - it was left in the unit. This treadle has original needle packages in the drawer with the original price tag marked in Japanese. The needles were not bought here - they would have had a US price tag on them. I have searched and search. I even sent e-mails to Hitachi and got back an answer that they never made a sewing machine. Well, Hitachi is all over this treadle - on the irons in 3 places, and on the machine. This is obviously an industrial machine. It has a knee bar to lift the foot - a really cool machine, but I can find out nothing about it!
Nancy
DH got the 201 for $25.00 and it purrs like a kitten and so quiet. Needs a little cleaning (tape on needleplate for seam guide gunk). Came with 2 bobbins, standard foot, zipper foot, needles, screw drivers and the ladies daughter is gonna send us the book that goes with it. So, I'm happy with my new addition since I didn't have a 201. And the cabinet is real nice too, not fancy but nice.
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I received the handcrank to day and installed it and my little 1940 128 sews like a charm!!! I'm so thrilled with it. To think this has been sitting in the corner since May and I'm thinking it's just a parts machine! When I took it out a couple weeks ago and looked it over well, the motor mounts (broken) were removed and I began cleaning her up and falling in love. So with the help of some of you and Billy, the decision to handcrank her was made!! I hadn't even been able to sew with it before the installation, so today for the first time, she sewed a straight even stitch and she and I will live happily together forever!! LOL!
Nancy
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