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Miriam,
I'm not sure about this particular Riccar model, but I think this one has the internal timing belt.
These belts are not longer. Many of the Riccars of this age have deteriorating belts.
Cathy
I'm not sure about this particular Riccar model, but I think this one has the internal timing belt.
These belts are not longer. Many of the Riccars of this age have deteriorating belts.
Cathy
http://dayton.craigslist.org/atq/2861827677.html
my sister says these old Riccar machines are worth having.
I'm wishing gas wasn't so high...
my sister says these old Riccar machines are worth having.
I'm wishing gas wasn't so high...
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Rachael, Glenn is totally right - it is not hard to restore a Singer 66! Just get some sewing machine oil and some soft cotton rags and clean her up - quirt a little oil on and wipe off the grunge. She no doubt needs oil squirted on all her moving parts. A good manual will show you the oiling points but I just oil anything I can see that moves - specially inside and under. Open up the little doors and you will see friction points - oil there. There is a sticky at the top of the vintage page - in it is a link to Muv's videos on how to clean a vintage sewing machine. You will want to watch them. Here is a link to the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bidpJ..._order&list=UL grab a cup of tea.
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Tells how much I know. My sister is in Arizona - she reads on here but doesn't say much. She got me started on repairs. I suppose I was already doing the repairs but she egged me on to doing more. She has a couple Riccar machines and likes them. Is that belt like the Singer 319?
Hi everyone! Wanted to share what I recently acquired for my 21 year old daughter. Am hoping to get it restored for her by the time she finishes school...she will graduate from college in May but has two years of grad school ahead of her. May take me that long to find and afford someone to help this beauty. I got it for free. : ) Singer #66 treadle with all of its attachments, the manual and even extra needles. I am so thrilled. Does it look like it can be restored? I am sure she will use it....she has my grandmothers now that is an early electric with a desk similar to this one, but it will need a new cord. She has it in her college apartment now as a table. Also, if anone knows of a place in North Carolina that restores these, that would be great. Especially in the Raleigh/Durham area. How much does restoration usually cost? I am sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks so much...I have seen this same machine here and just hope this one can look as fine one day!
rachel
rachel
For the cabinet, get some Howard's Restor-a-Finish. Wash the cabinet with Murphy's oil soap. Follow the directions on the can of Howard's, and finish up with a good furniture wax.
I have faith in you! You can do this!!
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Hmmm....I'm not sure what I think about this hot pink 301. Part of me likes it and part of me thinks I'd go blind staring at it for a long period. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-HOT-PINK...#ht_500wt_1221
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Rachel, Charlee is right your cabinet is a good one to use the Howard's Restor-a-finish and should look really great.
Hmmm....I'm not sure what I think about this hot pink 301. Part of me likes it and part of me thinks I'd go blind staring at it for a long period. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-HOT-PINK...#ht_500wt_1221
Hmmm....I'm not sure what I think about this hot pink 301. Part of me likes it and part of me thinks I'd go blind staring at it for a long period. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-HOT-PINK...#ht_500wt_1221
I've been following along on the board, but life has me pretty busy. Our younger daughter is getting married April 6, and I have been constructing and beading a wedding gown for a week or so. I am sewing the dress using my mom's old Wizard, $66 from 1966, that made my wedding gown as well. And this is for the daughter that sews, and wants the machine, so I figure it is a plan to let my mom be a part of the process in a way. We still miss my mom terribly, but the world isn't stopping for us to lay down and cry, so the beading and dresswork goes on. Actually, my mom is laughing her head off, because I loathe, and that is an understatement, hand sewing, and this bodice is pretty beady. I will post pics upon completion.
I am sorry to hear of the losses, and furbaby issues...hope all is better for everyone. Neat machines appearing, and lots of good info. I have been on a sewing machine diet and after we get the wedding behind us, I am going to rearrange my sewing space to see if I have room for anything else.
I am sorry to hear of the losses, and furbaby issues...hope all is better for everyone. Neat machines appearing, and lots of good info. I have been on a sewing machine diet and after we get the wedding behind us, I am going to rearrange my sewing space to see if I have room for anything else.
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Candace, I bought a can of bright pink spray paint for my 301. Just waiting for decent weather. My only concern is that little Singer emblem on the light bulb cover. I think I can cover it with tape and then remove any overspray before it gets too hard. I don't think mine is THAT bright. I hope it isn't.
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