irishrose

Miriam, Oxiclean worked well on my nicotine machine. It was a Singer 533 I gifted it to my granddaughter after she made a quilt with it. I think she waxed wit car wax after it was clean.

miriam

clean off all the tangled threads and lint before you oil the irons - put a bit of oil or grease on the turning points
I've done it a few times and it is not a fun job but this time the DGKs will be doing it. I wish I could put it on a video - it will be fun to watch. I'm not ready to arm them with expensive car wax just yet though. I'm also figuring I'll have to go over it when they leave. BTW the plastic case cleaned up nice with some Dawn and lots of water.

SteveH

x2 on this. I have some of the most amazing irons, and Nothing but SM oil goes on them...

wilburness

I know I am not suppose to do this but I used fantastic. on that vigorelli I have. sprayed it on and wiped it off right away. it was the only thing that would cut thru it. then after all that work cleaning it... it has a broken gear and does not work. you may wnt to use a grease cutter by putting on and then off. you can always use the car wax after and shine it up.

rosie99

Hi everyone. I'm thinking of buying this 201K in a cabinet while visiting my sister in Edmonton. Important question is can I take the cabinet apart(ie. legs off) to fit into a plastic tote as I have to fly home to Newfoundland. Is this feasible? Or am I dreaming that I can take this with me. Even if I had to mail some of the legs and maybe the stool? Thanks!
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectib...able/561870567

tropit

Hi Rosie,

I've heard of taking treadles apart for this reason, so I don't see why not. Look under the cabinet to see how the legs are attached. If they are just screwed in at the corners, then I don't see a problem. I would not take the body of the cabinet apart though, other than removing the drawers. Also, you will have to really protect the pieces during transit. You may end up with packages that are much larger and heavier than intended.

It may be wise to do as you suggest and to mail, or freight the packages. There are lots of freight services that will even help you pack it up and send it across country...of course at a price. For reference, about a year ago, I had a treadle packed shipped from the Midwest to California for about $150. I can't remember the name of the outfit, but I found them on USHIP.com.

Good luck! ~ Cindy

hobbykat1955

This is my recent buy I found at a local antique shop. I'm unable to find much info on the brand. Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I can find out the age via it's serial no. I did google but came up with just the history of the brand. I'm looking fwd to getting her cleaned up, greased and oiled and back in her cabinet with new belt.

jlhmnj

Hobbykat,

That is one beautiful machine. Unfortunatly, not much info is available on the net on Standard. They were founded in the 1880's in Cleveland Ohio and were bought out by Singer in the late 20's or early 30's. Your Rotary model is called a "Stout", there is also a "Slim".

http://needlebar.org/cm/thumbnails.php?album=261


Jon

oldsewnsew

Nice looking machine, I'd say that the basic guidelines for other models would be appropriate as far as general Clean, Oil and Adjust methods. There is the disadvantage of owning somewhat rarer things, instead of Singers or Kenmores or Pfaffs or... Have you looked to see if there is a Yahoo group?

grant15clone

I wanted to pass along something I posted on my page a couple of days ago. For "Car Guy's (and gal's) that show their cars, this is common knowledge. I don't know why I didn't pass this along sooner.

When you are polishing up a machine, the best material to use is a 100% cotton cloth like an old T-shirt. But don't use one that has been treated with fabric softener. Even the dryer sheets will cause streaks and "oily" spots. This is especially noticeable on black machines. The same goes for waxing your car.

~G~