Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by Charlee
Chris, are you needing parts for that 15-91? I just picked up a machine that's going to most likely be a parts machine...will have to see if I can get it cleaned up first, but let me know!
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
. However, looked at faceplate of machine and it is yellow also from tar & nicotine. How do I clean that up? Open to helpful suggestions - have checked Bily's cleaning tutes and didn't see where he covered this. Thinking Brasso or silver cleaner perhaps?? Looking for ideas, please.
Waiting for those wonderful pictures. :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by Bennett
Originally Posted by jljack
Bennett, I loved seeing that restoration you did on the cabinet. I
I found a beat up, falling apart parlor type cabinet. No machine head or irons for the treadle. It has all drawers, doors and such. Thing was a showpiece in it's day, built like old furnature. Looks like burl walnut veneer over solid wood, not ply. I was going to scavenge parts, but turns out it's a White Cabinet #9 from around 1886 and would have taken a VSII or VSIII machine. Very unusual.
How best to proceed?
I'm concerned about how dry, light the wood is. Is there a good way to rejuve 1880's wood? No signs of worm holes or chews.
The old glue is defunct. All the joins are coming apart. The veneer, which was a sheet over the boards, is cracked top to bottom where the boards were glued edge to edge to form each side. Should I plan on totally breaking apart the boards (sacrificing veneer), to reglue the boards? Or should I attempt to get glue into the old joints, without fully taking apart the sides of the cabinet? Most of the corner joins have already fallen apart on their own, no problem with those. But here I'm talking about how 'base' boards were glued edge to edge to form each side panel for the cabinet, then the panels were veneered and decorated with wood figurals.
Which/what glue would you recommend for old, dried out 1880 wood? Rockler has some specialty wood cabinet making glues, but to be honest... I've never used anything but regular 'wood' glue. Never had a need. This piece however, is really cabinet art. I could use some recommendations on what you experts have used/liked.
Thanks all. kim in north palm beach
Originally Posted by quilt addict
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
. Thinking Brasso or silver cleaner perhaps?? Looking for ideas, please.
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[ Then when that is done Billy had suggested Mother's chrome polish. It has done wonders on parts that I thought would never be shinny again.
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Is the Mother's chrome polish found at big box stores, like WM or Lowes or at an automotive supply store?
. :thumbup:[/quote]
Is the Mother's chrome polish found at big box stores, like WM or Lowes or at an automotive supply store?
Here is a picture of a quilt my 11 year old DGD made. She used my 319 and a machine that we got for her don't know the date but sure it is in the 50's. She is going to enter this in the WV State Fair. Did all the sewing I did the cutting.
[quote Quilt Addict]Then when that is done Billy had suggested Mother's chrome polish. It has done wonders on parts that I thought would never be shiney again.. :thumbup:
Nanasmom: Is the Mother's chrome polish found at big box stores, like WM or Lowes or at an automotive supply store?
It may be Mother's Mag chrome polish amd it might be found at WM or KMart but also at automotive stores. I just smile sweetly when they ask why I want that and say to polish my sewing machine of course. Speechless, every time.:mrgreen:
Nanasmom: Is the Mother's chrome polish found at big box stores, like WM or Lowes or at an automotive supply store?
It may be Mother's Mag chrome polish amd it might be found at WM or KMart but also at automotive stores. I just smile sweetly when they ask why I want that and say to polish my sewing machine of course. Speechless, every time.:mrgreen:
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
Here is a picture of a quilt my 11 year old DGD made. She used my 319 and a machine that we got for her don't know the date but sure it is in the 50's. She is going to enter this in the WV State Fair. Did all the sewing I did the cutting.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-134918-1.htm
Originally Posted by sew wishful
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by sew wishful
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Guess what?
I bought my second Singer 301, tan... with original manual, buttonhole maker, attachments and original cabinet. It is DIRTY! I don't even want it in our home.
My turn to do the happy dance. Will be posting photos tomorrow, I hope. Paid $70. Another craigslist find. Love that site. :-D
I bought my second Singer 301, tan... with original manual, buttonhole maker, attachments and original cabinet. It is DIRTY! I don't even want it in our home.
My turn to do the happy dance. Will be posting photos tomorrow, I hope. Paid $70. Another craigslist find. Love that site. :-D
http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2426926820.html
You want the tan one? I thought you wanted the black 301!
Here is the ad of the one I bought today...
http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2489079605.html
:-D
One of my 301s will go on my craigslist-find Grace frame. Will have to sew with both to determine which one to use.
PS: the lady that I bought the 301 from yesterday just called. Seems she found the automatic zigzagger that comes with the machine. So, I will try to pick it up tomorrow. Cool!
Glenn, I had to laugh when you wrote this:
'Remember wood does not need to be fed it is dead.'
That brings back memories of all the controversy about how to care for wood furniture; leather too! :-D
'Remember wood does not need to be fed it is dead.'
That brings back memories of all the controversy about how to care for wood furniture; leather too! :-D
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