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09-04-2011, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by irishrose
The cabinet to the Universal is in and cleaned. The head is in the car baking to loosen the ZZ knob, as per miriam's suggestion. I should have oiled it first, but I am not going to carry it up the stairs twice. It's easier to find a place to sit for it with the cabinet empty. So far no luck.
You all make me want to treadle. I didn't get my answer - what do I use to loosen the tight irons on the Leader?
You all make me want to treadle. I didn't get my answer - what do I use to loosen the tight irons on the Leader?
09-04-2011, 02:12 PM
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The irons aren't frozen, just very stiff. I don't think I want to use a propane torch in my living room.
09-04-2011, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by irishrose
The irons aren't frozen, just very stiff. I don't think I want to use a propane torch in my living room.
Pull it out of the car when it is still warm and see if it moves. If not oil the heck out of it and then heat. See if that works. I have a stupid Bernina that sticks pretty good - as long as it is warm it works. go. figure. Since it has a few plastic parts I'm very careful to avoid those parts with any solvent - plastic is real close to the stuck part - heat but not direct heat maybe and lots of oil. Somebody probably used 3 in 1 oil. GGGGRRRRRRR that stuff is horrid.
09-04-2011, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
I've been giving something a lot of thought. I have 4 or 5 old Home Ec tables. They are huge. BUT what if I were to make a pad to fit across the whole top so they could be used to iron? They do take up a bunch of space but not as much as a table and an ironing board. A person could iron a large section of quilt with out shifting. A person could iron sitting down. If a person wanted to they could just flip up the end and iron. I would put a sleeve to hold it on the end that flops down. Then put a hang down scissors & pin holder on there. Any ideas how to use it with the machine UP - cut a hole for the machine? But what if you want the machine down - how would you fill the hole and keep the insert from shifting? If you only wanted to use half the table how would the pad stay on? I posted pics of the naked table. I saw a table like this on Ebay for $200 without a top to iron on. Those tables are tough. You could park a mac truck on one. They make good cutting tables too. That back flips over the top to cover the rest of the top, down and out of the way or up to make a big table.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-150400-1.htm#4125217
OK so they are for sale - I have some nice machines on CL Indianapolis too.
09-04-2011, 02:40 PM
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The Leader is in the living room. The Universal is in the car. There's no way I can take the Leader outside. I can bring it to the kitchen because it has wheels. Neither one has any plastic parts.
No, I haven't oiled the irons. Is Koil gun oil any better than sewing machine oil? I can get that at Meijers.
No, I haven't oiled the irons. Is Koil gun oil any better than sewing machine oil? I can get that at Meijers.
09-04-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by irishrose
The Leader is in the living room. The Universal is in the car. There's no way I can take the Leader outside. I can bring it to the kitchen because it has wheels. Neither one has any plastic parts.
No, I haven't oiled the irons. Is Koil gun oil any better than sewing machine oil? I can get that at Meijers.
No, I haven't oiled the irons. Is Koil gun oil any better than sewing machine oil? I can get that at Meijers.
09-04-2011, 03:27 PM
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I've been lurking and learning on this thread. Has anyone heard from Billy? You and your family are in my thoughts. Your generosity and talent are a blessing to all of us. Thank you.
09-04-2011, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by redmadder
I've been lurking and learning on this thread. Has anyone heard from Billy? You and your family are in my thoughts. Your generosity and talent are a blessing to all of us. Thank you.
09-04-2011, 03:41 PM
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I think this machine looks so pretty can anyone tell me if the hand crank can be replaced? Thank you.
09-04-2011, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by grayhare
I think this machine looks so pretty can anyone tell me if the hand crank can be replaced? Thank you.
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