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Old 03-03-2012, 01:08 PM
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Interesting info via Needlebar about my 115...I asked about the serial number and it being listed as a Dec. 20, 1911 commission model 27, because, quite frankly, it bothered me!

I got this information from Chrys, who is a super whiz regarding all things "sewing machine"!!

"As Carol pointed out the Singer charts have some errors. The charts also have some changes from the first time they posted them. The models that say St. Jean were shipped there for final assembly. The heads were cast at Elizabethport. They did that because St. Jean was behind on production.

So it looks like your 115 on December 1911 is the earliest serial number I have come across. You have to keep in mind that when a company like Singer introduces a new model, they could have easily spent a year developing it. So it is likely that small batches can turn up before the actual start of large production numbers."

I had just assumed that there was some kind of serial number error and that my 115 was made with the first run of 115-1 machines that have a date of March 1912... someday I'll learn not to assume when it comes to sewing machines!! Still *SO* much to learn!!
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Old 03-03-2012, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by J Miller View Post
Help!

Yesterday I reassembled my HOTHER machines case bottom. I thought it was right until today when I tested it with a machine nearby. Some how the center piece of the box shifted and now the machine will not fit. It is glued on both ends, the corner supports and all across the bottom. Fresh wood to freshly sanded old wood and using Elmer's Carpenter glue.
It sat from about 9:00PM ish last night till about 1:30 this afternoon clamped together.

HOW in the world do I break this bond so I can reposition that part?

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Joe. Very carefully I am afraid. You will need a thin sharp flat blade(strong) to wedge inbetween to tap the parts apart loose. There will be some splentering but the sooner you separate them the better. Sand all the glue you can get off the parts and start over. If you can get a corner loose get some acetone in there to help the process along. Good luck!
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Old 03-03-2012, 01:47 PM
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Guess I better get off this computer and get to it then.


I'll let you know .....


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Old 03-03-2012, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlee View Post
... someday I'll learn not to assume when it comes to sewing machines!! Still *SO* much to learn!!
I've seen the 90 year old sewing machine repair man stumped a time or two but he usually pulls a trick out of the hat somewhere. It all takes time - clean up, repairs, the dates, machine models and so on - just so much to learn - I love learning it - I have the rest of my life to learn it! I think the cool thing is the internet - now you can look it all up on google - used to be trial and error - LOTS of errors and very little info. I'm learning more where to look than anything. AND there are a few old sewing machine repair men out there willing to share what they know so that it doesn't just die with them. I wish they all would share what they know.
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Old 03-03-2012, 02:48 PM
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Charlee, what is the difference between a 115 and a 15?
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Old 03-03-2012, 02:53 PM
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mirium,

Trades used to be passed down from father to son or sometimes daughter. That way knowledge was accumulated and passed on.

Now that doesn't happen. It's soooo sad when sewing machine repair men, watch makers, gun smiths, and other tradesmen die and they've not left all that knowledge to anyone.

I'm learning too. I don't plan on quitting till the day I die. Sadly, I have no one to leave my knowledge too. And that breaks my heart.


Glenn,

Got it apart. I lucked out in two ways. First the Elmer's Carpenter glue had not fully solidified and second I hadn't sanded the old wood as good as I thought. Much of the old glue was still there and the Elmer's stuck to that instead of the wood.
Minimal damage. Was sanding it to the real wood this time when my wife came home with food. Will get back to it later.

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Originally Posted by J Miller View Post
mirium,

Trades used to be passed down from father to son or sometimes daughter. That way knowledge was accumulated and passed on.

Now that doesn't happen. It's soooo sad when sewing machine repair men, watch makers, gun smiths, and other tradesmen die and they've not left all that knowledge to anyone.

I'm learning too. I don't plan on quitting till the day I die. Sadly, I have no one to leave my knowledge too. And that breaks my heart.


Glenn,

Got it apart. I lucked out in two ways. First the Elmer's Carpenter glue had not fully solidified and second I hadn't sanded the old wood as good as I thought. Much of the old glue was still there and the Elmer's stuck to that instead of the wood.
Minimal damage. Was sanding it to the real wood this time when my wife came home with food. Will get back to it later.

Joe
I figure someone will find the info on here and it will have been passed down. MiriAm
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Old 03-03-2012, 03:36 PM
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Joe,
I vote for a bigger hammer most anytime. VBG

A number of years ago when I was going through a burnout in my dental job. I decided to take a year off and take machine shop classes at the local community college. Number one lesson was use a big hammer, especially to tighten the drill press or lathe chuck. That sure went against everything my mom had taught me.

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Joe,
I vote for a bigger hammer most anytime. VBG

A number of years ago when I was going through a burnout in my dental job. I decided to take a year off and take machine shop classes at the local community college. Number one lesson was use a big hammer, especially to tighten the drill press or lathe chuck. That sure went against everything my mom had taught me.

Cathy
Never force it get a bigger hammer.
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