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Old 11-08-2012, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by J Miller View Post
Miriam,

Yes it does sew, but the last time I used it I had fits with the tension. So it got set back till I was finished with other things.
Much of the noise was due to the huge flat spot on the friction drive wheel.

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ha ha I meant does it work to make you sleep?
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:02 AM
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Naw, not really. I was spoofin more than anything.

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Old 11-08-2012, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by grant15clone View Post
This is true, but I would be afraid of scratching the finish. Are there any scratches in the bed where this would go, or anywhere else on the machine, that match the magnet? Kind of like a footprint.
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Skip that was my first thought also...gotta love finding those hidden treasures that make you go Huh? lol
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Old 11-08-2012, 09:13 AM
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I'd love to get this machine, but I can't afford $450 for a vintage machine right now! http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/3395116380.html This is one that is left on my wish list! I could mend all my tack with that machine - I'd bet!

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Old 11-08-2012, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles View Post
I'd love to get this machine, but I can't afford $450 for a vintage machine right now! http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/3395116380.html This is one that is left on my wish list! I could mend all my tack with that machine - I'd bet!

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Nancy, I believe you're right about being able to do all your tack on that machine. It looks a lot like the one my uncle has and he makes his own saddles/bridles (or did) and repairs saddles/bridles for a select few friends.
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Old 11-08-2012, 03:10 PM
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Yeah Nancy, I want one too... Maybe just play with it a while...
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Old 11-08-2012, 05:46 PM
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Well, many of the treadle machines, like the 1890 White I recently got are Whisper quiet....I believe a quiet machine is a happy machine.
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Old 11-09-2012, 12:05 PM
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we were talking the sizes of the working space on machines. I just purchased this Chandler darner with a 28 1/8" throat.

I don't have a clue why I needed it, but I did. So I couldn't talk myself out of buying it. I can't wait to get it home and start cleaning it up.

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Old 11-09-2012, 12:10 PM
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Cathy,

Can I borrow it to do a couple quilts ..... whoo hooo that would quilt 'em easy.

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Old 11-09-2012, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizkaki View Post
we were talking the sizes of the working space on machines. I just purchased this Chandler darner with a 28 1/8" throat.

I don't have a clue why I needed it, but I did. So I couldn't talk myself out of buying it. I can't wait to get it home and start cleaning it up.
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Wowie Cathy - I would have had to buy it too... just to check it out. I wonder what it was used for? Funny thing is that they work just like any other sewing machine - it is a matter of what you use it to do.
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