I have just got to stay OFF CL... I have GOT to stay OFF CL... I SSSSOOOOOOOO have GOT to stay OFF CL... I am weak, I have no resolve... I found a Singer 503 I just had to buy... and told my enabler sister about it. She talked me into seeing if they would take less money. She even called the people and got a REALLY good price. Then conned me into calling them and "picking it up for her..." but really, it will be mine on Monday - well, I think so anyway... DH just shrugs, rolls his eyes and says it's a good investment. What ever. I guess we haven't run out of room yet.
That Singer 241 is still on the back porch - the guy that wanted it never showed up. I doubt it anybody could throw it through the window and break in... Maybe they would steal it... Anyway, I worked on it this afternoon to no avail. The thread loops half way around then seriously hangs up and I haven't found out where - I guess I need to tilt it back and look under while turning it... It's so heavy it would make a boat anchor for a cruise ship... It also has a tension spring back in it's belly that is strung backwards... I had to cross thread it so it works at all... Right now it's just the stupid shuttle that is wrong with it. I'm also thinking it has the wrong bobbin shuttle in it but the upper thread hangs up on that shuttle even when there isn't a bobbin in there. Could it be the tension is too messed up for it to work right? I haven't found any burrs - I may need to get a magnifying glass & some floss and go at it. I'm not real sure how to get the tension out of it's belly - I have one I think might fit. I took the rest of the tension off and cleaned it up - it had a lot of dried up oil.