Originally Posted by
miriam
I love it when people come over. I have a lot of fun. I forgot to tell you all, when Wilbur came in to the shop, I grabbed a screwdriver and took the top off the machine. He shook his head and said srewdiver, srewdiver Grandma. So I let him look inside the machine. He didn't say a word but he sure did look hard. Grandpa had a good hold on him.
Joe, that Alden 606 is one fine machine. I'm thinking there is another class of clones. I have a bum shoulder, I should shoot some pics though. (bum shoulder is doing about 75% better) Melinda's yellow, my boss' red machine seem to one of those other kind of clone. Anybody know much?
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I should shoot some additional pics - I think there are more like that.
The tension is in front but the bobbin is under just like a 15 clone.
I need to put some side by side and look. Maybe shoot pics of the innards - see if they match.
I don't have anything that says Pfaff - I suspect a couple Kenmore machines have something in common...
I have some Elna machines that are going to go on CL some time.
Glenn isn't so much into the modern machines, but he did keep wandering around back there... I need to give the place a clean up - that involves lifting machines onto shelves. H.E.A.V.Y...
Miriam,
I'm glad that Sew More 606 is as nice as I thought it would be. I'll get one for my collection some day.
I have several of that type of machine. Tension in the front, bobbin being an end loading vertical type.
Those I have, (I'd have to look at them to be sure which ones they are) are some of the quietest running and nicest sewing machines I have. Much quieter than any of the Singers from the same time frame.
As an aside there is two different types of the clones that are like you posted.
The one we are talking about that uses the end loading bobbin and the other that uses a front loading bobbin.
Both are vertical bobbins, but the end loading machines have the bobbin move with the needle as it ZZs. The front loading machines use a stationary bobbin and the bobbin case has a very wide slot in it for the needle to move in as it ZZs.
They are both excellent machines.
Joe