Originally Posted by
SteveH
Linda, welcome to the addiction! It is so much fun. The variability of the early tech is what hold my interest. Mine is only pre-1900 machines. If I may say, that seems a bit steep for a Johnson Ruffler. Was it in some way unique?
I was available - is that unique? LOL. Actually it's in pristine shape and is white, but I would have bought it regardless because of the engineering that went into it. I can't get it to keep tension well, though it's possible that I'm doing something wrong. The ruffles do not lock in at all, i.e. you can pull the ruffles right out. Need to read the manual carefully - could be user error. I have no issues putting in a new tensioner if need be. I took the other one apart to see if it can be worked with and noticed it was missing a little lock nut. I ordered a new tensioner as they aren't that expensive, just in case.