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03-21-2022, 07:32 AM

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robertjayp

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Originally Posted by OurWorkbench

It is generally recommended on these old black machines that it should be wiped down with sewing machine oil. There are a couple of threads about it at How to Clean Up and use a vintage sewing machine - videos by Muv and Fav and Cleaning and repairing the Shellac clear coat on Vintage sewing machine heads

That is a great cabinet. If it is decent shape, I would recommend "reviving it" by following the instructions at Cleaning and Reviving furniture(Sewing cabinets)

Right.

I'm not sure what you mean? If the plug fits, it does not matter which foot controller (aka pedal) is used.

Yes, loosen it when not in use. You just have to remember to tighten it when you go to sew. It doesn't feed fabric very well when loose.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

The guy that sold it to me said "he wanted to clean up the machine before I picked it up and he used all purpose cleaner so it faded some decals" and I almost had a mini stroke for a second. So I'm sure I'm going to have to redo the shellac. I watched a video on that and it seem pretty easy, just has a long wait time but I'm going to check out the links you posted.

The cabinet is in great shape, even has the original spool rack and an oil can holder. I wanted to sand her down a bit and give her a deeper stain but I wasn't sure if that would be 'disrespectful' to the vintage quality. But I would prefer a much deeper finish so not sure what your thoughts are on that.

The pedal does fit, just mentioning it's not the button foot which works out cause this one looks a bit cooler.

But definitely loosened the screw up while I rewired the machine and just waiting on a new 3 pin terminal to connect all my new wires to.

Now I was debating on trying to ground the machine.... I'm still on the fence and not sure if anyones done that before, but it seems like a good idea.

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