Will the Real 15 clone please stand up
11-19-2014, 10:40 PM
#521
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]499620[/ATTACH]
My latest addition.....
Found this (heavy) all metal Kenmore made in Japan at Goodwill for $8. Side and front plate missing and bobbin case flopped out. Laid it on its back and luckily after many attempts the bobbin case clicked in place. This machine sews silently and smoothly....like a dream. [ATTACH=CONFIG]499619[/ATTACH]
My latest addition.....
Found this (heavy) all metal Kenmore made in Japan at Goodwill for $8. Side and front plate missing and bobbin case flopped out. Laid it on its back and luckily after many attempts the bobbin case clicked in place. This machine sews silently and smoothly....like a dream. [ATTACH=CONFIG]499619[/ATTACH]
Last edited by FabQuilter; 11-19-2014 at 10:57 PM.
01-25-2015, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MsHeirloom
I have just spent an entertaining couple of hours perusing this thread- and drooling I might add. Now I want a nicely- colored Japanese clone.
03-16-2015, 01:28 PM
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I know there's been a couple posts on the Mercury but I thought I'd share my machine as well (if I can remember how to post pics).
I bought her in 2008 at a local thrift shop. The shop had once been an upholstery shop and this machine was one that had been used at that time. It was just sitting up in their attic along with a huge machine used for upholstering also. I bought it for $20.
I did a little research and found out that it is a model R3L and the serial # is TA131404 and manufactured in Utsunomiya, Japan beginning in 1956.
I have cleaned and oiled her inside and out and she runs beautifully. The only thing I'm having a problem with is the bobbin stitch is either "smooth" or loopy. I can't seem to get the tension quite right.
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I bought her in 2008 at a local thrift shop. The shop had once been an upholstery shop and this machine was one that had been used at that time. It was just sitting up in their attic along with a huge machine used for upholstering also. I bought it for $20.
I did a little research and found out that it is a model R3L and the serial # is TA131404 and manufactured in Utsunomiya, Japan beginning in 1956.
I have cleaned and oiled her inside and out and she runs beautifully. The only thing I'm having a problem with is the bobbin stitch is either "smooth" or loopy. I can't seem to get the tension quite right.
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Last edited by retired2pa; 03-16-2015 at 01:32 PM.
03-16-2015, 03:55 PM
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I find it best to take the tension apart and clean it with alcohol - everything including the pin. If you need info to rebuild it look at the TFSR manual:
http://www.tfsr.org/publications/tec...achine_manual/
scroll to the tension mechanism and down load - read well before you start
http://www.tfsr.org/publications/tec...achine_manual/
scroll to the tension mechanism and down load - read well before you start
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