A Rodney for Rodney
 

Saw this 15 clone at a local antique store this morning and I immediately thought of the one that Rodney found. It had a pretty good price, though I didn't get it.

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don't tell him where or he will be wanting a mini-me...and he is on the machine wagon :)

I spotted a "Rodney" vintage machine on display at a Gruber's quilt shop last summer in St. Cloud MN. Neat!

How fun! He already had one, doesn't he?

Joey want's a "Joe", "Joseph", or a "Miller" machine. :D

That machine want's to go home with someone.

Joe

Mine has a twin! Cool find!
Rodney

Are you telling me there's a wagon for machines too-I only know about the rough ride on the fabric wagon. That's 2 to many wagons............: (

Finances right now don't allow a lot of frivolous purchases. Sad to say but after you already have a few functional sewing machines any new ones fall into the frivolous spending category. If I see the right machine at the right price I'll pounce so I'm not exactly on the wagon. More like just hitching a ride. Meanwhile I have 2 Singer 99s that need bases, a Touch & Sew that needs it's gears replaced, A Singer model 27 Treadle needing a full restoration on the treadle and a Brunswick I know next to nothing about but I do know it needs new wiring. I've also got 3 quilts going that would like to be finished in my lifetime.
This little pause in buying just means I'm finishing projects instead of bringing more home.
Rodney

Rodney controls
 

What is the little chrome dial with a pointer on it to the left of the bobbin spool pin on the base of these machines? It appears to change the height of the feed dogs. How is it used? (I haven't been able to come up with any kind of manual.)

Here is a generic manual for Singer 15 clone sewing machines

https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mac...ion-manual.pdf

The dial lowers/raises the feed dogs, lowering some, but not all the way down, for lighter fabrics such as silk; all the way down for darning (and maybe other things).