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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-12-2013, 07:35 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

No serial numer... I must ask Santa's elves: it...

No serial numer... I must ask Santa's elves: it was my first sewing machine, I don't know if it would be considered vintage as it was gifted me in the late 70's. :D :D :D
It was much easier to clean...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-11-2013, 04:54 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

I've only bought machine oil yet. The weather has...

I've only bought machine oil yet. The weather has been freezing cold, roads iced through. I can't use chemicals inside the house because of the smell, I was thinking of working in the barn but it was...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-11-2013, 03:24 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

Some more tips I've found on internet: ...

Some more tips I've found on internet:
http://www.helenhowes-sewingmachines.co.uk/advice.html

http://www.treadleon.net/sewingmachineshop/cleaningmachines/cleaningmachines.html
...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-09-2013, 12:40 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

I'm not very familiar with e-bay. I don't know...

I'm not very familiar with e-bay. I don't know how to look there, I only find whole machines. The only website I found with parts is this one in the UK...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-09-2013, 08:26 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

Looking for parts on-line. Found shuttle ...

Looking for parts on-line. Found shuttle (http://www.cnieto.com/inicio/Catalog/show/caja-bobina-singer-17485)and bobbins (http://www.cnieto.com/inicio/Catalog/show/canilla-singer-27-127-15568). Also...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-09-2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

There is no 28K manual on that link, but I...

There is no 28K manual on that link, but I downloaded 127/128's (http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/127-128.pdf). That blog has also an interesting thread with how to start...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
12-08-2013, 05:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
Posted By lourixe

Thanks to all of you! Quilting is starting to...

Thanks to all of you! Quilting is starting to become popular in Spain. The drawback: fabric is extremely expensive (around 20€/meter in LQS). But it's fun! I actually started because mice had eaten...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-08-2013, 04:51 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

I've also downloaded these pdf from Singer to...

I've also downloaded these pdf from Singer to indentify the missing parts and their references:
http://parts.singerco.com/IPpartCharts/27K_28K.pdf...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-08-2013, 07:48 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

I'm presently reading this other thread: ...

I'm presently reading this other thread:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage-antique-machine-enthusiasts-f22/vintage-sewing-machine-shop-come-sit-spell-t43881-37.html
With 4303 pages, and say I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-08-2013, 06:25 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 97,518
Posted By lourixe

This thread has helped me a lot. You know, there...

This thread has helped me a lot. You know, there ALWAYS are basic things a newbie like me doesn't know, like NEVER use small plastic containers subject to melting with chemicals!
This forum is a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-08-2013, 05:22 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

Sorry, I went to bed before you asked! I am in...

Sorry, I went to bed before you asked! I am in Northern Spain, and here has the machine always lived. So Veva arrived here at the same time than the anthropologist Ruth Mathilda Anderson, whose...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-07-2013, 03:02 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

Well, this is really good info to start with....

Well, this is really good info to start with. Actually, this retrieval business reminds me of the old times when I had a second hand car and visited junk yards to buy parts when we both were broke!...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-07-2013, 02:07 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

Wow, Miriam, yours is even rustier than mine! And...

Wow, Miriam, yours is even rustier than mine! And missing the same plate, by the way. But the decals are in better shape.

Thanks, CD! I don't want it to look brand new, just curious to know if it...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-07-2013, 01:40 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,893,718
Posted By lourixe

May I come in? I've just found this friendly...

May I come in? I've just found this friendly little shop, but it's going to take a while to read all of the 4303 pages!
This Singer 28K born 1924 (serial nr Y-1923923) was my great aunt's. It's been...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-07-2013, 01:02 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,927
Posted By lourixe

Collecting tips to make this Singer 28K run

This machine has been many years at my family's attic. I learnt its story today.

It belonged to an ambulant taylor that carried it on his head from house to house, sun, rain or snow. In the 30's...
Forum: Introduce Yourself
12-07-2013, 12:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
Posted By lourixe

Hello from Spain

I've been directed here from MSCQ forum, and I'm delighted! I was looking for info about a vintage sewing machine that has come to my hands, and whether it could be repaired. Seems this is the right...
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