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Posted By Alaskahsm

:o I'm actually in Colorado. Long story.

:o I'm actually in Colorado. Long story.

Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts

04-24-2014, 09:12 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Yeah I wouldn't be so quick to say I won't go...

Yeah I wouldn't be so quick to say I won't go back in there, but there is another repair shop in the next town over and they are much nicer in there. They work on treadles too.

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04-24-2014, 08:09 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Yay! I fixed it. I got the part from a repair...

Yay! I fixed it. I got the part from a repair shop and the guy was so rude. I always tell my kids that its not what you say but how you say it. I won't be going back in there ever again. But anyway,...

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04-17-2014, 02:20 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

SM? Is that singer model? Mine is a White Rotary....

SM? Is that singer model? Mine is a White Rotary. They call it the adjustment spring.

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04-17-2014, 05:06 AM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Unfortunately the ones at sew classic are not the...

Unfortunately the ones at sew classic are not the ones I need. Mine is a flat circle thing with a little hook sticking off the side. Those all look like they have some depth to them. I have a sewing...

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04-16-2014, 01:01 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Argh!!! I broke my tension spring

Man, I just can't win. I had my machine running smoothly but wanted to clean up a little behind my tension disk and the spring fell out. It was quite gunked up so I cleaned it too, when I went to put...

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04-16-2014, 06:38 AM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Awesome, thank you all so much. I got it all...

Awesome, thank you all so much. I got it all threaded and tried it out...perfect tension. The only thing I need to do now is clean the uptake arm really well. My white thread was turning brown. Eww.

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04-15-2014, 01:59 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Ahhh, thank you all so much. I have the same...

Ahhh, thank you all so much. I have the same picture from the manual, but I was having problems seeing where L was on the manual picture. I think I see it now. I'll have to try it out and see how it...

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04-14-2014, 06:32 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

471680Here's a pic of the front too. The...

471680Here's a pic of the front too.

The spool pin plate was on backwards, but was really easy to turn around. This is what it looked like from above before I turned it around.471681

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04-14-2014, 06:22 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Hey SteveH, One, how on earth did you get that...

Hey SteveH,
One, how on earth did you get that photo to turn? And two, I don't suppose you might be able to do that also with the how to thread the machine? That makes so much sense to me when you...

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04-14-2014, 04:44 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

471663Here is a pic of my handwheel, I'm not sure...

471663Here is a pic of my handwheel, I'm not sure why it keeps posting sideways. You can see if you look close that the teeth that you were showing is actually on the back side not on the same side...

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04-14-2014, 03:57 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Hmm, I wonder if my spool holder is on backwards,...

Hmm, I wonder if my spool holder is on backwards, those little teeth are on the back side of my machine.

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04-14-2014, 02:26 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

White Rotary Owners: Please help

I have a "new" White Rotary treadle and I got her all cleaned up and running smoothly. The only problem I am having it to get it threaded and the bobbin wound. I have the manual, but I am a very...

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04-03-2014, 10:38 AM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Awesome! Thank you for that phone number. Stella...

Awesome! Thank you for that phone number. Stella was made in 1922 in Ohio. When I bought it I thought it was a 1913 because of what they had on the tag, but that's okay she's still beautiful. Now to...

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03-19-2014, 07:24 AM

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I have joined your ranks!

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Thank you everyone. I was finally able to get the...

Thank you everyone. I was finally able to get the shuttle cover off so I can get to work on cleaning this thing. It really doesn't need much work. minibarn, I just emailed you off of another thread...

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03-18-2014, 02:32 PM

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I have joined your ranks!

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Posted By Alaskahsm

I have joined your ranks!

Today is my birthday and I got Stella for my special day.467869 I found her at a consignment store and was delighted to find that she only needed a belt. Well, I didn't know much about treadle...

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01-20-2014, 08:30 PM

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Hi From Colorado

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Hi From Colorado

Hi,
I'm Kim from Colorado. I have been quilting actively for about 4 years, but off and on for about 20. When I moved here from Alaska I found a quilt shop and never looked back. I make on average...

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01-19-2014, 04:49 PM

Replies: 12

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Okay so she said she would still like it and she...

Okay so she said she would still like it and she was the one to offer me more money, so it looks like I'm going to going to buy some stabilizer, any suggestions for the stabilizer?

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01-19-2014, 03:15 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

I like the look of unwashed cotton once it is...

I like the look of unwashed cotton once it is washed in the quilt. Will the poly not shrink and will the cotton even shrink if the water is not hot? I did the burn test and it is most definitely poly.

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01-19-2014, 01:02 PM

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Posted By Alaskahsm

Unfortunately it is the main focal point of the...

Unfortunately it is the main focal point of the quilt, they are big pictures of orcas and she had to spend 120 dollars just on those.

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01-19-2014, 09:04 AM

Replies: 12