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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-04-2023, 04:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 538
Posted By great white

Kenmore Overlocker

Picked up today for 30 bucks at the local thrift store:

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRFSmn-vCeI/Vjgd2ONo6cI/AAAAAAAACus/Na6vTDoxOEo/s1600/_1014835.JPG

That's a pic I grabbed off the internet....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-25-2023, 08:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 718
Posted By great white

I was first thinking to just respray the 99k in...

I was first thinking to just respray the 99k in black, then was thinking Ford Impact Blue. But now I’m thinking I might just paint the 99K the same metallic Turquoise I used on my 319.

Might look...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-23-2023, 07:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 718
Posted By great white

Its not going to be anything fancy; pull it...

Its not going to be anything fancy; pull it apart, clean, strip, paint, assemble and adjust. Cabinet is just a little wood repair, sanding, staining and varnish.

Bone stock refurbish, not counting...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-22-2023, 07:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 718
Posted By great white

Well, a little cleaning and oiling and the little...

Well, a little cleaning and oiling and the little 99 is running like a jeweled watch.

Unfortunately, the enamel isn’t cleaning up as well as I’d hoped. The pin rash is pretty bad in some areas and...
Forum: Main
02-22-2023, 01:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,560
Posted By great white

Why “she”? Real men sew too….;)

Why “she”? Real men sew too….;)
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-21-2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

Picking away at it: ...

Picking away at it:

https://i.ibb.co/VMGtmN6/870-DFF12-4270-48-E5-8-B13-1100842-A434-E.jpg (https://ibb.co/QYVfdc0)

Top components are installed, moving on to the underside drivetrain next.
...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-21-2023, 01:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 718
Posted By great white

Picked up a Singer 99k

Was at the local thrift store and ran across a mostly intact, if not neglected, 99K:

https://i.ibb.co/bRTTVrx/0-DC13-E04-2-ECB-46-FE-90-DB-54667-F3103-DF.jpg (https://ibb.co/R4ffKC1)

Serial no....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-21-2023, 01:25 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 30,389
Posted By great white

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

3D printing.

I’ve salvaged many machines with “plastic” parts by simply designing and printing new parts. Nylon printing is a standard job. I prefer...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-29-2023, 03:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

getting there: ...

getting there:

https://i.ibb.co/NLQW1Hx/fr-4058.jpg (https://ibb.co/19hRswZ)
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-12-2023, 11:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

First few coats of paint on the main body: ...

First few coats of paint on the main body:

https://i.ibb.co/wsZ41Y1/099-AA2-FA-8-D1-F-4-E04-A3-CD-767-F5839-EC69.jpg (https://ibb.co/16YTxbx)
...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-10-2023, 12:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 401
Posted By great white

Quest for 15x7 needles in a 319W/K

I run regular needles in my 319w instead of the singer "short tips".

It's bee a bit of a chore, but they run OK.

Knowing Singer licensed to design from pfaff (130) it seems getting 15x7 needles...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-10-2023, 12:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,523
Posted By great white

You need to produce the item in a 3d design...

You need to produce the item in a 3d design program, convert it to a printable format and then send it to the 3d printer.

check on thingiverse if you want a cam for a specific model. Lots of guys...
Forum: QB Help Center
01-05-2023, 12:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,496
Posted By great white

Between settings, antivirus and a few other “not...

Between settings, antivirus and a few other “not to be named” programs: already done.
Forum: QB Help Center
01-05-2023, 12:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,496
Posted By great white

Doesn’t matter what I use for location, doesn’t...

Doesn’t matter what I use for location, doesn’t work.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-04-2023, 11:34 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,523
Posted By great white

3d printing can produce any type of gear you...

3d printing can produce any type of gear you want.

I print out change gears for my Atlas metal lathe and for my vertical milling machine.

They work just fine, they even quiet down the gear...
Forum: QB Help Center
01-04-2023, 11:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,496
Posted By great white

Blocked VPN's?

So, it appears the board has a feature turned on that denies VPN addresses. I pretty much exclusively use a vpn, mainly to foil tracking and other malicious intrusions.

Can someone turn the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-01-2023, 07:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,141
Posted By great white

Leather patcher - not exactly “vintage”

I don’t sew thick leather often, but it would be noce to have a machine that can handle it when I do have the need.

A Singer 29 would be nice, but rhe prices are just way too high for an...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-28-2022, 07:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

my wife is like that with math. I’m no slouch...

my wife is like that with math. I’m no slouch (retired engineer), but she can just look at a problem and know the answer and it drives me crazy that it just comes to her so naturally. Oddly enough,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-28-2022, 09:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

The machining of the new hand wheel (when it...

The machining of the new hand wheel (when it happens) will be chronicled here:

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/sewing-machines-anyone.103643/

if anyone wants to follow.

It's a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-27-2022, 10:46 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

I'm not the first to travel down this path. ...

I'm not the first to travel down this path.

Here's someone that put a servo motor on a Pfaff 260:

https://i.ibb.co/rvCqQJT/Pfraankenstein-260-jpg-79bc73bc22fdc358d19aacfd71c3626e.jpg...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-26-2022, 06:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

Done deal: ...

Done deal:

https://i.ibb.co/j8ZXc25/E4-BB916-C-CFA1-45-EF-9-AD5-D51-FE44-F3317.jpg (https://ibb.co/L0h7LWP)

A complete kit except for a foot pedal. 3/4 hp is a bit more than the 319 needs, but...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-26-2022, 05:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

So I’m looking at that little 0.5 amp BAK ac...

So I’m looking at that little 0.5 amp BAK ac motor for the 319 and am thinking I can do better than that for this all metal machine. Theres been several times I’ve had to hand wheel it to start in...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-26-2022, 05:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,523
Posted By great white

Just so we’re all on the same page, “Kenmore”...

Just so we’re all on the same page, “Kenmore” never actually made sewing machines. Kenmore is just the Sears house brand name. They purchased their machines from other manufacturers and relabelled...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-26-2022, 10:16 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

Painting the 319 has inspired me to "re-do" my...

Painting the 319 has inspired me to "re-do" my sewing area. Right now, it's just a mess of an alcove in the loft with 3 separate tables jammed in there:

https://i.ibb.co/4N3dFDQ/fr-4018.jpg...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-25-2022, 11:05 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,343
Posted By great white

Well, the 319 is nearly reassembled and I think...

Well, the 319 is nearly reassembled and I think I'm going to tear it back down to the frame.

The thing is, I'm looking at the mint green and the more I look the more "imperfections" I see in it. A...
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