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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-19-2014, 04:41 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,168
    Posted By vdot

    You could bring the pdf on a memorystick to...

    You could bring the pdf on a memorystick to FedEx/Kinko's (or some such place), and have them print and bind it for you.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-19-2014, 12:46 PM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,168
    Posted By vdot

    Post Smithonian Curator's Book on the History of the Sewing Machine

    Here is a link to a very informative book on the history of the sewing machine.

    That may sound boring, but it is an invaluable reference for anyone who is interested in or collecting Vintage and...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-13-2014, 11:31 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    Maybe Koko likes Moki (the sweetie with the light...

    Maybe Koko likes Moki (the sweetie with the light blue background...to the left). :)

    BTW, sorry I kinda took this post off topic...I didn't realize how the forum was organized at first, and I...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-13-2014, 05:33 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    I like it. It would make a great machine for...

    I like it. It would make a great machine for everyday use, and it shows off the mechanical beauty of the thing. If it were me, and if they usually had the name across the arm, I'd want to at least...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-13-2014, 04:22 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    Definitely...I love it! Where can I get one? :)...

    Definitely...I love it! Where can I get one? :)

    On the other hand, if you could refinish it entirely, and add fine, intricate, hand-painted artwork I would probably love that even better, with...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-13-2014, 04:16 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    I definitely go along with restoring vs re-making...

    I definitely go along with restoring vs re-making with wood. The wood IS both what you see and what you don't. It's integral with the finish. For me the machine is different. It's beauty is...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-13-2014, 06:14 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    I agree with a lot of what you had to say, but I...

    I agree with a lot of what you had to say, but I do absolutely disagree that there are not modern materials far superior to japaning and varnish....many polymers are much tougher, glossier and...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-11-2014, 02:26 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    White's Website...the first and the last times it was seen...

    White's website for the first time it was seen on the internet (or at least saved):

    http://web.archive.org/web/20020126224211/http://www.whitesewing.com/index.asp


    And the last time:
    ...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-11-2014, 01:29 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    Sorry for the formatting of the Needle Table on...

    Sorry for the formatting of the Needle Table on my post above. This forum strips out spaces and tabs needed for makin the columns. Those columns were:

    Model --------------> ...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-11-2014, 12:59 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    White VS's

    Thank you, Annette, for reading my long apologetic on rebuilding. :)
    I was afraid some might suggest a lynching, thinking I was attacking some established vintage SM community members' views, but I...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-09-2014, 03:32 AM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    OK, here's a long dissertation on restoring...

    OK, here's a long dissertation on restoring sewing machines, as I see it. Who am I to have an opinion on the subject when I am just a newbie to sewing machines? Well, I'm not a newbie to restoring...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-07-2014, 04:59 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    Thanks, MacyBaby!

    Thank you for all the info, Cathy. I *am* having trouble finding a shuttle. so if you can help me, that is great, too!

    I went and found a more "useable" 1923 Singer Model 66 Redeye...in nearly...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-05-2014, 07:30 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    CORRECTION (to the bobbin part of my post above...

    CORRECTION (to the bobbin part of my post above only) -
    I take it back. The one bobbin I was given has holes in the center at each end (plus a single small hole in the "mushroom" part of the...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-05-2014, 07:00 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    My bobbin winder on this White is not like most...

    My bobbin winder on this White is not like most I've seen. It has a full circular frame around it (vs a half-moon/bowl shaped frame), and it seems to hold the bobbins I was given (which look like...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-05-2014, 06:48 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    Yes ... the shuttle I was given with it has a...

    Yes ... the shuttle I was given with it has a "waistline." It seems too long to fit in the White's shuttle raceway.
    Thanks for the info!
    -Dave
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-05-2014, 06:46 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    Thanks

    Thanks, SteveH. Of all the sites I've found any info on the White VS's, you seem to know the most about them. Mine seems to be a little bit of a hybrid...though original. It has the circular...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-04-2014, 10:05 PM
    Replies: 65
    Views: 14,914
    Posted By vdot

    I have a Low Serial Number White VS-2 ... just happened upon 08-02-14

    I just bought a machine just like this except the Serial Number is printed into the metal plate behind the presser foot, it has a very low Serial Number (972930), and it has a full-circular cast...
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