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    Search: Posts Made By: Borletti Milano
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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-08-2019, 09:45 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 6,934
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Loved the video of the cutting. Did you video the...

    Loved the video of the cutting. Did you video the machining of the pedal pivots? Great stuff - I can watch stuff being made all day!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    04-01-2016, 06:38 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 916,251
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Barbarians with bandsaws!

    Barbarians with bandsaws!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    02-03-2016, 10:41 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 10,906
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    That "stitch, hesitate, stitch" movement you...

    That "stitch, hesitate, stitch" movement you describe is exactly like my 1222 moves...so unfortunately I'll bet good money that your camstack is cracked. To be more precise, the crack probably...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-27-2016, 09:49 PM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 4,684
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    It's fantastic. I'd buy the machine just for that...

    It's fantastic. I'd buy the machine just for that cool, classy faceplate. (Though of course I also want a 201, because 201!)
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-22-2016, 09:00 AM
    Replies: 2,327
    Views: 1,492,973
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Congratulations, Cari! I started watching this...

    Congratulations, Cari! I started watching this machine the day it was posted...of course I wanted it too, but was fighting the urge to buy a Brother - I'm recently getting sucked into vintage Pfaff...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-15-2016, 11:15 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 3,852
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Yes, you need this, if only on account of general...

    Yes, you need this, if only on account of general principles!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-02-2015, 02:25 PM
    Replies: 56
    Views: 28,731
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    The Viking 21's are excellent. I had one last...

    The Viking 21's are excellent. I had one last year- I had a tough time replacing one of the drive belts, as the local OSMG (I was in Portland, OR at the time) insisted that no belt would be...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-27-2015, 08:06 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 4,588
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Thanks for the tute, Rodney! I like the use of...

    Thanks for the tute, Rodney! I like the use of plywood for the interior posts - that should last, oh, about 150 years!

    You've inspired me. I'm going to make up a base using pine or teak I...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-27-2015, 07:56 PM
    Replies: 46
    Views: 9,908
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Fantastic machine, Steve! Two comments off...

    Fantastic machine, Steve!

    Two comments off the bat: First, I didn't know that any manufacturer cast in logos on the bottom of their machines. That's tremendous. Second, how cool is that massive...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-26-2015, 09:32 AM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 4,588
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    To soman2 on your new Singer 66 base: Nice...

    To soman2 on your new Singer 66 base:

    Nice work, Rodney! A few questions for you, as I also need to build a base for a forlorn 15-91 I am working on.

    1. Will you share a photo of the inside of...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-15-2015, 10:17 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,990
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    The outside diameter is 61/64ths of an inch;...

    The outside diameter is 61/64ths of an inch; thickness is just a hair over 31/64ths. I'll try to post some pics of the bobbins from our Viking Husqvarna Classica 105, which my
    Mom bought around 1995...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    10-15-2015, 10:10 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,990
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    The mystery bobbin appears identical to the...

    The mystery bobbin appears identical to the vintage Husqvarna bobbins in my model 1030 from the early 1970s, and our Husqvarna Viking 105 from the mid-eighties. These bobbins have ONE hole on ONE...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-25-2015, 06:16 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 916,251
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Regarding the cradle brackets/latches: I...

    Regarding the cradle brackets/latches:

    I took some pics of the bracket latches on the #40 Queen Anne cabinet that came with the Singer 301 I'm keeping. Here's one side (no part number on this...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-24-2015, 10:45 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 916,251
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Hi all - That is my #40 Queen Anne cabinet...

    Hi all -

    That is my #40 Queen Anne cabinet posting on CL that Steve referred to. I'm amazed how many of the cradles are for sale on ebay, but almost NEVER with the brackets that catch the cradle...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-10-2015, 08:05 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 916,251
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    "Someone in Palm Coast FL is mutilating Singer...

    "Someone in Palm Coast FL is mutilating Singer 301s and asking $500+ each after this desecration"

    That hideous Pepto Bismol pink is making my stomach churn. I hope for our children's sake the...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    07-02-2015, 09:56 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 3,789
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    I certainly would have grabbed that Singer 404! ...

    I certainly would have grabbed that Singer 404!

    Brian
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    06-22-2015, 07:46 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 12,608
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Is this Amica made in Italy, or Japan? I've seen...

    Is this Amica made in Italy, or Japan? I've seen this machine on a blog from an Italian collector...

    Thanks,
    Brian
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-17-2015, 08:55 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 6,993
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Thanks, NapaJohn - I've never previously heard of...

    Thanks, NapaJohn - I've never previously heard of the Portman SM Company. It's such an obvious copy that I presume they made them with permission from Elna. Does anyone know if Elna licensed their...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-17-2015, 07:46 PM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 6,993
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Any info on this "Compac" Elna Grasshopper clone?

    I saw this ShopGoodwill posting and my immediate reaction was "wow, there is a Japanese copy of the Elna Grasshopper..." But the machine is clearly labeled "Made In USA"

    I had heard that there...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-10-2015, 10:41 PM
    Replies: 43
    Views: 8,934
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    NapaJohn - busted! I was rushing to get out...

    NapaJohn - busted!

    I was rushing to get out the door while writing that post and missed a few. I had a Borletti-New Home which was pretty amazing - I'll get a pic posted as my avatar eventually....
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-10-2015, 07:52 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 1,798
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    How did you identify that is is aluminum? Did the...

    How did you identify that is is aluminum? Did the seller market it as such?

    Brian
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-10-2015, 07:38 PM
    Replies: 43
    Views: 8,934
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Since I stumbled onto vintage sewing machines...

    Since I stumbled onto vintage sewing machines last April I've purchased 27 machines. I've had at least 1 of Necchis, Pfaff, Kenmore (Maruzen-Jaguar), Elna, Singer, White, Husqvarna. I've gotten...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-06-2015, 10:11 AM
    Replies: 41
    Views: 4,985
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Steve - just incredible! It amazes me that...

    Steve - just incredible! It amazes me that machinists made all those parts using, I presume, belt-driven machinery, hand calipers for measurement etc.

    I'm moving back to Oakland - would love to...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-06-2015, 10:05 AM
    Replies: 24
    Views: 4,262
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    To Skyangel - Amazing score - especially...

    To Skyangel -

    Amazing score - especially when I see what some machines go for in the Goodwill auctions.

    That Lotus is probably pretty lousy...you should sell it. I'll give you $20 - you'll...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    03-05-2015, 06:26 PM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 4,828
    Posted By Borletti Milano

    Well, I briefly CONSIDERED taking a day off work...

    Well, I briefly CONSIDERED taking a day off work and driving from Portland, OR to Tacoma, WA to buy a Borletti machine through an online Goodwill auction. The evil Tacoma Goodwill not
    only gets...
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