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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-16-2019, 01:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

Here's an issue I've ecountered, though. I'm...

Here's an issue I've ecountered, though. I'm trying to learn the craft of seeing machine repair. I've rather a collection of machines here to work on, but after fiddling with this machine and several...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-16-2019, 06:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

Yesterday I set out to the thrift stores hoping...

Yesterday I set out to the thrift stores hoping to find a foot pedal from just about anything that I could use with this machine, as the old carbon pile pedal had stopped doing anything except off...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-14-2019, 11:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

606748 And a bit of a wider view.

606748
And a bit of a wider view.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-14-2019, 11:50 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

606747 The hook and bobbin assembly and...

606747
The hook and bobbin assembly and gearcase.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-14-2019, 11:47 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

606746 And now for a bit of underhood...

606746
And now for a bit of underhood photography..
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-14-2019, 08:31 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

This is getting interesting. There is so much...

This is getting interesting. There is so much resemblance to the Visnova, but in the few "underhood" photos I've seen, the hook/shaft/drive configuration looks so different from what I have in front...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 08:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

Treadle&gears, I saw something about Viscontea...

Treadle&gears, I saw something about Viscontea shutting down around 1952. If this thing is rebadged for a retailer, is it possible Necchi took up a production contract? Certain bits look to resemble...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 08:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

And so the plot thickens. The one tiny shred of...

And so the plot thickens. The one tiny shred of reference I found was what looks like an ad. There was no image, but the seller described their "total mystery" as a Semper Designer, speculating it...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 03:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

Thanks, Barb. I've seen some machines that rolled...

Thanks, Barb. I've seen some machines that rolled through smoothly, but this, turning it through feels like pulling my hand through softened butter. I looked through some images of BF and BU Nova...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 01:05 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

Treadle&gears, I just reviewed the photos of your...

Treadle&gears, I just reviewed the photos of your (very pretty) Nora. The data plate on your motor looks identical to mine, for what that's worth.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 12:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

606694 And one more just for grins.

606694
And one more just for grins.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 12:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

606693 Here is another shot. I learned how...

606693

Here is another shot. I learned how to crop images. Woohoo!
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 12:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

606692 Ok. Let's see if it posts.

606692
Ok. Let's see if it posts.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 11:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

The handwheel, belt shroud, and chrome footplate...

The handwheel, belt shroud, and chrome footplate look almost, if not, identical. The regulator and bobbin winder look very similar. The color of mine is a bit more vivid. I really wish I could get a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-13-2019, 10:49 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,106
Posted By Km5bq

Semper Designer mystery machine

Greetings, all!! I'm really quite the noob, but with a sense of humor, so feel free to pick away. On a trip to the antique shop yesterday looking for machines with which to tinker, I came upon a...
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