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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-05-2019, 06:44 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    Victory!! After stepping away from the problem...

    Victory!! After stepping away from the problem for a couple of months, I decided to try again. I bought a spring-loaded tool called a hammerless center punch with the intention of using it to make...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-07-2019, 07:53 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    I think yours is the wire guide coming from the...

    I think yours is the wire guide coming from the faceplate; this is the wire guide coming from the head at the top of the machine, the first threading point from the spool. It's pressed in, not...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-06-2019, 06:14 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    What!! The thread goes diagonally to the...

    What!! The thread goes diagonally to the tensioner directly from the spool? I must admit, I didn't occur to me to even attempt it...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-04-2019, 03:56 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    I think I can dimple it with a centerpunch, since...

    I think I can dimple it with a centerpunch, since plainly it's smooshable... I was also thinking of covering the hole on the backside with a loose bubble of duct tape to catch any pieces that might...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-04-2019, 03:48 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    Oooh, flex cables for Dremels, I had no idea... ...

    Oooh, flex cables for Dremels, I had no idea... I'm thinking the Dremel is sounding better and better.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-03-2019, 10:57 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    Yes, I have accessed it from behind with a...

    Yes, I have accessed it from behind with a hardened punch after removing the presser and needle bars, both from the access hole on the back side and from the side -- neither could get me straight on,...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    09-02-2019, 07:08 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    Still creeping toward a possible solution. ...

    Still creeping toward a possible solution. Tapping with a hardened punch did nothing but smoosh it down from jagged to smooth. The suggestion from a sewing machine restorer is to use a drill press...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-23-2019, 11:47 PM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 5,175
    Posted By NoraAnn

    1912 Singer Red Eye - broken thread guide

    I recently acquired a battered 1912 Singer Red Eye that I've painstakingly gone through, only to realize that the upper arm thread guide, the wire hook near the thread take-up lever, had been snapped...
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