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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-14-2015, 05:13 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Great!! I have been dropping by the site from...

Great!! I have been dropping by the site from time to time over the past few months, just hoping.....and waiting........

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-17-2015, 06:37 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

What are the chances that someone intentionally...

What are the chances that someone intentionally added a “spacer” in the needle clamp to use a different needle? A dab of grease on that piece would probably hold it up in the needle clamp to change...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-21-2015, 05:04 PM
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Posted By ThayerRags

That appears to be a Revco Model 202 Reverse...

That appears to be a Revco Model 202 Reverse Stitch Attachment.

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-27-2015, 01:22 PM
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Posted By ThayerRags

How bigga pry bar you got? I have one made...

How bigga pry bar you got?

I have one made from a spring leaf out of an old farm wagon. It usually gets things to come apart.....

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-25-2015, 12:35 PM
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Posted By ThayerRags

We all have our moments of brilliance, don’t we? ...

We all have our moments of brilliance, don’t we? But then, we giggle and carry on....

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-30-2015, 06:13 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

I went a different way to find out what machines...

I went a different way to find out what machines are worth. It works like this:

Buy every sewing machine that you see for a period of a few years. Then, after getting about 3-400 of them, try...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-19-2015, 06:37 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

I think one of the reasons that this thread died...

I think one of the reasons that this thread died out, was because at one point it had too many separate and vastly different conversations going on at the same time. Kind of like a large group of...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-31-2015, 04:36 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

A good temporary “fix” to protect your floor and...

A good temporary “fix” to protect your floor and treadle stand both, is to measure the diameter of one of the remaining casters and a remaining pin, and go to the hardware store where they sell...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-03-2015, 05:14 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Our family has always enjoyed campfire cooking...

Our family has always enjoyed campfire cooking too. Our long-handled open-fire popcorn popper got a real workout over the years, and was a hit at Scout Camp during those years too. One memorable...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-02-2015, 01:22 PM
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Posted By ThayerRags

I showed my wife the photo of the deer shoulder...

I showed my wife the photo of the deer shoulder that the trapper in Florida was cooking, and shortly after that my wife told me that today was Groundhog Day. I told her that was fine with me, we can...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-02-2015, 07:10 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

I found a photo of your setup (not sure which...

I found a photo of your setup (not sure which year) on the Florida Frontiersman website in the current “Visitor Information” section. It looks like a good setup. I still have a couple of my Dutch...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-01-2015, 11:47 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Now I’m hungry again. I went to the Lakeland...

Now I’m hungry again. I went to the Lakeland Ledger Gallery (Lakeland, FL) and saw Mike Lunn, of Fort Meade, dressed as an 1840's era fur trapper, showing off the deer shoulder that he was cooking...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-31-2014, 04:32 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

I’ve never threaded one of those machines in my...

I’ve never threaded one of those machines in my life. I’m hoping someone else will give you some input.

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-12-2014, 11:57 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Another time, the same toddler son filled his...

Another time, the same toddler son filled his front jeans pocket up with Dandy Lion stems. No flowers, just the stems. On laundry day, a few days later, Mom reached into his pocket to get out...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-12-2014, 10:43 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Funny story Roger! I hope the mailman...

Funny story Roger!

I hope the mailman doesn’t get your chain stuffed into your mailbox like our toddler son did in his pint-sized front pocket of his Wrangler jeans one time. He’d found a short...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-11-2014, 02:59 PM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By ThayerRags

Both of my machines arrived via UPS in good...

Both of my machines arrived via UPS in good shape. The Singer 35-1 that I discussed on another thread was packed really well in an oversized box (to get the length) and the box looked like new when...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-10-2014, 02:22 PM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Correction on this: One was shipped UPS all the...

Correction on this: One was shipped UPS all the way. The other I’m not sure who it was initially shipped with (I thought it was USPS), but UPS has it now....

As a side note: UPS delivered some...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-10-2014, 05:00 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

You’ll probably have to use UPS in the future,...

You’ll probably have to use UPS in the future, whether you want to or not. The Post Office and UPS handle each other’s parcels in the name of “improved service” on a regular basis, and I would guess...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-30-2014, 04:31 AM
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Views: 8,880,684
Posted By ThayerRags

The feed dog is dropped. That shaft needs to...

The feed dog is dropped. That shaft needs to slide left into the hole where the blue thing is. The oil mark on the shaft shows where it normally rests for sewing.

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-29-2014, 08:28 AM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By ThayerRags

I guess you can blame the girdle partly on one of...

I guess you can blame the girdle partly on one of our little town’s most famous residents.

N.O. Brantly developed a knitting machine to produce elastic in 1931. A decade later he revolutionized...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-27-2014, 04:58 AM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Yes, I remember. You’re just “up the road” from...

Yes, I remember. You’re just “up the road” from me.

Looking forward to your next visit.

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-25-2014, 01:10 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,880,684
Posted By ThayerRags

I should also add, that at around the same...

I should also add, that at around the same time-frame (1939), Singer produced a tubular steel straight-leg industrial stand also. It was one version of the “convertible stands” that were both...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-25-2014, 12:48 PM
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Posted By ThayerRags

Hi Robin, Yes, one model of the Singer...

Hi Robin,

Yes, one model of the Singer straight-leg treadle stand was hollow. I believe that they’re called “pressed steel” and they were popular in the 1940s. I have one that I use multiple,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-08-2014, 01:22 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,880,684
Posted By ThayerRags

I have yet to see my first Lotus Singer Model 66...

I have yet to see my first Lotus Singer Model 66 in the flesh (in any condition, for sale or not) after 8 years of searching. Good snag!

CD in Oklahoma
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-12-2014, 06:04 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,880,684
Posted By ThayerRags

I can’t tell if it’s there by the photo, but...

I can’t tell if it’s there by the photo, but shouldn’t that tension assembly have a take-up spring on it that pulls down? If so, there’s one additional place that the thread needs to go (green...
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