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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-14-2014, 09:29 PM
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Posted By Janis

Miriam, I haven't been on here the last few days....

Miriam, I haven't been on here the last few days. Please let Joe and Elaine they are in my prayers. Also please keep us posted on how he is doing, if you can. Thanks.
Janis
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-11-2014, 02:12 PM
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Posted By Janis

BOBBINS, BOBBINS, BOBBINS!!! I just got through...

BOBBINS, BOBBINS, BOBBINS!!! I just got through taking multiple layers of different colored threads off 11 ( where is the 12th?) #66 bobbins. and now want to know if someone else knows anything...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-24-2013, 06:41 AM
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Posted By Janis

Congrats Steve!! Love the ring! That's it, treat...

Congrats Steve!! Love the ring! That's it, treat her right and you both will be happy!
Janis
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-01-2013, 04:33 PM
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Posted By Janis

I guess I should count myself lucky then as there...

I guess I should count myself lucky then as there aren't a lot of hand cranks found in IN, it seems. I found my 1892 Gritzner hand crank at a yard sale in Martinsville last summer. We had just seen...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-21-2013, 01:13 PM
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Posted By Janis

Steve, What a wonderful machine you got!! It's...

Steve, What a wonderful machine you got!! It's really neat looking. Can't wait for the new thread on it when it all gets there and together.
Janis
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-20-2013, 11:18 PM
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Posted By Janis

Thanks Macybaby for the photos and the...

Thanks Macybaby for the photos and the information on what will work where. I know the other things in the puzzle box would work as they are all short shank. Now to see where I can get an...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-20-2013, 04:58 PM
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Posted By Janis

I've got a question. I have a puzzle box for a...

I've got a question. I have a puzzle box for a Singer 27. I took it to quilt guild to show a friend and she was wondering what one of the attachments was, so we looked in the book. It is an...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-14-2013, 03:38 PM
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Posted By Janis

Grant, what a wonderful difference. That's a...

Grant, what a wonderful difference. That's a lucky machine that will go back in the cabinet. The coloring matches perfectly. What beautiful wood graining. You can see it now, before the scratches...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-12-2013, 02:30 PM
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Posted By Janis

I just got some back clamping attachments that I...

I just got some back clamping attachments that I bought on e-bay, and am wondering how to clean off the 90-100 years of grime. There is little or no rust to speak of. I tried s soft toothbrush and...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-29-2013, 08:28 PM
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Posted By Janis

Manicmike, Tell your GF that you have to own just...

Manicmike, Tell your GF that you have to own just one FW, and it can sit on a shelf since it doesn't take up too much space.[/QUOTE]
And a FW is so small, surely you can find a place to put it where...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-29-2013, 08:27 PM
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Posted By Janis

Manicmike, Tell your GF that you have to own just...

Manicmike, Tell your GF that you have to own just one FW, and it can sit on a shelf since it doesn't take up too much space.[/QUOTE]
And a FW is so small, surely you can find a place ti put it where...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-07-2013, 09:53 PM
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Posted By Janis

Gloria is a very pretty machine and has a...

Gloria is a very pretty machine and has a wonderful case. I can't read the date on the receipt. How old is she?

On another hand, I do like my FW machines. They are small, but mine aren't wimpy! ...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-20-2013, 07:46 AM
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Posted By Janis

I went on ismacs comprehensive Singer list and...

I went on ismacs comprehensive Singer list and found that the Singer 66 1-3 had rear mounting presser feet, not must the 66-1, or at least in the Untied Kingdom. Would they be different here?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-20-2013, 06:59 AM
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Posted By Janis

Thanks Grant, I had read it recently, BUT hadn't...

Thanks Grant, I had read it recently, BUT hadn't read the comments at the bottom. From now on, I'll be inclined to read them too! From what I read there, the Singer 66-1 is the only one with the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-19-2013, 09:46 PM
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Posted By Janis

I was wondering if any one knows just how long,...

I was wondering if any one knows just how long, in years, did the Singer 66 come with the back clamping attachments. Is it the only Singer with them? When did Singer change the 66 to side clamping...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-19-2013, 09:41 PM
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Posted By Janis

I think you nailed it on this one, Steve. The...

I think you nailed it on this one, Steve. The badge looks like the Hengstenberg one, and not the Gritzner. Gritzner has the spider in the center of the badge. Here's another Singer 12...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-11-2013, 07:27 PM
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Posted By Janis

Charlee, those are beauiful Red Eyes!! Love the...

Charlee, those are beauiful Red Eyes!! Love the cabinet.

Skip, I'd love to get a ruffler for my Red Eye. Thanks a lot. I'll PM you.
Janis
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-11-2013, 12:55 PM
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Posted By Janis

Now that we are on the 'getting rid of stuff'...

Now that we are on the 'getting rid of stuff' topic, I'm wondering if anyone has some back clamp attachments for the Singer 66 that they want to sell/give away/trade for top clamp attachments. I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-10-2013, 07:37 PM
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Posted By Janis

Skip, I can see this working. I printed the...

Skip, I can see this working. I printed the instructions in case I come across something that needs this kind of work. Now I'll know what to use.

Now I need some advice. How hard is it to...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-09-2013, 08:39 PM
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Posted By Janis

Miriam, the duct tape is a guy thing! How about...

Miriam, the duct tape is a guy thing! How about trying to match the color of the stain on the top and stain it. That way it wouldn't stand out so much. You could still make up a whopper of a story...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-28-2013, 10:41 PM
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Posted By Janis

Nanna, Good luck with teaching your GD how to...

Nanna, Good luck with teaching your GD how to sew. My 6yr old GD puts the foot petal of my FW on the table to sew. She uses her right hand to work the foot petal and the left to guide the material....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-24-2013, 06:02 AM
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Posted By Janis

Nancy, I'm sorry for your loss. My prayers are...

Nancy, I'm sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and your family.
Janis
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-22-2013, 11:36 AM
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Posted By Janis

Ruiz, some of us on the board have tried the...

Ruiz, some of us on the board have tried the Singer 66 bobbins from Joann's and Walmart on our vintage Singer 99's and they don't work. There are better places to get ones that do work like at...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-22-2013, 06:04 AM
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Posted By Janis

I took my Gritzner hand crank machine to show to ...

I took my Gritzner hand crank machine to show to our quilt guild last night. One of the women asked me which came first, the hand crank or the treadle? Which one did? I don't know. I told her...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-18-2013, 10:27 PM
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Posted By Janis

I just read this on the ISMAC site that I got the...

I just read this on the ISMAC site that I got the other posting from..........

Sadly apart from the historical errors in the article, the plan to
put the machines on view is pretty much of a...
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