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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-29-2013, 02:20 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Yeah,.. don't want it to develop a flat spot,......

Yeah,.. don't want it to develop a flat spot,... or bed head.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-29-2013, 01:46 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Technically, you could just wire directly to the...

Technically, you could just wire directly to the motor if it's external.... for testing purposes. Then if it works, it's worth getting the cord...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-29-2013, 08:29 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

eh,.. run the beans out of it (since everything...

eh,.. run the beans out of it (since everything else is OK) ... I bet it smartens up. ;)
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-28-2013, 06:42 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Some of those are still pretty good machines. ...

Some of those are still pretty good machines. Like I said earlier in this thread, my favorite workhorse of the moment is a Pfaff from the 90s... "basic" in that it's all mechanical...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-28-2013, 04:30 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Which Pfaff is it? Perhaps you can trade with...

Which Pfaff is it? Perhaps you can trade with someone for something you do want?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-28-2013, 04:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Aw!! Tucked in and warm while it snoozes!! ...

Aw!! Tucked in and warm while it snoozes!! You're so good to it ;)
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-28-2013, 11:28 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

My first guess would be right at the needle...

My first guess would be right at the needle bar,... maybe it's just a relaxed sort of machine?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-27-2013, 08:25 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

LOL! the 130 spent some time like that. It was...

LOL! the 130 spent some time like that. It was almost seized when I got it, it now has just the tiniest lumpy spot. Sews fine though.

I fought with the White for the same reason I fought with...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-27-2013, 02:53 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

One of my first machines was a White. I found it...

One of my first machines was a White. I found it in the basement of my first house. It was pre-sewing days for me. I was so frustrated with the machine, but my neighbor ( in the army) took it to...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-27-2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Hey Carol, This is pretty much all personal...

Hey Carol,

This is pretty much all personal preference.
My preferred keepers:
For Singer: Almost anything that ended in a 1 or a 3: 201, 301, 401, 403 (And Miriam may call me out publicly if I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-27-2013, 01:15 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Is that ever bizarre! I wonder how long it's...

Is that ever bizarre! I wonder how long it's been loosening itself to do that!

I've bought machines I knew were not working, in fact, I spent the most I've ever paid for a machine on a machine...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-31-2013, 10:19 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

LOL! I often take them if they're free, fix them...

LOL! I often take them if they're free, fix them up the best they can be (within reason) and then find someone to give them to. Free usually implies little to no support, so I can give them away...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-30-2013, 11:39 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Oh yuck! You've ended up with feed dogs missing? ...

Oh yuck! You've ended up with feed dogs missing? The worst I've had for dogs is the rubber ones disintegrated. Or on the Winselmann - the entire lower portion of the machine was disengaged. LOL!...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-28-2013, 08:49 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Those are great! I use one on the road to charge...

Those are great! I use one on the road to charge my laptop. I never thought to use it to test a machine. :thumbup:
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-27-2013, 10:07 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Thanks Cathy. That's not what I always called...

Thanks Cathy. That's not what I always called them, but I'm evolving.;)
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-26-2013, 09:40 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Aww, don't tell me that! I haven't dug into the...

Aww, don't tell me that! I haven't dug into the 201-2 from last week yet. I don't want any more character building machines for a week or two. ;) Between this Pfaff and the Bernina, I've done all...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-24-2013, 11:25 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

That's definitely good practice. I don't know...

That's definitely good practice. I don't know why I suspended my judgement for this particular set of machines. I'm usually quite careful. The only thing I can think of is that the machines came...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-23-2013, 07:53 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

Shelbie - Definitely true. The reproductions are...

Shelbie - Definitely true. The reproductions are almost not fair, because you don't expect them until you've seen one first, or heard about them.

For me, the give aways on those are:


The...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-23-2013, 11:25 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

If it was anyone else, I would have thought it...

If it was anyone else, I would have thought it was just that she didn't know. But the shop she worked at is also the one who has a tech there who sold another lady a 99 that was electrically unsafe,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-23-2013, 09:49 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,373
Posted By ArchaicArcane

"Machine works and is in good condition" ,... really? Inspection List

I had a lady contact me about a few machines she wanted to sell. She'd formerly worked at a local SM shop and told me that all the machines she had worked and were in good condition, and if she'd...
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