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    Search: Posts Made By: Champanier
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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-11-2015, 07:48 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,946
    Posted By Champanier

    Singer 31?

    Is this a Singer 31?

    http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/fuo/4841718921.html

    Owner says it's electric, and runs by pushing the treadle. Can I just make it a treadle?

    Not sure we can lift...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 11:56 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    I have the faceplate and bobbin plates cleaned...

    I have the faceplate and bobbin plates cleaned and polished, but the're still pitted. Will experiment more with the dremel tomorrow. I think I have to go more abrasive - I was just using the cloth...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 11:47 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Thanks for posting. That definitely helps. I...

    Thanks for posting. That definitely helps. I think I'm just going to set it up as a treadle again. I have the base and top - just no drawers or coffin top. I have enough parts so that it will go...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 04:18 PM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 3,353
    Posted By Champanier

    I'd love to hear the stories. Take a camera (with...

    I'd love to hear the stories. Take a camera (with a flash;)) - I want to see this Alfred Hitchcock set!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 04:08 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Yes, I saw the kits. So much to learn! When you...

    Yes, I saw the kits. So much to learn! When you polish the steel, do you put wax or shellac over it? I've shined up a few that had the nickel plating completely shot, and wondered if they need some...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 04:04 PM
    Replies: 123
    Views: 108,510
    Posted By Champanier

    Beautiful! You did a wonderful job. I'm still...

    Beautiful! You did a wonderful job. I'm still working up my courage to try this. What I wonder is why not do the decal areas first to protect them during the rest of the process? I'm sure there's a...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 03:39 PM
    Replies: 30
    Views: 5,846
    Posted By Champanier

    Congratulations on such an interesting...

    Congratulations on such an interesting assortment. And Pollyanna is beautiful!

    I thought at first that the far left bobbins might be Wheeler and Wilson, but I don't think they're round enough (I...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-09-2015, 03:02 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Thanks, manicmike! I've looked up nickel plating...

    Thanks, manicmike! I've looked up nickel plating and don't find anything nearby, but I've thought about collecting a bunch of pieces and getting them all done at once if I have to send them...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-08-2015, 11:57 AM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 2,288
    Posted By Champanier

    What an amazing, awesome looking machine! Now,...

    What an amazing, awesome looking machine! Now, I'm with Rodney in terms of not knowing about machines like this, but I can still admire it.

    Very, very cool - congratulations!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-08-2015, 08:57 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Yes, if it were closer, I would go see it...and...

    Yes, if it were closer, I would go see it...and could be tempted to make an offer. Sigh...back to trying to clean decals.

    Also, Featherweights seem to be really high in NH - $600. So if I could...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-08-2015, 08:53 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Can I add obnoxious?

    Can I add obnoxious?
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-08-2015, 08:46 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    IF someone could afford this, is $500 reasonable?...

    IF someone could afford this, is $500 reasonable? I can't possibly get it, but the cabinet is so pretty and I love the scenic decal on the base. Just seems really expensive......
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-07-2015, 08:00 AM
    Replies: 44
    Views: 7,444
    Posted By Champanier

    How wonderful for you to get the gift and for...

    How wonderful for you to get the gift and for your neighbor to have you! You must be very special to her.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-07-2015, 12:08 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 3,569
    Posted By Champanier

    Beautifully done! Congratulations!

    Beautifully done! Congratulations!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 08:48 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    What what WHAT??? ...

    What what WHAT???
    https://hartford.craigslist.org/atq/4826434920.html
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 04:29 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Here's today's progress. I havent touched the...

    Here's today's progress. I havent touched the metal yet. The decals look very fragile...

    Dial-up folks, I downloaded an app to reduce photo size. Are these okay now or do you need smaller files?...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 03:04 PM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 4,514
    Posted By Champanier

    Interesting to do an online search for P.B....

    Interesting to do an online search for P.B. Goodsell online. There are lots of results, but I couldn't find any reference that he published an endorsement for Singers.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 02:46 PM
    Replies: 27
    Views: 4,514
    Posted By Champanier

    I believe it's Messrs (abbreviation for Misters)....

    I believe it's Messrs (abbreviation for Misters). What appears to be a dot on an 'i' looks to me like a pin hole.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 02:21 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Thanks, Rodney! I've never seen a Singer...

    Thanks, Rodney! I've never seen a Singer handcrank in person, so it's hard for me to picture how they work and go together usually. I read online that some of the VS2s were made as handcranks, but...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 02:01 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Yes, I remember you posting your beautiful VS2....

    Yes, I remember you posting your beautiful VS2. This had the same stand and top, but the seller kept the top and drawers. That is funny about the hinges. I have the top and treadle part, but I have...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-06-2015, 01:43 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Oh, oh, oh. Too far from NY, but how fabulous!

    Oh, oh, oh. Too far from NY, but how fabulous!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-05-2015, 10:26 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    The machine is nice, but the cabinet on this is...

    The machine is nice, but the cabinet on this is just way too cool. Love the handles!
    http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/fuo/4832877845.html
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-05-2015, 07:57 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 8,715
    Posted By Champanier

    Singer VS 2

    I went to buy something else entirely, but then we got to talking and there was a sewing machine and it was a fiddle base and you know the rest...


    The seller is making something with the drawers...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-02-2015, 05:10 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    I had the shimmy image myself, but you've taken...

    I had the shimmy image myself, but you've taken it to another level of visualization! LOL!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-01-2015, 10:42 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,085
    Posted By Champanier

    Thank you for the wonderful and appropriate New...

    Thank you for the wonderful and appropriate New Year's wishes - and wishing your blessings come back to you doubled!
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