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    Search: Posts Made By: Champanier
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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    01-01-2015, 10:04 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Another sad 'repurposed' nightmare. I'm...

    Another sad 'repurposed' nightmare. I'm particularly fond of the tassels. http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/fuo/4826433333.html
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-25-2014, 04:00 PM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 3,731
    Posted By Champanier

    Happy holidays to all! Thanks for all your...

    Happy holidays to all! Thanks for all your kindness, friendship, humor, help, and enabling.

    Here's my sewing machine holiday camouflage project.

    See the pretty Christmas village.
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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-18-2014, 11:13 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 5,171
    Posted By Champanier

    Paveway Handcrank

    I'm so excited about this cute little baby. The man who sold it found it in his attic. He grew up in the neighborhood and said the house's previous owner lived there since the 1920s. That's all I...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-16-2014, 05:09 PM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    That is so fabulous! And this time of year, you...

    That is so fabulous! And this time of year, you probably won't have to deal with heat and bees. Good luck.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-16-2014, 05:02 PM
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    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Saw this National on eBay. Might be a good chance...

    Saw this National on eBay. Might be a good chance for someone in Washington if the seller allows pick-up, but I don't know what the reserve is. I just think it's so classy-looking....
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-12-2014, 05:55 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 2,518
    Posted By Champanier

    I have two of these - i think they're gorgeous....

    I have two of these - i think they're gorgeous. One of mine is in really bad shape cosmetically, but still works just fine. I have to work up the courage to work more on the finish.

    When you...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-11-2014, 07:11 AM
    Replies: 26
    Views: 15,390
    Posted By Champanier

    Well that cheers me no end!

    Well that cheers me no end!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 09:09 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,617
    Posted By Champanier

    What a great story! Love the imahe of crawling...

    What a great story! Love the imahe of crawling over sewing machines and bees!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 12:48 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,864
    Posted By Champanier

    Yep, I do that even with just metal polish -...

    Yep, I do that even with just metal polish - works great!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 12:11 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,864
    Posted By Champanier

    Thanks, Rodney. I'll check the Caswell's site. ...

    Thanks, Rodney. I'll check the Caswell's site.

    I can tell how far behind I am just by what I don't know. Grinding arbor? No idea what that is. Different grits of buffing compounds? Who knew?
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 12:03 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,617
    Posted By Champanier

    Tantalizing story

    I went over to a friend's house the other day to look at her sewing machine. As we were leaving, her husband said, "Oh, you would like to talk with this friend of ours. She lives upstate somewhere....
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 11:20 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,864
    Posted By Champanier

    15-30 and 127 - how to polish plates when nickel is gone?

    Just before Thanksgiving, I bought two sewing machine heads (one is a 127 and I think the other is a 15-30), because the pheasant deacals looked good on the 127, the seller had the original 127...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 09:03 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Well, thank you for saving me from myself (even...

    Well, thank you for saving me from myself (even though I was NOT planning to drive from NY to Georgia)! I didn't even think of that. Now I don't have to feel bad about not getting it - and have to...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-09-2014, 08:03 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    Oh, that is so wonderful - I would buy it in a...

    Oh, that is so wonderful - I would buy it in a heartbeat! If it's only 20" tall, I wonder if it's more doll size than kid size? Trying to visualize...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-08-2014, 05:21 PM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 2,239
    Posted By Champanier

    Thank you so much! That's perfect. So I think I...

    Thank you so much! That's perfect. So I think I have things generally in the right place, but I think I just need to somehow rotate the tube a little to the right without losing the connection for...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-08-2014, 01:22 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 1,268
    Posted By Champanier

    Yes, the photo worked! This link shows good...

    Yes, the photo worked! This link shows good information about tension assembly, but I'm sure someone who knows more than I do will be able to tell you if it's the right way for your machine....
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-08-2014, 01:14 PM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 2,239
    Posted By Champanier

    Here's what the indicator looks like now. ...

    Here's what the indicator looks like now.

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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-08-2014, 01:08 PM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 2,239
    Posted By Champanier

    Made a mess of White stitch length/reverse - help?

    The stitch length knob on my White 3954 was really stiff - I could barely turn it - so I tried to fix it.

    Bad.

    I lubricated from every angle first. I went up the arm from the bottom with the...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-08-2014, 12:41 PM
    Replies: 1
    Views: 745
    Posted By Champanier

    You might (if you haven't already) want to look...

    You might (if you haven't already) want to look at the info on uploading photos here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/qb-help-center-f27/

    Voice of experience (about to post my sad tale) - don't...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-07-2014, 07:34 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,085
    Posted By Champanier

    That's a really good thing to know! Thanks!

    That's a really good thing to know! Thanks!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-07-2014, 06:58 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 4,747
    Posted By Champanier

    Absolutely beautiful - congratulations!

    Absolutely beautiful - congratulations!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-07-2014, 04:19 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 4,766
    Posted By Champanier

    That seems high to me. I think it's a VS 2, but...

    That seems high to me. I think it's a VS 2, but can't tell if it has the metal 'shovel' swing door on the front - it might just be dirty.

    Here's one that looks similar:
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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-06-2014, 10:53 PM
    Replies: 34
    Views: 6,538
    Posted By Champanier

    Congratulations on your early Christmas present -...

    Congratulations on your early Christmas present - what a wonderful, thoughtful thing to do!
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-06-2014, 07:23 AM
    Replies: 4,880
    Views: 1,093,491
    Posted By Champanier

    I'd definitely want to see what they were before...

    I'd definitely want to see what they were before buying. Price is high for East Coast, but I don't know the market in California.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    12-06-2014, 06:50 AM
    Replies: 19
    Views: 8,993
    Posted By Champanier

    I LOVE the funky Morse machines! I don't know...

    I LOVE the funky Morse machines! I don't know where to look for a cam stack, either. What makes them crack?
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