oldsewnsew

Actually this machine arriving in shambles, (see OP), was okay, it gave me the impetus to get in there and work on things I might not have done, and learn some lessons along the way. The wooden case has been reassembled sturdier than it was when it was new. The load of the machine, actually is carried by corner reinforcements down to the feet I had to put on it. They were custom feet, because trying to hold, clamp and glue all the busted bits back together, resulted in it being noticeably not quite level. If it happens again, I will approach it differently. The addition of the adjustable feet, was fun making them on my lathe. Stripping and refinishing the shellac, AFTER it was glued, allowed the old shellac to help keep glue off the wood itself. It's amazing what a scotchbrite handpad and some 91% alcohol can do.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]473689[/ATTACH]repaired a broken bobbin winder...

oldsewnsew

she's back together, I need to iron out a loss of stitch quality resulting from removing the shuttle carrier, cleaning it up and re-installing it. It's more critical than a worn shuttle, I learned from my New Home. A little twisting and bending can change things a whole lot.
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and top side. I still need to figure out how to remove the handcrank axle and get a little more precision out of the fit. It does crank smooooth with that heavy flywheel.
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SteveH

very very nice! Well done!

Cecilia S.

Jim, WOW! It really looks amazing in that After photo!

If you get a chance, I would love to hear more about what you mentioned about the stitch quality being affeced by having disassembled and cleaned things. I am not sure I understand what/why would have been affected?

Again, great job. :-)

oldsewnsew

Cant type well on phone.more later. But basically the shuttle carrier has a slotted mount AND can be sagging from worn pivot points or riding too high. It can also be tipped up or down. all effect timing with the needle.

oldsewnsew

And the little finger that locates the front of the shuttle can be tighter than thread wants to pass or too loose. The side detent finger also plays a part as does the detent at aft end of bobbin. I suspect sometimes shuttles were replaced when other adjustments would have fixed it.

oldsewnsew

A National handcrank, branded "Maywood". So I contacted the seller prior to bidding, asking if he would agree to my packaging recommendations. He didn't quite get it. Here's the listing pictures< I wanted this handcrank because I was 90% sure it would also match the mtg holes on the Windsor B. (I didn't notice,that the decals were exactly the same)
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So, here's how it arrived, the machine is actually in good shape, he did remove and wrap the handcrank, which was wanted I wanted most, but the base and bentwood top both suffered damage.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]478583[/ATTACH] I mounted the handcrank on the Windsor B while until I get through cleaning up the Maywood, and repair the case.

Rhealene

I have purchased 5 vintage machines from ebay and 3 from etsy....all of them were packaged well and were not damaged in any way in transit. But, each time I made a purchase I would ask the seller how they intended to package it for shipping and if I didn't like their response I gave a few gentle suggestions and each one pretty much did as I asked. Maybe I'm just lucky so far but my experiences have all been good on ebay as well as etsy.

mlmack

I think I would pay extra to have the seller ship the machine and case separately. The laws of physics don't favor 75-100 year old wood versus a 40-pound piece of metal when packages are handled the way they are today.

Mrs. SewNSew

Arrrgg. The heartbreak of it. Even just for a short car ride a heavy machine can do considerable damage to a container. I don't know how a bentwood case could ever survive. So sorry. Now the simple clean up becomes a shop class exercise.