Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
02-11-2011, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by Glenn
All you featherweight people, I got a featherweight for nothing it works fine except I need bobbins. Where to you recomend I get some? Glenn
I got my bobbins on ebay, by the way.
02-11-2011, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jljack
Hi - I am buying a Belair Bantam from the 1940s. Here's a pic. I don't know much about it except that it works and it's only a couple of pounds heavier than a Featherweight. Anything you can tell me would be bonus..I tried Googling, but didn't find hardly anything.
02-11-2011, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
All you featherweight people, I got a featherweight for nothing it works fine except I need bobbins. Where to you recomend I get some? Glenn
I had a FW maintenance/cleaning class along with serveral of my friends today -- what a hoot! One of the ladies in the class pulled a mound of lint and thread out of her FW -- she uses it a lot! If it had been a modern machine, it would have been ruined or she'd be putting a bunch of money into the machine to get it fixed (like I need to do with my fancy embroidery machine). No, it sewed perfect even with all the gunk in and around the bobbin and feed dogs! The gal that taught our class, Linda Cover, has been using and collecting FW's since she was a small child. She said she has never found a ruined motor on a FW -- even when people think they are ruined, they are not ruined.
Love those little machines! Oh and there was one gal in the class who brought a 301 since it is similar to the FW. I didn't realize they take the same bobbins and are so similar!
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02-11-2011, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Glenn
All you featherweight people, I got a featherweight for nothing it works fine except I need bobbins. Where to you recomend I get some? Glenn
I had a FW maintenance/cleaning class along with serveral of my friends today -- what a hoot! One of the ladies in the class pulled a mound of lint and thread out of her FW -- she uses it a lot! If it had been a modern machine, it would have been ruined or she'd be putting a bunch of money into the machine to get it fixed (like I need to do with my fancy embroidery machine). No, it sewed perfect even with all the gunk in and around the bobbin and feed dogs! The gal that taught our class, Linda Cover, has been using and collecting FW's since she was a small child. She said she has never found a ruined motor on a FW -- even when people think they are ruined, they are not ruined.
Love those little machines! Oh and there was one gal in the class who brought a 301 since it is similar to the FW. I didn't realize they take the same bobbins and are so similar!
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02-11-2011, 05:30 PM
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I have a Singer 401A that was in tip top condition until recently. I was sewing along at a fairly fast rate when the bobbin case came loose and raised up under the needle and jammed up the machine. I have taken it apart and it works fine as long as the case and bobbin are not in it. I think the part that holds the case in place is bent. It is hard to tell by looking but it does allow the bobbin and case to rise up. What can I do? Are there parts available? I really like this machine but don't want to spend much to repair her.
02-11-2011, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
All you featherweight people, I got a featherweight for nothing it works fine except I need bobbins. Where to you recomend I get some? Glenn
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02-11-2011, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by Glenn
All you featherweight people, I got a featherweight for nothing it works fine except I need bobbins. Where to you recomend I get some? Glenn
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02-11-2011, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
I am going to get a new belt for it from the singer shop in the Am but other than that I can't find anything wrong with it. It does need a little cleaning . I am going to take it camping in the RV to piece quilts in the evening. Glenn
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02-11-2011, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by WilliP
Love this, and I have a question. Does anyone know of an instruction book for the vintage attachments. I know I can locate a manual that may or may not tell me what my attachments are, but how to use them?
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http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Machine...7483066&sr=1-1
It was recommended to me by the woman that I bought some of my 301's from.
02-11-2011, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by WilliP
Love this, and I have a question. Does anyone know of an instruction book for the vintage attachments. I know I can locate a manual that may or may not tell me what my attachments are, but how to use them?
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Here is the free version................
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect.../NMAHTEX/0203/
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