Can this machine be rescued?
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Ok, so Sandy (Thanks for coming up with a good name for me...) arrived and so did my new 1950/60's Craftsman 109 Lathe. Hopefully I will be able to recover MORE machines now that I can make bolts and screws...
I deserved to get stuck with this one... I have been complaining that I wanted a W&W 8 to be able to do a complete repaint on and the other two I got had cool enough paint remaining to be worth leaving undisturbed. Now I have one that has no redeeming surface material left..
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Cool old Lathe, well packed.
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I deserved to get stuck with this one... I have been complaining that I wanted a W&W 8 to be able to do a complete repaint on and the other two I got had cool enough paint remaining to be worth leaving undisturbed. Now I have one that has no redeeming surface material left..
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Cool old Lathe, well packed.
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Lois, I hope this makes you feel a little better. This is the same machine as it sits on my bench this morning. Some of the finish is in good condition. Sometimes you can't tell what is under all of that gunk. I thought that the motor was frozen but it was just packed full of seeds. It may sew again. But I am having a hard time getting the handwheel flange off of it. Any ideas anyone?
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Lois, I hope this makes you feel a little better. This is the same machine as it sits on my bench this morning. Some of the finish is in good condition. Sometimes you can't tell what is under all of that gunk. I thought that the motor was frozen but it was just packed full of seeds. It may sew again. But I am having a hard time getting the handwheel flange off of it. Any ideas anyone?
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DH used a puller on a Singer 99 - that one had a bent shaft - the thingy had 3 arm like things and you crank on it. sigh. I have used T-F and heat on others or T-F and WAIT T-F and more WAIT.... and T-F and turn the whole machine a different direction and WAIT... Probably dried up oil in there.
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DH used a puller on a Singer 99 - that one had a bent shaft - the thingy had 3 arm like things and you crank on it. sigh. I have used T-F and heat on others or T-F and WAIT T-F and more WAIT.... and T-F and turn the whole machine a different direction and WAIT... Probably dried up oil in there.
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Oh, do I love to read these works. I Love to take things apart, but not very good at putting them back together and my son who helps is sick, so I don't get to do it. But keep on talking you guys, it's really interesting to read. We are of the generation that takes old stuff and fixes it to use again. Thanks to you all.
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