Tippysmom

Remember the roach-infested Kenmore and cabinet from my post last year?

RE: older Kenmore machine
See original post from 8-13


Well, I had her serviced, and sanded, scraped, and refinished the table. She never ran to my satisfaction, and has been sitting alone in the corner ever since.

My hubs and I do our shopping at the AFB commissary, and I occasionally run into the consignment shop on the base. Yesterday I was taking a quick run through there and saw an ugly, dirty case on a table, along with a box of attachments, buttonholer, and cams. I peeked inside the case and there was a Kenmore 158.17740 (mine is a 158.1830). Price was $25. All I had was $15 and I had to run out and get the rest from DH

Must have been my lucky day! Brought her home, cleaned her out, oiled her, put in a new needle and
she sews like a dream! The insides are pretty clean, I bet she's just been sitting around for years.

Best of all, NO roaches!
She now has a place of honor inside the redone cabinet.

Sunflowerzz

Yay! Feels so good doesn't it??

Tippysmom

Oh, yes. I'll just keep the other one for parts, if I ever need them. It feels good to have a 'sister' machine!

fktsewing

pictures please

Mrs. SewNSew

I never heard the first story but am cringing just hearing roaches. Ewwwwww! I've had my experience with bugs for the year. It wasn't fun and I don't want to ever do THAT again!

Tink's Mom

Glad you got a machine that works like you want it to...and to think...you had the cabinet just waiting for her.

miriam

I like the 158 Kenmore's I've seen so far.

Tippysmom

I had one years ago and loved it. My EX-husband got rid of it and bought me a newer model (plastic) that was okay, but I missed my old one. BTW, I did not want or need a newer machine; guess he decided that for me.

miriam

We have an agreement about tools and machines. I buy my machines and he buys his tools. I don't buy his tools he doesn't buy my machines.

Carol34446

Same here, only he is not the enabler yours is, I had to quit on machines for lack of room, and here in FL near the Gulf they cannot be stored outside or would be a bucket of rust in 6 months. You go girl, love seeing what you have bought now.