oldtnquiltinglady

This is my first site too, when I get my computer up and running in the morning. Love you all. Happy New Year, and happy hunting--may all our hunting grounds be level......I'm still trying to work my way through a crippled 201 potted motor, but found everything I needed to get the treadle 28-15 sewing.

Carol34446

So Rodney, what is it, even if you can't post a picture.

caroloto

Dito! My favorite group and just wonderful helpful people here!

lovelyl

Happy New Year! Jan. 3rd, but no "new" machines! I am watching one on eBay, though...

Gretchen

I did get my sewing table cleaned off - well for about 12 hours! Just so the kids could use it for their New Years eve snacks... it is now slowly returning to the table I know and love!

ThayerRags

I was beginning to worry too. I hadn’t bought a machine this year until today, 4 cotton-picken days into the New Year! But now I have my first sewing machine purchase for this year. It ain’t much, but it’s a machine!

Rusted-up, bound-up Singer 31-15, old style clutch motor, and old style H-leg power stand. From the looks of things, it set outside until the top gave-way and dropped the motor and machine down bending the treadle peddle and cross brace. I got it from an old amateur north Texas “picker” that got it from somebody else. He’s just getting into being a picker, and enjoying the heck out of it! He’s quite a guy. I’m hoping that he’ll bring me more machines.

The bobbin winder and knee lever got lost in the shuffle before the picker got it, probably still attached to the broken top that the previous owners said they threw away. That’s ok, I’ll take what I can get. The only damage that I see to the head other than rust and paint loss without really studying it, is that the thread take-up lever is broken. Other than that, a can or two of penetrating oil and a spa treatment or two may bring this old horse back into service....

Like I needed another winter project......

CD in Oklahoma

Macybaby

I did managed to buy a machine on Thursday (good thing I can eBay from my phone, DH was driving). Now I have to wait for it to show up.

trivia42

Today is Saturday and I acquired my first machine of the year. I can't say I bought it because I didn't. My dad is an enabler but you should have seen how giddy he was to give me a "new" 128, like a kid in a candy store. All these years all I had to do was be interested in gears and motors, Lol. So here she is, no name yet, gorilla finish, serial number AK, so 1956, seems to turn nicely and the motor does run though I haven't plugged it in more than that. This makes 4 on my work bench though I'm hoping to turn this one over fairly quickly.
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