My machines-a few more
11-25-2013, 08:48 AM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 476
Wow, it seems a minor miracle that you were able to get the paint off the 29 without losing the decals. It looks great! The Spartan has a big motor for a 3/4 size machine. Is it original? The machine seems in perfect condition, including the plastic base. How do you like sewing on the 128? It looks like you have a walking foot on it and an unusual foot on the bed -- a darning foot? or is it a needle threader?
11-25-2013, 09:23 AM
#3
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Ponchatoula,La.
Posts: 294
Sheila,
I love the 128 especially since it was made the year my wife was born! That flat gadget is a antique German copy of a Singer needle threader. Both of my Spartan's are all original. I just put the walking foot on the other night trying to sew placemats and have the top and bottom fabrics exit at the same time. Last night I put a fusible liner between pieces, but I think the mats are too thin. With a 1/8" batting the walking foot should allow top and bottom piece to matchup.
Rodney
I love the 128 especially since it was made the year my wife was born! That flat gadget is a antique German copy of a Singer needle threader. Both of my Spartan's are all original. I just put the walking foot on the other night trying to sew placemats and have the top and bottom fabrics exit at the same time. Last night I put a fusible liner between pieces, but I think the mats are too thin. With a 1/8" batting the walking foot should allow top and bottom piece to matchup.
Rodney
11-25-2013, 09:30 AM
#4
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Frederick, OK
Posts: 2,031
Nice looking machines there, Rodney. When you said “first” in the other thread, I didn’t catch that it may be the first you were showing us, or that it may be the first of many.
The first machine that I ever got (other than my wife’s machines) is a Singer 66-1 back-clamper that I cleaned up and attached a hand crank to it for a portable. I still have it, but I don’t use it much since adding a whole bunch more machines to my herd. I still like handcranks because of it though. I have 10 of them, counting my two boot patchers that also have a treadle to operate them, and I’m hoping to set up my Adler 205-64 as a hand crank. I spend a lot of time sewing on my powered industrials by hand wheeling them too, due to the nature of my use for them to do mending and repairs.
CD in Oklahoma
The first machine that I ever got (other than my wife’s machines) is a Singer 66-1 back-clamper that I cleaned up and attached a hand crank to it for a portable. I still have it, but I don’t use it much since adding a whole bunch more machines to my herd. I still like handcranks because of it though. I have 10 of them, counting my two boot patchers that also have a treadle to operate them, and I’m hoping to set up my Adler 205-64 as a hand crank. I spend a lot of time sewing on my powered industrials by hand wheeling them too, due to the nature of my use for them to do mending and repairs.
CD in Oklahoma
11-25-2013, 09:35 AM
#5
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Frederick, OK
Posts: 2,031
Originally Posted by [email protected]
I love the 128 especially since it was made the year my wife was born! Rodney
I have four gathered up so far, but mostly by accident. Models 31-15, 15-91, 66-18, and 201-2.
CD in Oklahoma
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
SingerSewer
Main
10
06-22-2013 06:24 AM
seasaw2mch
Pictures
103
04-30-2012 04:18 PM
