Originally Posted by QuiltFaerie
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Okay, I have what is probably a dumb question, my favorite type of question by the way, how did you guys learn to restore these lovely old machines? Trial and error, favorite website, books, etc? This is fun!
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Originally Posted by Glenn
(Post 5946434)
I used testor's gold paint with pen and brush. The decal shadow could faintly be seen so painted them kinda like paint by numbers. You have to have a steady hand so no coffee until thru or maybe a cold beer.
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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.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]403553[/ATTACH] Cool old Lathe, well packed. [ATTACH=CONFIG]403554[/ATTACH] |
Originally Posted by grant15clone
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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? ~G~ [ATTACH=CONFIG]403418[/ATTACH] Chris |
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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Originally Posted by miriam
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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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Thingie is a good all purpose tool - I love thingies - I need thingies.... lots of thingies
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Dohickey is also a good generic term to use when referring to thingies or stuff.
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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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How about thinga-ma-bobbies or whatch-ya-call-its?
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