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bkay 06-21-2017 06:11 PM

Both Ratrodsingers.com and ratrodsewingmachines.com are available.

bkay

OurWorkbench 06-21-2017 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JediMom (Post 7847849)
... (I can't get pictures to upload onto the board for some reason. Otherwise, I'd post one to show you.) Regardless, I don't have the other piece of iron to even attempt JB Weld. ...

Here are JediMom's pictures resized. It really is a beautiful Tiffany 15.


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I've tried several times to upload the other images and can't seem to get them.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

OurWorkbench 06-21-2017 06:26 PM

I guess they did post :o

The first one of the bobbin area is the back side and the second one is the front side. It looks like a fairly fresh break to me. Too bad you don't have the piece that broke off.

The piece that broke off is the part that the shuttle race body screws into.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

JediMom 06-22-2017 05:10 AM

Thanks for posting them! I tried and tried to post them after I emailed you.

It really is a shame. It's very pretty. It would make a nice conversation or decorative piece. I can't see it becoming a garden statue or *shudders* a tractor. That's why I think a placing it inside a wooden base converted into a lamp would be nice. It could replace my ugly bedside lamp.

So sad....

JediMom 06-22-2017 05:13 AM


Originally Posted by OurWorkbench (Post 7848914)
I guess they did post :o

The first one of the bobbin area is the back side and the second one is the front side. It looks like a fairly fresh break to me. Too bad you don't have the piece that broke off.

The piece that broke off is the part that the shuttle race body screws into.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

I think the break looks fairly recent too. I tried attaching the shuttle to the other side in hopes it would MAYBE work, but it didn't. I was hopeful and did try, though!

leonf 06-22-2017 11:13 AM


Originally Posted by bkay (Post 7848905)
Both Ratrodsingers.com and ratrodsewingmachines.com are available.

bkay


Be careful, you may start a movement. bkay

leonf 06-22-2017 11:18 AM

Ouch
 
Jedimom, You truly did have a beautiful machine. Pretty ugly break. Sorry it happened.

JediMom 06-22-2017 11:30 AM


Originally Posted by leonf (Post 7849474)
Jedimom, You truly did have a beautiful machine. Pretty ugly break. Sorry it happened.

Well, I certainly will not be buying anymore machines from Shopgoodwill.com. I have grown very leery of online auctions as it is. I should have known better. Oh, well...I did find that beautiful RAF Singer 15 the same day from a local shop. :thumbup:

OurWorkbench 06-23-2017 03:00 AM


Originally Posted by JediMom (Post 7849149)
Thanks for posting them! I tried and tried to post them after I emailed you.

It really is a shame. It's very pretty. ....

So sad....

You are welcome. Glad I could help. I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager on my Windows 8.1 laptop. One of the options to "Edit Pictures" is Resize. I use "Percentage of original" and for yours I use 25% as the percentage. Then "Save As" with a different name. Then do not save "original changes" (option when close program) so still have original size.

It truly is a shame that it was broken.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Sewnoma 06-28-2017 06:21 AM

I have an older Singer 15 that is totally wrecked. It was bad to start with (almost as bad as these original pics, but everything moved OK) and I bought it to do a test-repaint on it. I took it apart and tried stripping the paint but used the wrong stuff and now it's REALLY bad. I can't bear to toss it out though, I KNOW it can be fixed. I have all the parts and it worked when I started...but I regret trying to strip it now. I should have just kept it as-is. OH well. Live and learn!


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