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I learned to sew on a knee control and agree with Wesing.

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Originally Posted by Freaky_Quilts_Dragon (Post 7520902)

Really? I've heard the opposite, that water and mild soap are usually the safest. Keep in mind that I didn't soak the finish, just ran a damp cloth or swab over it and quickly dried it with another, dry cloth. And certainly didn't use it on the mechanics!

Of course the scary truth is there's no garanteed safe way to clean an antique sewing machine. What works or doesn't work on one may not on the next.

I've been playing with vintage machines for years and I've never once heard anyone say that water or a water based product is the safest thing to use on a black machine. Quite the opposite. Sewing machine oil is the "safe" thing to use. Now, colored machines are a different story. The only time I've ever heard of cleaning issues with a colored machine is the tan Singers(301, 400 & 500 series).

That being said, if I get a particularly grungy looking machine, whatever color, my go to cleaner is a half dry baby wipe.

Cari

That is one nice machine. My neighbor in town has one, but it is in a different kind of cabinet. She sure is pretty all cleaned up.

It's gorgeous!!
Enjoy:thumbup:

Fabulous find! Oh, what fun you are having....

The knee control proponents cought me! Let me reasure you that of course I'm going to try it because you never know and I truely might like it better. But I know what works well for me and having and uneaven control like that usually gives me muscle cramps and feels awkward. I don't even treadle the usual way with on foot forward one foot back, instead I have both feet in the middle, my body's work load is balanced and it feels very natural to me and works very well. Now if I could easily switch the knee control it from right to left when I need to, or even better move it to the center so I could squeeze it with both knees, that might work well.

But since I want to be able to take her to things like sewing meetups, and I don't have nor want a car and can't take a cabinet on the bus, it would have to be something I'd strap to my knee. And squeezing a strapped on bar between my legs in front of others would probably earn me a lot of giggles ;P I'd probably just giggle along and go about my buisness, but all told it just seems more practical to have a foot pedal.

I guess I should have been more clear about it, but my original post was already kinda long.

Holy smokes, the cabinet alone would have been a great find! Congratulations, she was meant to be yours!

Beautiful machine. Glad you found her.

Finding Hidden treasures makes great stories! Can't imagine the muscle it took to hoist and shove it into the backseat! Gracielinda is truly beautiful, and I'm glad she's yours.