I have a lead on a Rocketeer...!
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I've always thought that the Rocketeers were the coolest-looking machines and now I might have a chance to own one! I love Craigslist sometimes - it's how I found the estate sale with my Featherweight and now this pretty baby.
I keep bringing my FW to the office and then have to take her back home all the time whenever I want to sew at a friend's house. My Janome certainly isn't leaving the house except under special circumstances! So I've kind of wanted a machine I could leave at work, freeing up the FW for all the trips I make with her. And the only machine I really want right now is a gorgeous Singer 500A of my very own. The seller lives about an hour and a half away, which I expected, and we're chatting via email. The machine belonged to her mother and comes with a few accessories, as well as a sewn cover that her mother made for the machine. It was her go-to workhorse for many years and she wanted it to go to a home where it would be used and loved. Needs a little bit of servicing, but nothing major. Fingers crossed? (The top piece is missing in the picture, but the machine does have it - she'd just misplaced it at the time and found it again later.) [ATTACH=CONFIG]351537[/ATTACH] |
Good luck Jennalyn!! I love mine...they're fun machines! :) Will keep my fingers crossed for you!
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Hope you get this fantastic looking machine!
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It looks great, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Good luck.
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Oh, you lucky dog. I hope you get that machine. I love Rocketeers. I have it on my "to get" list.
I just was gifted a Singer Spartan this morning by a co-worker. She told me months ago that she had a machine in her closet, so today she brought it with her to work and asked me if I wanted it. It's free, of course I want it. |
Rocketeer
Originally Posted by Jennalyn
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I've always thought that the Rocketeers were the coolest-looking machines and now I might have a chance to own one! I love Craigslist sometimes - it's how I found the estate sale with my Featherweight and now this pretty baby.
I keep bringing my FW to the office and then have to take her back home all the time whenever I want to sew at a friend's house. My Janome certainly isn't leaving the house except under special circumstances! So I've kind of wanted a machine I could leave at work, freeing up the FW for all the trips I make with her. And the only machine I really want right now is a gorgeous Singer 500A of my very own. The seller lives about an hour and a half away, which I expected, and we're chatting via email. The machine belonged to her mother and comes with a few accessories, as well as a sewn cover that her mother made for the machine. It was her go-to workhorse for many years and she wanted it to go to a home where it would be used and loved. Needs a little bit of servicing, but nothing major. Fingers crossed? (The top piece is missing in the picture, but the machine does have it - she'd just misplaced it at the time and found it again later.) [ATTACH=CONFIG]351537[/ATTACH] |
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I think I get her tomorrow!!! The seller's husband is planning on a trip over the bridge that leads right past our house tomorrow morning, so she's going to try and arrange for him to meet with me in a local shopping area for an exchange.
Of course, this is the week before payday and I now have an unexpected vet trip to make tomorrow afternoon, but still! Worth it. :D |
There is no belt of any sort on those Singer 500s. Even if you don't have the top plate it will work just fine. It might even be a good idea to take the top plate off for safe keeping. There are certain places on those machines that gum up with oil. They will need a good cleaning.
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So, did you get her?
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Originally Posted by lovelyl
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So, did you get her?
She's absolutely lovely...! |
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