Inherited machine
Hello, I inherited a machine that belonged to my great grandmother and I have not been able to find much information on it so I'm reaching out for some help. I have never sewn a stitch but I am eager to learn on this machine any leads for some info would be much appreciated.
The machine is in a table, heavy, says BelAir 600 on the side and has a gold colored emblem that says made in occupied Japan. |
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It's neat to get one that says "occupied Japan" on it.
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I may have one or three? Does it look like one of these?
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The bantam is a 99 clone, middle one is a 66 clone. Some bantams were made of cast Aluminum, alas, not mine..
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Some info HERE
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Originally Posted by leonf
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I may have one or three? Does it look like one of these?
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Thank you everyone
Thank you everyone for the replies, I will be doing some research from the links this weekend.
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Originally Posted by Totallynew
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I cant fir the life of me figure out how to make my needle pick up the bobbin thread
It looks to me that the flat of the needle should be on the right side and that one would thread from left to right. I'm not sure, but it looks like the bobbin would be threaded the same way as is shown in the above manual.
Originally Posted by Totallynew
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The metal plate that goes over the bobbin is there but my grandmother had it taped down
A picture would help, plus we like pictures. The instructions on how to post can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/qb-hel...a-t309399.html or https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf In case you just skim the pdf, a couple of things that I believe are particularly note worthy are that one must scroll over to the far right to find the "Upload" button to click and that I believe the picture maximum size may be incorrect, I think that the pictures need to be smaller than 1.9MB. Another thing that I noticed is that one can choose up to five images (if so desired) before clicking the "Upload" button. I also found that if you want to insert the image somewhere actually within the post, it takes a while for it to show the images that are available to choose (by clicking on the paper clip icon) then you can click on which one you want and where. I hope this helps. Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. Not affiliated with off-site link(s) |
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totallynew. The back screw to get the needle plate down is a bear if you do not have an offset screwdriver. ( or a scout knife)That may be why she taped it.
many parts are interchangeable with the 66 and 66s are everywhere. |
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