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Looking for Billy's tutorial on Vintage machines
I'm cleaning and refinishing my 1906 treadle machine. I had printed Billy's tute: Cleaning your vintage sewing machine Part One...Disassembly (pages 1 thru 21) in Oct. 2010. I can't seem to find the rest of the tute (Part 2). I do remember seeing something about soaking parts, etc. And I did find another part the other day cleaning your vintage machine Part Three...Finish Repair. Does anyone know how to find it easily, what page it is on ? There's thousands of tute's. Send me the link ?? I spent hours trying to find it. Thanks
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I read that some of his posts have been removed because the methods advised were damaging machines, including destroying decals. There are much better tutes posted now.
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Originally Posted by Monroe
(Post 5336771)
I read that some of his posts have been removed because the methods advised were damaging machines, including destroying decals. There are much better tutes posted now.
Here's one by Muv. She is really great! http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...v-t167789.html |
You want to follow Muv's tutorial since it's one of the best. Can't go wrong with her method.:thumbup:
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Well, I really messed up my machine today. I was working really hard at cleaning the machine inside and out. Then, I decided to soak it in hot soapy water to loosen the inside gunk. I forgot about it and when I went to take it out of the sink machine had turned white (I think it was the clear coat some talk about). I tried drying it and then polishing it with Fast Orange hand cleaner which I had been using. I had to rub really hard and it not only removed the white but also the decals. Very upsetting. It was a very pretty (though not perfect) sphinx decal design. Oh well, now I'll have to strip the whole thing, repaint and get new decals. A lesson learned, I should have left it alone. But, it didn't work because there was some rust and stiffness in it and it really needed a cleaning and lubricating. Now I need to find decals and leather belt ?? Thanks for letting me rattle on.
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Ugh! Patting it dry and then letting it sit should have "fixed" it... I'm sorry that happened to you!
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Originally Posted by slk350
(Post 5339494)
Well, I really messed up my machine today. I was working really hard at cleaning the machine inside and out. Then, I decided to soak it in hot soapy water to loosen the inside gunk. I forgot about it and when I went to take it out of the sink machine had turned white (I think it was the clear coat some talk about). I tried drying it and then polishing it with Fast Orange hand cleaner which I had been using. I had to rub really hard and it not only removed the white but also the decals. Very upsetting. It was a very pretty (though not perfect) sphinx decal design. Oh well, now I'll have to strip the whole thing, repaint and get new decals. A lesson learned, I should have left it alone. But, it didn't work because there was some rust and stiffness in it and it really needed a cleaning and lubricating. Now I need to find decals and leather belt ?? Thanks for letting me rattle on.
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