Second featherweight - a real bargain
 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]521589[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]521590[/ATTACH]feeling puny today so almost didn't go into the upscale thrift shop. And there it was. For $40 for everything! This one I think is older than my first one. Didn't try sewing but it is mostly clean and has the important things like bobbin case and foot pedal. Plus that tube of motor lube. Yay!!

Sorry you are feeling puny. I hope this cheered you up! Nice find!

Woah, killer deal!! What a great find! I bet that made your day!

How exciting!

Great deal! That's what I paid for mine as well! Keep looking for another one that someone may have but not realize what it is.

Great find! Polish it with TR3 Resin Glaze and you won't believe how good it will look.

Cari

Can't go wrong with that price! Nice find!
Edited to add: Noticed it came with a buttonhole attachment. We bought that attachment new eons ago and seems like the price was about $35! So you did well!

Cari -even on the decals? Will look for some locally.

I won't automatically say yes-you should always test any product somewhere on the back to be sure, but I've used it on several machines with no adverse effects. If you follow the directions to the letter it will shine up a black machine like you won't believe. I will give one caution about TR3 though, if the clear coat is compromised then TR3 won't fix it, it will remove cracked or crazed clear coats.

Cari

congratulations! from what can be seen of decals, other than that spot where the sewers arm rested, they look great

"Great find! Polish it with TR3 Resin Glaze and you won't believe how good it will look.
Cari"

cari --where can TR3 Resin Glaze be found? and does affect the decals? i've been polishing/cleaning my fw w oil, is the TR3 better?

You get TR3 at auto parts stores. I've never had it mess up decals. On a machine with a compromised clear coat I'm careful about the decals, use very light pressure with cotton balls.
What to use for cleaning/polishing a machine is a personal choice. Up to now I've always used TR3, but all the machines I've done have been from the 50s and 60s. It's made my black 301, my 201-2 and my fw so shiny. I imagine I'll use sm oil, at least at first, on the New Home treadle when I start cleaning it up.

Cari

Gasp.....$40 ?? You made out like a bandit and with all those attachments?? Wow, so happy for you!!

Congrats on your deal! I hope you're feeling better.
Rodney

Wow! What a super deal!! Happy stitching, and hope you feel better soon~

Great find.

Wow, Alyce, what a find! Hope you feel better soon!

Thank you for the info on TR3. I've been looking for a product to make my three FWs look like new!

Alyce, you got a fantastic deal! Congratulations! I'd like to find one like that for my cousin in Oklahoma! I might be able to afford one like that!

Jeanette

Thanks everyone! I haven't fiddled with it yet - grandkids just left and my puny-ness seems like a mild cold. I am tickled pink over it!! (the machine, not the cold)

Awesome deal....

Lucky YOU !!

Well, Mr. Stitchnripper thought there should be some electrical tape on the part of the controller that plugs into the machine. Except it sparked once when we plugged it in. I ordered a new cord set and my other Featherweight isn't here right now so will bring that cord home next week when I fetch it. I hope he didn't cause any real damage - otherwise the machine is very quiet. I oiled it, greased the gears and lubed the motor with the singer vintage lube, according to Nova Montgomery's video. It was very clean. I got almost no fuzz out of it, or dried grease (since it was bone dry). Had a problem with the light. I tried a new bulb but saw on line that some of the new bulbs don't sit properly. I took a bulb from the 66 and it works fine. Put the new bulb into the 66 and that works fine.

I also got the TR-3 resin glaze. The auto store I went to had no idea what I was talking about so I ordered it on Amazon. I do try to go local, but didn't want to have the same experience I had with EvapoRust. I did find it, but, it took me a long time to drive around to all the prospects. I find asking by phone doesn't give good results. Because I don't think they really look. I haven't tried it yet.

And the cold is gone, yippee!!