Originally Posted by BoJangles
(Post 5311798)
Ok my Pfaff 260 arrived this evening! Miriam, wow you did a great job packing that machine! The box weighed 44 lbs, and was full of bubble wrap, peanuts, and boxed twice! It arrived in great shape! I have been playing with it ever since it got here!
Miriam, I don't think that foot pedal went to this machine! The foot pedal says "Made in the US," and the Pfaff is a 1961 machine made in Germany! I bet it had as foot pedal more like my Pfaff 130! I wish it had a cord, but I will take it to our local sewing repair guy next week. Hopefully, he has a cord! Oh and I love the little spool cozies you added from Glenn! I also got some of those spool cozies from Janis! I already bought a service manual and the decorative stitch selector card! Thank you for the manual too! Nancy |
Originally Posted by jennb
(Post 5311847)
try using a magic eraser...then I'd sure love to see a pic. I have been searching for a pretty yellow machine to use for my Booth displays whenever I start doing shows.
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Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 5311836)
Nancy, Pfaff cords are readily available if you google. They're pricey, though. Maybe you can get one second hand locally, but otherwise you can get them on ebay or via all the various sewing machine supply places.
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Originally Posted by miriam
(Post 5311906)
Nancy, I'm so glad it got there ok. I tried to pack it so it wouldn't bang up. I don't know much but that was the pedal that came with it - kind of on a short wire isn't it? I've seen the cords for about $20. I don't know if sew-classic has it or not. I think it takes a standard Pfaff cord.
The bobbin case is the same case that my Pfaff 130 uses, and my Pfaff 1222e - which means the bobbins are the same too! The 260 has over 80 decorative stitches, a buttonholer, and man is it made HEAVY! I love it. Rod hot wired the machine using[ATTACH=CONFIG]344177[/ATTACH] the cord from my pink Sterling and the light works - the machine runs! I can't run it that way though - I don't know how to hot wire anything! This Pfaff is from 1961 - did I say that already! I love the way it looks and can't wait to run it for real! I looked up a couple 260's on e-bay, the foot pedal probably is right because someone had stuck it in a cabinet with a knee control! All I need is a cord and I am good to go! |
that's a cool looking decal on the base. What is on it?
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I just removed a price mark from a permanent marker today on a white singer. Moistened my rag and added a little comet and rubbed very gently, it came right off and looks like new.
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Well, the alcohol took enough of the marker off that I'm satisfied. Thanks Up North for the suggestion. Here it is. It's a Brother 221 Galaxie and I'm guessing it's from the 70's. I got it for not much, because there's no foot control. I have an extra that I need to rewire for a permanent solution. I spent about 2 hours degreasing and lubricating. The reverse and stitch length arm were pretty stuck. All the innards are metal including the cams. However, there are two nylon gears. One has a small crack but it still sews great and all the stitches are nice. My Morse has a similar crack and also sews great. So, I'm not going to worry about it. What I think is pretty cool are the built in stitches. I've never seen a machine this age with built in duck, butterfly and fish stitches. Neato! I like the lemon color and I'm glad I was able to get it running.
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Hi Candace, a very nice looking machine!! I found this blog, and look at what they use to clean their machine.
They were dealing with pen (ink). I would have thought that alcohol would damage the surface, but no damage, that is good. http://lifewithlou.blogspot.com/2011/07/pinky-love.html |
Nancy and Candace nice looking machines. Love those colors.
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Originally Posted by jennb
(Post 5311981)
that's a cool looking decal on the base. What is on it?
Nancy |
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