I posted this on my page today and thought that I would share it here.

If you need to polish up a needle bar or similar items and they are removed from the machine. Put them in a cordless drill and use wadding polish or another metal polishing product on it. This will save time and effort.
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Cool Grant - missed you...
I found something cool I thought I would pass along to anybody who reads here:
http://www.floridamemory.com then you will need to search sewing machines. There a lots of pics of Seminole people with HC machines - they did a lot of piecing for their clothing - beautiful work - got to see some of it at the museum in Tallahassee a few years ago.

What a great idea, Grant! Where can the wadding polish be found?

http://www.nevrdull.com/page5.html

That is a great idea!

You can find it at auto parts stores. A can is about $7 and it goes a long way.
This idea has worked great for me. Also if you have a bobbin winder that is sticky or frozen, I have taken off the unit and put it in my drill, oiled it and if you hold the bracket you can spin the bobbin winder. This can be a real time saver too.

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I have been having a problem getting on here with my usual browser and was unable to get on here for a while. I missed you all too.
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Hey folks, just a quick note.... To all the folks who are waiting on me to ship machines/parts.... Heather and I have both been slammed by the flu since Saturday. I am back to work today for at least a partial day. Updates to follow.

Can anyone dientify what model Singer Vintage this is?
 

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Can anyone identify this old Singer for me. Serial number indicates that its Circa 1929. I may buy?

looks like a 66

I have a question. Some time ago I read that on Singer machines the motor boss was put on some machines starting in 1901 and by 1903 all of them had them. I know of a machine from 1910, according to the serial number, that does not have a motor boss. The only thing I can think of is that it was a factory refurbished machine and a later serial number was stamped on it. Any thoughts?
Thank you.
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First of all, I assume that you’re talking about the Singer Class 66 machines, not all Singer machines.

In my experience with the Singer Class 66, the handcrank “boss” began appearing in 1913. I don’t think that they were designed as a “motor boss”, but later on when electrification began, the motor bracket was designed to fit onto the handcrank boss, or “hand attachment boss”.


I wouldn’t expect a 1910 Singer 66 to have a boss on it.


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