JudyTheSewer

Great! Thanks for letting us know you got it. I have an affection for those vintage desk machines. Enjoy!

Lara122

The light won't even come on, there is no motor. The needle 'swing' lever is frozen, but the hand wheel turns. The lid is present, but the hinges are broken. the drawers were taped shut with PACKING tape, so I did not open them there. I offered twenty (he said there were things in the drawers). This is what I got!!

Even tho it isn't working, I am excited!

my local smg is taking the stylists. Hopefully he'll give me a deal on a slide plate for my 248! ;0)

Two broken rocketeers, and two red eyes that need belts. I need help!

I am trying to get a picture to load! grr

cricket_iscute

Oh, I don't know if you need help, Lara. Not in the "Boy, am I crazy" sense, anyhow. It will be fun to work on these and you will learn a lot. Between them, you might have all the necessary parts. And the red eye belts are no big deal.

I got a Singer 500 Rocketeer on Freecycle to help with quilts I make for homeless families. It was seized up everywhere a machine could possibly be seized, and somebody had decorated it with stickers and other sticky stuff. They also spilled something permanently sticky all over the cabinet. I spent the last two nights meching it, got every little thing in order, and am I pleased! He (his name is Rocky) is handsome and not scratched, and I think he has had very little use. Rocky is feeling much better and I discovered he has a stitch, with a cam, that I have been wanting for a particular quilt. I am so happy about this machine. It's a permanent part of my herd, now.

See what you can do with your Rocketeers. You might be pleasantly surprised.