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Do you just need old wooden spools to wind thread on? I have a few, and I feel sure you could rig up a winder to rewind them.
Originally Posted by Launie
Ummm. well I will figure out this pic thing after dinner....
The 15-91 is a great machine to own! Fantastic with free-motion quilt with, a great all around machine, from piecing to quilting. Have fun with this beauty.
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I've fallen behind on my reading of this thread so I don't know if anyone has shared this yet. I came across a blog about restoring a Singer 201. This person will be stripping the machine down and doing a complete restoration. I thought there may be some people on this board that would be interested in seeing how she is doing it. Here is the link:
http://mysewingmachineaddiction.blogspot.com/
I don't have a 201 to restore but I have a 66 that could use a makeover.
http://mysewingmachineaddiction.blogspot.com/
I don't have a 201 to restore but I have a 66 that could use a makeover.
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Launie,
The 15-91 is a great machine to own! Fantastic with free-motion quilt with, a great all around machine, from piecing to quilting. Have fun with this beauty.
The 15-91 is a great machine to own! Fantastic with free-motion quilt with, a great all around machine, from piecing to quilting. Have fun with this beauty.
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Question??? Are handcrank parts all the same size for use on any qualified model? ie: 66, 15, etc. Anne
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Okay, I think I understand your situation. If you have that pin knob, the plunger, adjusted correctly, you don't need to hold the plunger while inserting the 'can" into position. It will snap in. My second Two Spools, Melinda, had the same problem as yours. I had to use a screw driver to get the "spool can" in at first, and then I made the adjustments to the pin, as suggested in manual, to correct that problem. The spring plunger needs to be up. That is what holds the spool can in place. They are referring to moving the can slightly left or right so that the can is in the correct position. If you notice that the bottom of your spool can either has a lip or edge, that lip gets seated inside the bar inside the hook race area, see figure 4.
I will try to take some pictures.
I will try to take some pictures.
If any of you ever get or have a Two Spool, you should make a note of these pages. Those Two Spools are a little different! Very interesting and ingenious that a machine was invented to use a spool of thread, any size 50 spool or smaller, not a special spool that came with the machine! When you think about the fact that all the bobbin driven and shuttle driven type machines have to have a specific bobbin and a specific shuttle or they won't work - and this machine will take any old wooden spool that they had sitting around!
Nancy
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Yes, the Davis NVF uses the regular 15x1. Yup! I'm going to keep both machines. I like to have at least two of each machine, just in case I need parts. A lot cheaper than bidding on ebay for parts.
Nancy
Originally Posted by Phyllis nm
Do you just need old wooden spools to wind thread on? I have a few, and I feel sure you could rig up a winder to rewind them.
Nancy
Originally Posted by Honchey
Question??? Are handcrank parts all the same size for use on any qualified model? ie: 66, 15, etc. Anne
Nancy
Here is a nice 15 clone, if any of you are in the Modesto area - for a reasonable price too.
Nancy
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2437154405.html
Nancy
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2437154405.html
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