Charlee

Nasty!!

Candace

Yes, and it's a loud, vibrating beast.

justtrish

Save her go now omg...white featherweight!! $40.00


please http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/hsh/2853113763.html

I wish I knew someone in that area

jljack

Yes, the 128 is a VS machine. I have one with Godzilla finish from late 40's, and it's electric. Your decals sound like La Vincedora, which was most common on that era 128s.

jljack

Monica, you are such a clown!!!

vintagemotif

I like that idea! Just a short enough piece to tuck into the hose to make it easy to stitch the tubing ends together.
When my design fails, I will give that a try!

Charlee

The 27, 28 127 and 128 are all VS (vibrating shuttle) machines, as opposed to the rotary or oscillating shuttle...

vintagemotif

Joe, I can answer your question this morning. Sorry, I had too many other projects/chats going last night to explain why I'm using a different material for a belt.


The leather belt that I was using hits my machine, Singer 328k, as it exits the machine (front by bobbin winder area). This rubbing caused wearing down of the belt. When I recently switch the machine from the straight-leg treadle to the standard cabinet/treadle there was a mark difference in the amount of wear. The belt was wearing down faster and lots of little bits of torn up leather were flying all over. I have another steel belt that I can use, but that would most likely make a groove into the machine and lots of little bits of steel would be all over the place too. (It may just be a good idea to run the steel belt just long enough to make a smooth semi-circular groove, talking out loud).

I have the very cheap aquarium hose which is soft enough to bend and give in that spot of contact; so, I went with that in hopes that the rubber will not break.

I also realized that I needed to around out and smooth the surface area of the contact spot with a file, which I did. As I stated before, why I didn't think of this filing before-I have no clue.

The very few folks that do treadle a Singer 328k, most of them have just cut out that area of metal on their machine where the belt hits. I don't like defacing the machine; plus, it was design that way in the first place, to be treadled or be e-machine ( poor design though).

So, I hope that answers your question on why I wanted something different than leather.

vintagemotif

I don't know! I was surprised after making the switch. I'm tempted to switch the Necchi into the standard treadle just to see how that treadles and then back again. Just too much work for that right now.

Is your straight-leg like Cathy's? Cathy's looks better made and more solid since it has the wooden legs. Mine is the metal legs that are very tinny. I understand that there are three different makes on the straight-legs. Mine most likely was the cheapest for them to manufacture at that time.

The Necchi treadles so much better than the Singer did in the straight-leg. I don't know, don't get it. It could be machine design.

Kathie S.

Nancy, you are a doll. If you are going to see her Saturday that would work for me as you could bring them Saturday night. If not let me know and I will try to see her Sunday if she is home. God sure has blessed me with the best friends. Kathie