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09-01-2013, 12:20 PM
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Miriam if only you were closer I'd help you downsize your tables. 
I picked up a White in a plastic case today at GW. It's so heavy that I'd really like to have it in a table.
I picked up a White in a plastic case today at GW. It's so heavy that I'd really like to have it in a table.
09-01-2013, 02:05 PM
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Where are you at? I'm up for a road trip in November... Heading south.
09-01-2013, 02:47 PM
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Some of the White machines will fit in a Singer table. I agree, a table is much easier - those cases get heavy.
09-01-2013, 07:17 PM
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Thanks but you're headed in the wrong direction. Maybe I could tempt you with some leaf peeping in New England? LOL
Compared the measurements on a Singer and the White and yes this is one that will fit in a Singer table.
Compared the measurements on a Singer and the White and yes this is one that will fit in a Singer table.
09-02-2013, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by pennycandy
Thanks but you're headed in the wrong direction. Maybe I could tempt you with some leaf peeping in New England? LOL
Compared the measurements on a Singer and the White and yes this is one that will fit in a Singer table.
Compared the measurements on a Singer and the White and yes this is one that will fit in a Singer table.
09-02-2013, 08:39 AM
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After dumping cookies and searching the hinterlands for blocks on the site, I gave up. A month or so of never trying to get this thread to show I clicked on a post from Miriam from my this thread's daily email (thank God for that or I would have gone nuts) and voila! I'm sure the neighborhood could hear me hootin' and hollerin'.
Yes, I do have new machines. Some of you know about Vlad the Impaler. It is a Kenmore/White 117.551 and sews nice handsome stitches. I love the strange foot pedal! It is so easy to control and my foot never gets hot. For those of you that don't have a mental image to rely on, a picture will follow.
Yes, I do have new machines. Some of you know about Vlad the Impaler. It is a Kenmore/White 117.551 and sews nice handsome stitches. I love the strange foot pedal! It is so easy to control and my foot never gets hot. For those of you that don't have a mental image to rely on, a picture will follow.
09-02-2013, 09:29 AM
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This is my $20 CL find. It was in a chewed up Sears cabinet and had been electrified. Wrong handwheel, crinkle finish motor, a newer friction style bobbin winder and a totally thread filled bobbin hook but no bobbin case. The bobbin winder stop pin had been cut off and so far that is the only alteration I cannot fix.
Yes, the finish is that shiny. I've never had a White that came to me in this condition! Thankfully the WFR that came in my beautiful cabinet was available as a donor. Now it has the correct handwheel, bobbin winder (floppy but works with hand holding), no motor, a bobbin case, and replaced rusty bits. With lots of Tri-Flow and cleaning, it is now installed and treadling in a beautiful cabinet. A match made in heaven! Sews quietly and consistently. I have a feeling it will soon be a favorite.
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This is my $20 CL find. It was in a chewed up Sears cabinet and had been electrified. Wrong handwheel, crinkle finish motor, a newer friction style bobbin winder and a totally thread filled bobbin hook but no bobbin case. The bobbin winder stop pin had been cut off and so far that is the only alteration I cannot fix.
Yes, the finish is that shiny. I've never had a White that came to me in this condition! Thankfully the WFR that came in my beautiful cabinet was available as a donor. Now it has the correct handwheel, bobbin winder (floppy but works with hand holding), no motor, a bobbin case, and replaced rusty bits. With lots of Tri-Flow and cleaning, it is now installed and treadling in a beautiful cabinet. A match made in heaven! Sews quietly and consistently. I have a feeling it will soon be a favorite.
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09-02-2013, 09:46 AM
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Good work Redbug. You have been busy!
09-02-2013, 12:44 PM
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Hi Melinda. There's no issue. There are plenty of sewing kits out there, but I think you were referring to something like this: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Singer-Beg...g-Kit/17338020
I searched around looking for the sewing kits, and I came across a better one I think - it includes a caddy. http://www.galleydirect.com/product....&pfid=10015555
Thanks!
-Bob
I searched around looking for the sewing kits, and I came across a better one I think - it includes a caddy. http://www.galleydirect.com/product....&pfid=10015555
Thanks!
-Bob
09-02-2013, 02:00 PM
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Did I ask about sewing kits? I have not posted a pic of the 227m yet but I will. It came from a local restaurant with a little shop attached to browse while you waited to be seated. My husband and I saw it at dinner one night and he slipped back the next week to buy it for me; good timimg for the machine because the place burned to the ground the next week.
Miriam the shop looks great. Love the quilted floor.
Miriam the shop looks great. Love the quilted floor.
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