Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
01-28-2011, 05:43 AM
#8971
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by tomilu
Also, your W&W takes a 127x1 needle or Boye 18. The Davis takes a Boye 10 unless it is really old -- some of the really really old Davis VF took a Boye 20. These needles are no longer in production, so if you can find them you need to start stocking up if you plan on using your machines.
Nancy
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We've used Evaporust and had great results getting rust off but I'm gonna give Oxyclean a try to, it's way cheaper. Thanx
Also been doing lots of reading on these machines that require these special needles like our Davis's and it's been said you can get by with reg needles by not shoving them all the way up in the needle slot and to keep adjusting until you get a good stitch. If this is so, it would be wonderful. I am gonna try it when my Davis is cleaned up and ready to use. Anybody else try this method?
01-28-2011, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
My mother kept a 15-91 in the bathroom of the 2-bedroom bungalow she lived in. The bathroom was huge; in the wintertime she would turn on a portable heater in there and spend the day.
I have 4 treadles and 3 E-cabinets on my sunporch (I know it's not good for them, but have no other space), 1 treadle in my daughter's room (worse idea than the sunporch), 3 treadles and 2 E cabinets in my bedroom, 6 treadles in the LR, 7 treadles and 1 E cabinet in my upstairs Non-Sewing room (I say that because I rarely get to sew). In addition, there are handcranks perched here and there. The rest are in the basement, where I am struggling along trying to create a usable space.
None in the bathroom or kitchen!!
I have 4 treadles and 3 E-cabinets on my sunporch (I know it's not good for them, but have no other space), 1 treadle in my daughter's room (worse idea than the sunporch), 3 treadles and 2 E cabinets in my bedroom, 6 treadles in the LR, 7 treadles and 1 E cabinet in my upstairs Non-Sewing room (I say that because I rarely get to sew). In addition, there are handcranks perched here and there. The rest are in the basement, where I am struggling along trying to create a usable space.
None in the bathroom or kitchen!!
01-28-2011, 08:16 AM
#8973
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
You may be able to rescue those needles. Try cleaning them with oxy-clean. I haven't used it yet, but I keep reading about people cleaning the rust off the metal parts of their machines with oxy-clean. It should work with your needles.
Have another question. What do I use to get cigarette smoke out of/off of a vintage wood cabinet? The finish is shot, so I can strip it. I just don't know what, if anything will get that old tar/nicotine out of the porious wood. I didn't discover this issue until I got home and started getting hives on my hands and arms. I'm allergic to the tar... time. So any advice? Take the time and expense to strip it? (It's a cabinet 40) or ditch it. I do have another cabinet that my machine will fit it.. .if I can get the 66 out of it, without cutting the electric cord.
01-28-2011, 09:21 AM
#8974
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Originally Posted by irishrose
Darn, I don't like Singer needles, but apparently AnnieRose does. She was the only vintage machine in the class, but she did as well as any Janome there.
I bet she looks beautiful sitting in that class. Yes, the vintage Singers produce one of the finest stitches. Keep on taking AnnieRose to classes and next thing you will notice is others having vintage machines too. Enjoy!
01-28-2011, 09:23 AM
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[quote=tomilu][quote=vintagemotif]
Beet juice! I'm going to have to try this on a wheel of mine that has some rust. Healthier to use than the chemical stuff. Thanks!
Originally Posted by tomilu
My DH says beet juice is supposed to clean rust off, lol.
01-28-2011, 09:26 AM
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[quote=Weedwoman][quote=vintagemotif]
I read that too somewhere. Thanks for the reminder.
Originally Posted by tomilu
Also been doing lots of reading on these machines that require these special needles like our Davis's and it's been said you can get by with reg needles by not shoving them all the way up in the needle slot and to keep adjusting until you get a good stitch. If this is so, it would be wonderful. I am gonna try it when my Davis is cleaned up and ready to use. Anybody else try this method?
01-28-2011, 09:27 AM
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I'm still waiting for Billy's photo of his treadle in his bathroom.
01-28-2011, 09:33 AM
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[quote=kwendt]
Have another question. What do I use to get cigarette smoke out of/off of a vintage wood cabinet? The finish is shot, so I can strip it. I just don't know what, if anything will get that old tar/nicotine out of the porious wood. I didn't discover this issue until I got home and started getting hives on my hands and arms. I'm allergic to the tar... time. So any advice? Take the time and expense to strip it? (It's a cabinet 40) or ditch it. I do have another cabinet that my machine will fit it.. .if I can get the 66 out of it, without cutting the electric cord.
Just switch the cabinets.
Why should you cut the electrical cord?
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Have another question. What do I use to get cigarette smoke out of/off of a vintage wood cabinet? The finish is shot, so I can strip it. I just don't know what, if anything will get that old tar/nicotine out of the porious wood. I didn't discover this issue until I got home and started getting hives on my hands and arms. I'm allergic to the tar... time. So any advice? Take the time and expense to strip it? (It's a cabinet 40) or ditch it. I do have another cabinet that my machine will fit it.. .if I can get the 66 out of it, without cutting the electric cord.
Why should you cut the electrical cord?
01-28-2011, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Beet juice! I'm going to have to try this on a wheel of mine that has some rust. Healthier to use than the chemical stuff. Thanks!
Nancy
01-28-2011, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by kwendt
Wow... just wow. How do you dust them all? Maybe we should start a 'vintage sew machine horders' club? Billy and you can be honorary lifetime members, I should think. Oh wait... I guess that's what this thread is for, isn't it?! :D
But, yes we love all our vintage machines, and like most collectors can't wait to find more!
Nancy
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