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Originally Posted by BKinCO
Gee, Billy, what do you think???? :twisted:
I like electricity, just like I like indoor plumbing ;)
How do I tell the difference between a "G" and a "C" on the serial number????? I'm going with C but I'm not sure...
I like electricity, just like I like indoor plumbing ;)
How do I tell the difference between a "G" and a "C" on the serial number????? I'm going with C but I'm not sure...
The "G" Series was the largest series done by Singer.
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Originally Posted by JCquilts
can I do anything for the bed of the machine where the chip is?
As far as the chips on the bed this might help you out and should be an easy fix.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-46696-1.htm
Now the Bentwood case......... the base should be relatively easy to fix just glue and a bunch of clamps but the lid might be tougher. You can always disassemble the top and get the correct size veneer or plywood ans soak it in water for a bit to soften it up then you nail it around the sides. Clamp it down so everything stays square and straight and let her dry for a few days. Refinish it and the base and it is fixed.
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I read that earlier Billy. Is that just a cosmetic fix, so it will look ok? These chips are rather deep so it is not flush with the rest.
Am I understanding correctly that the paint will just make it LOOK better and there is nothing to be done about the big divits?
Am I understanding correctly that the paint will just make it LOOK better and there is nothing to be done about the big divits?
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Originally Posted by JCquilts
I read that earlier Billy. Is that just a cosmetic fix, so it will look ok? These chips are rather deep so it is not flush with the rest.
Am I understanding correctly that the paint will just make it LOOK better and there is nothing to be done about the big divits?
Am I understanding correctly that the paint will just make it LOOK better and there is nothing to be done about the big divits?
The only other thing would be is to get the Gloss Black model paint in the small bottle and fill it using a tooth pick or paint brush going over it a few times to make sure it was filled.
Billy
#1505
Originally Posted by Charlee
Originally Posted by AshleyO
LOL, it took me literally ALL DAY! I would read a page here and there, and then this evening finished it off. I really wanted to share my machines, but I thought I should make sure the thread hadn't taken a strange direction in the interim. I'm sure you know what I mean! :lol:
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I'm cleaning the Singer today... wish me luck! There isn't as much grime as I had originally thought there would be. The irons were hardly dusty at all. Someone loved this beauty until it ended up in that junky "antique" store (yes, quotes are necessary, since it can't be a real antique store with how they treat their items!) I think eventually I will have to take all the veneer off and re-do it. For now, clean, clean, and clean. :)
#1506
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Ashley, your New Home most likely takes an obsolete needle. I had one like it that sewed fine, but I had only 3 or 4 needles to go with it. I finally put it on the raffle table at a TOGA. The needles do show up once in a while--check around and see if anyone has any!! Unfortunately my brain has limited storage, and I can't remember the # offhand, but perhaps someone else can chime in??
I took the whole tension assembly apart and put it back together. Still nothing...
Probably a dumb question, but when I turn the handwheel, should the bobbin move at all? It just sits there and does nothing. I wonder how the top thread can engage the bobbin thread if it doesn't move? Or maybe that's normal... lol
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by BKinCO
Gee, Billy, what do you think???? :twisted:
I like electricity, just like I like indoor plumbing ;)
How do I tell the difference between a "G" and a "C" on the serial number????? I'm going with C but I'm not sure...
I like electricity, just like I like indoor plumbing ;)
How do I tell the difference between a "G" and a "C" on the serial number????? I'm going with C but I'm not sure...
The "G" Series was the largest series done by Singer.
Billy
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Originally Posted by BKinCO
OK the serial number looks like a C or a G followed by 8928845. I had to laugh at your comment about the can lid ~ I would have never figured out that's what that is...but now I've gone and looked and it appears to swing rather freely so I guess it'll come off easily...............
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by BKinCO
OK the serial number looks like a C or a G followed by 8928845. I had to laugh at your comment about the can lid ~ I would have never figured out that's what that is...but now I've gone and looked and it appears to swing rather freely so I guess it'll come off easily...............
Billy
I SWEAR it looks like 8928845............but upon further inspection that first 8 could be a 3...........but I really don't think so.
Not much help, am I?
I'll save all my dumb questions for you for after I go back through all 100 pages of this thread ;)
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Thought you guys could appreciate this picture I snapped earlier while making dinner...
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