Originally Posted by Crossstitcher

Geez all the new machines everyone has gotten are fantastic, congratulations to all.


Yesterday was Hubby's b-day so he bought this little jem on e-bay. He oiled her up and cleaned her and now I am piecing a quilt with her.

Originally Posted by Elsie Blight

Could you please please tell me how to connect to Billies tutorial on cleaning and pulling apart the machine thank you in antisipation
Elsie
Australia

Originally Posted by olebat

Thanks, I've seen the cabinet and guts cleaning, didn't recall the machine exterior. I'll have to wait a spell. I've hauled it in the house now. Will have to take it back outside if I use the kerosene. We're in the height of pine pollen season. The yellow dust clouds bellow everywhere. Just walking across the porch leaves footprints like walking on fresh snow. The pine pollen is large molecule, and even feels gritty. Wouldn't want that to become an abrasive. LOL

Originally Posted by Happy Treadler

Although I am the Happy Treadler, I also do love any and all vintage machines. My SIL's dad called me last week to say he's got an old machine that he would really like to give me, and that if I don't take it will go to the curb. Of course I couldn't let that happen, so we had a rendezvous at the bus stop to meet (no, I didn't tell DH I was getting yet ANOTHER machine, allbeit free).

This is a picture of the machine, and I have to say I SO fell in love with it! I LOVE the color, LOVE the vertical bobbin that inserts from the FRONT (unlike the other vertical bobbins that go in on the side), and even though my intentions were to pass this one along, I have to say she's now home where she belongs. I really did need a machine with a "ZZ" capability & fancy stitches set up in my sewing room. She adds color to my sewing room, and is one of very few electric machines that are included in my 'herd'. She's a Japanese repo of the Singer 15 (called a Universal, and I just can't get over how well-built this machine is. AND she weighs a ton! Just needed to clean her up and give her a good drink (geez, she was so thirsty she squeaked!). Happy happy me. :)