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Yes, that triangle thing is a thread cutter, have the same thing on mine. Lee
Yes, that triangle thing is a thread cutter, have the same thing on mine. Lee
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Went garage saleing today, picked up a 404 with a desk type cabinet, accessories, orginal manual and Zig Zag with the cams and book, all in pretty good shape. Desk needs some work. $15 Gotta shop doing this someday.
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Originally Posted by lee231
Went garage saleing today, picked up a 404 with a desk type cabinet, accessories, orginal manual and Zig Zag with the cams and book, all in pretty good shape. Desk needs some work. $15 Gotta shop doing this someday.
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Originally Posted by irishrose
luce321, my understanding is that Necchi didn't keep very good records. If yours says, "Made in Italy" you can join the Yahoo group for some info. The best I could find out about mine was that it is pre 1950 because it has a VN, not just a N. Then the block N was modernized and that's another marker, but I don't the year on that. My number 600630 and it's a BF, so it only straight stitches.
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I was wondering how you post in the vintage machine shop area?I have an opportunity to get a singer 29k2 it has a very long arm,just wanted to know if you can quilt a fmotion with it?I can find pictures but know info as to what it all can do.thank you for your help
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by irishrose
luce321, my understanding is that Necchi didn't keep very good records. If yours says, "Made in Italy" you can join the Yahoo group for some info. The best I could find out about mine was that it is pre 1950 because it has a VN, not just a N. Then the block N was modernized and that's another marker, but I don't the year on that. My number 600630 and it's a BF, so it only straight stitches.
Originally Posted by amBoo
I have a white featherweight that is missing the red S badge. Is it possible to get a replacement for it?
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Wow You guys have been posting away!! I just hopped on and I had to read 20 something pages. I have been in the studio working away trying to get a few more machines done so I can get caught up as such and I found out my A/C went out. Well the fan motor is toast so I have to pull it out and get another motor for it and then put it back in. But it got toasty in there to say the least.
So since it will be raining tomorrow I am going to install my new ceiling fan and get a few more machines torn down ready for a repaint.
I will be glad when I can come in here and spend some time with you guys I really miss being in here. But I have to take care of business first before I can play. :|
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So since it will be raining tomorrow I am going to install my new ceiling fan and get a few more machines torn down ready for a repaint.
I will be glad when I can come in here and spend some time with you guys I really miss being in here. But I have to take care of business first before I can play. :|
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I have a Necchi SuperNova I think the motor is going bad on it. Can you still get motors for these? Will another motor from a different Necchi work? May seem like a strange question but I love the machine and really hate to gid rid of her. :)
Originally Posted by miriam
I saw on line that the 401G can be hooked up to a treadle because of the openings in the base - it would need a different balance wheel though - there is info on line:
German Singer 401G:
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/index.htm
and
making it a treadle:
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/401G-...d-Electric.htm
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to treadle mine - that would be the BOMB!! I wonder where to get a balance wheel like that? Could one be made?
more on the 400G series
Same website different page
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/German-400.htm
German Singer 401G:
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/index.htm
and
making it a treadle:
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/401G-...d-Electric.htm
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to treadle mine - that would be the BOMB!! I wonder where to get a balance wheel like that? Could one be made?
more on the 400G series
Same website different page
http://www.toolfool.org/sewing/German-400.htm
I purchased a Singer 238k that I have in treadle now. It had option of belt drive motor or treadle. To set up for treadle, all I did was take the belt off the motor and set a treadle belt on the wheel that it came with ( balance wheel with groove for treadle belt). I never thought that I would possibly need to change the wheels because of gears. After reading this blog, I started to wonder if that is needed for my machine too, even if it has a wheel with groove. But if so, too late now since the machine works in the treadle with the wheel that I have.
Thanks for posting this information. It would be fun to find a 401 to treadle, but if you can't locate a 401 then you may want to hunt for a Singer 328K. Have fun!
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