Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by Candace
Hey folks! I was wondering if any of you brainiacs know what model # this Singer is? I've never seen one like it??
Originally Posted by lee231
Originally Posted by shelburn
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
There is a Singer 185J for $20.00 on Cape Cod, MA Craigslist.
http://capecod.craigslist.org/art/2499544220.html
That's a better deal than the one that I found for $35.00 :thumbup:
http://capecod.craigslist.org/art/2499544220.html
That's a better deal than the one that I found for $35.00 :thumbup:
Now I have to wait for a phone call or an e-mail. Thanks again
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by quiltdoctor
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by quiltdoctor
Double Post, Sorry!!
Texas Jan
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Nancy
Texas Jan
I kept scrolling up and down to look at the differences and WOWZA!! Did you use a kerosene soak to do that amount of cleaning??? I have a brown lotus model 66 that looks as if someone put a blackish-goopy stain over the whole thing. I was able to get the goop off of the little serial number plate (it was so-o-o thick that I could not even see even the slightest indent of the numbers) so that I could date the machine but I would love to get the goop off of the rest of the machine.
Well Monica, and everyone else. I have tried e-mailing and calling this guy on this Hitachi, but no response. I will try again this morning.
This machine appears to be a treadle Hitachi, which I have never seen. I want to take a look at the machine or at least ask some questions about it. Has anyone on here seen a Hitachi treadle? Or does anyone have one of these machines? It looks very interesting.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/hsh/2517149361.html
Nancy
This machine appears to be a treadle Hitachi, which I have never seen. I want to take a look at the machine or at least ask some questions about it. Has anyone on here seen a Hitachi treadle? Or does anyone have one of these machines? It looks very interesting.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/hsh/2517149361.html
Nancy
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by nickylsf
I am having a bit of trouble with the tension, it sews good stitches with the top at 7 and I want it to be at 4. I have fiddled with the bottom tension but need to work on it some more. Intermittently the top thread is too loose, with loops on the back. Maybe 7 is okay on the top, just seems high.
Here is a wonderful tutorial about tension. It will help you to understand how it works and what to do to fix it. If you still can't figure it out I can walk you through it because I have already done it.
http://www.treadleon.net/sewingmachi...djustment.html
Give it a try!! :thumbup:
Originally Posted by psychonurse
Originally Posted by nickylsf
I had to go to a neighboring town yesterday for a medical screening, so checked the local Craigslist before going. Look what I found, and had time to pick up before my appointment? They were asking $250 and took $150. It is so pretty and feels so solid! It was frozen when I first started working on it, but I oiled it and it started running very smoothly.
I am having a bit of trouble with the tension, it sews good stitches with the top at 7 and I want it to be at 4. I have fiddled with the bottom tension but need to work on it some more. Intermittently the top thread is too loose, with loops on the back. Maybe 7 is okay on the top, just seems high.
I can't wait to piece something with it!
I am having a bit of trouble with the tension, it sews good stitches with the top at 7 and I want it to be at 4. I have fiddled with the bottom tension but need to work on it some more. Intermittently the top thread is too loose, with loops on the back. Maybe 7 is okay on the top, just seems high.
I can't wait to piece something with it!
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Originally Posted by deplaylady
My latest CL venture, I hope they call and hope DH doesn't ask too hard why a need another machine! maybe if I tell him its for DGD...and it's green... it's a two for the price of one, which won't be a plus in his book. If it's still there, if they call, it's just an hour and a half drive. (I want the green one - Not even sure what the other one is.)
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/hsh/2475787664.html
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/hsh/2475787664.html
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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by deplaylady
My latest CL venture, I hope they call and hope DH doesn't ask too hard why a need another machine! maybe if I tell him its for DGD...and it's green... it's a two for the price of one, which won't be a plus in his book. If it's still there, if they call, it's just an hour and a half drive. (I want the green one - Not even sure what the other one is.)
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/hsh/2475787664.html
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/hsh/2475787664.html
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Originally Posted by shelburn
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
There is a Singer 185J for $20.00 on Cape Cod, MA Craigslist.
http://capecod.craigslist.org/art/2499544220.html
That's a better deal than the one that I found for $35.00 :thumbup:
http://capecod.craigslist.org/art/2499544220.html
That's a better deal than the one that I found for $35.00 :thumbup:
Click on the CL ad and look for the following:
Date: 2011-07-17, 9:02PM EDT
Click on this part---->Reply to: [email protected]
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http://www.yardsalesearch.com/
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