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Old 11-09-2011, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Derla View Post
There are way too many posts on this forum to read them all, so this may be a repeat. My husband bought me a vintage sewing machine at an estate sale for $30. It is a Necchi, made in Italy, Model BU. She really purrs like a kitten. There are lots of different feet for it - but no manual. I've not been able to check the stitch as I'm not sure how to thread it. From the little I've been able to find on the Internet about it -- I'm thinking he did good. But it seems there are 3 different kinds of Model BU and I'd like to get it ID'd accurately so I can look for the right manual. Can anyone give me a link to get it ID'd, please?
You can find a threading diagram here: http://sewusa.com/Threading_Diagrams...ng_Diagram.htm
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:09 PM
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Just what is a 'picot hemstitcher'? What does it look like? I've never heard of one before? Pictures??
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I just 'googled' it and it is so neat!!! I want one, but can't afford the $99.00 for the set with the throat plate. Anyone know of one a lot cheaper?
Watch ebay, that's where I got both of mine for a LOT less than $99! April1930's has this video on You Tube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxWyjzhmdI8

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f I can't get this one to work right, I'll be selling it! LOL
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:32 PM
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I have had my fw for almost 3 years, and never sewed its project until tonight. What a fun little machine to use. I had only made sure that it sewed and oiled and cleaned it up, but I pieced a baby quilt on it tonight. Quiet, smooth, and just neat to use. I will get the quilting done on a clone tomorrow. The fw is just so cute, it is hard to believe how well it sews.
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:41 PM
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Help! This machine is driving me crazy! I can't figure what machine she was cloned from. The model number is 606 but she does not look like the Sewmore 606's I have found on the Internet. The faceplate is hinged and rounded. The knob underneath the badge lowers and raises the feeddogs. I would like to find a generic manual for her but I don't know what she is. Might name her Greta after Greta Garbo, the mysterious one.
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:51 PM
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Caroline, not every "Non-Singer" is a clone. Your Sewmor is just that...a Sewmor.
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Old 11-09-2011, 09:49 PM
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MPeters,
The plate that the spool pin for your featherweight only has 1 screw, it just needs to be a bit tighter. You need to be able to access that part of the machine so you can grease and oil in that area. The box that your machine came in is for a white FW, they were made in the 1960s.
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Old 11-10-2011, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Janis View Post
Just what is a 'picot hemstitcher'? What does it look like? I've never heard of one before? Pictures??
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I just 'googled' it and it is so neat!!! I want one, but can't afford the $99.00 for the set with the throat plate. Anyone know of one a lot cheaper?
What is a fair price for one of those??? I picked up a hand crank so I can test a couple out - see if they work. It is my understanding that they work better at very low speed. Iris, you HAVE to come over then - I'll need support.....

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Old 11-10-2011, 12:59 AM
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I am going to look at a Singer 66 tomorrow. I am not familiar with this machine and neither is the seller. She is asking $25 for it. GREAT PRICE!
Questions I have:
Is this only a treadle machine? NO
I think she told me it was in a case, but she doesn't know anything about machines so a case could be a treadle!
What # bobbins does it take? CLASS 66 BOBBINS
I downloaded a manual for it but didn't find anything about the bobbins. It looks like a round bobbin.
Is it only forward and reverse? SOME ARE ONLY FORWARD - SOME DO REVERSE
How are the stitches? EXCELLENT
Is it a good machine for most types of fabric like denim? EXCELLENT
Thanks for any information!
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NICE SIMPLE MACHINE - I HAVE ONE IN A BENT WOOD CASE - NOT A REDEYE THOUGH - BUMMER
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Old 11-10-2011, 03:03 AM
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Quote Originally Posted by jan on 446 View Post
I am going to look at a Singer 66 tomorrow. I am not familiar with this machine and neither is the seller. She is asking $25 for it. GREAT PRICE!
Questions I have:
Is this only a treadle machine? NO
I think she told me it was in a case, but she doesn't know anything about machines so a case could be a treadle!
What # bobbins does it take? CLASS 66 BOBBINS
I downloaded a manual for it but didn't find anything about the bobbins. It looks like a round bobbin.
Is it only forward and reverse? SOME ARE ONLY FORWARD - SOME DO REVERSE
How are the stitches? EXCELLENT
Is it a good machine for most types of fabric like denim? EXCELLENT
Thanks for any information!
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NICE SIMPLE MACHINE - I HAVE ONE IN A BENT WOOD CASE - NOT A REDEYE THOUGH - BUMMER
long johns are ready for tomorrow, I'm ready
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Old 11-10-2011, 06:13 AM
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Nancy! We are waiting to see what a Hale's Crescent looks like...where are you...looking forward to the pictures...anticipation...
Sorry Monica, I have been taking care of a sick grandson for a couple days!

I did get the Hales Crescent a couple days ago. It is a really cute machine - looks sort of like a Two Spools, but it is a vibrating shuttle. I got the machine, cabinet, original manaul, and 3 shuttle bobbins for $10. The machine itself is worth $10! Now the bad part, the machine is in great shape - owned by the same family all its life. The cabinet, though, is going to need some major repair work. DH welded the treadle irons - that came out great, but the whole top of the cabinet has to be re-done - new veneer, even some of the boards under the veneer are split! Now, he has 4 he has to re-do (I am almost finished with the cabinet for the 319w).

Now I am trying to find some information out about the Hales Crescent! They were made by Johnson, Flanders and Co. between 1865 and 1883 - that is all I can find out? I am sure this machine is from the early 1900's not the late 1800's, but according to the records it can't be because the company was out of busines by 1883? I also find nothing on ISMACS needle site about needle size. It appears to take a Boye #10 like a Davis? Geeze, I am always getting these mystery machines!

Nancy
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