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Just keep a lookout for the great local CL posts, sometimes you will even find free machine. Have fun hunting!
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Thanks for the direction. I have a lot of reading to do. One good thing is that even if I don't get this one, there is always another one out there. Mama always said He's not the only fish in the sea, and I always thought I was chasing a boy. I am sure I will be asking more questions along the line. One stumper that I have now comes from the comment: She does not have you taking apart a machine completely all at once. WHY would ANYONE take a machine completely apart to clean it? That makes NO sense to me. Sorry I am just flabbergasted that anyone would do it. Well going to start getting an education. Thanks.
Nearly every one of my old manuals for my machines tells you that if your machine is sluggish from old oil to "oil" the machine with a few drops of kerosene, run it until it loosens up, and then re-oil with a good quality sewing machine oil.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Huntsville, AL
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I am glad my fellow members of the board are recommending not to take a machine completely apart to clean it. I have never had to take one apart. I use my machines so my goal is to clean them until the run quite and smooth. Miriam, Charlee and the Quiltdoctor Jan do wonders with these old machines. Listen to them and you will have a happy machine and you will not be pulling your hair out trying to put it back together. If your goal is to make bright and shiny and to look pretty remember if you use it as they were meant to be the parts will turn dark again very quickly by keeping it well oiled and use. Remember some of that varnish on the rods and such keep it from rusting. Happy sewing
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 37
Cams or disks change the stitch pattern. They are usually oddly shaped. You put one on the place the machine has for them. Some 'readers' ride along the outside of the cam or disk and the machine makes a patterned stitch. You do not need this unless you are doing decorative stitching. A simple straight stitch will do an awful lot. Maybe you can try searching sewing machine disk or sewing machine cam and then the model sewing machine you have. Like 'Singer sewing machine 503 disks' and see if you have better search results.
I think I got it! It is a template that attachs to the machine, but removable like a spool of thread would be, that causes the needle to move in a way to make things like waves, or blocks or initials. It would be the difference between using a cookie cutter and pencil on cardboard or using the computer to make a design. Those sound like fun things to use. I will have to remember them.
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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This might be a bit involved but here goes:
I have an Edison HA-1 15 Clone. Nice looking machine but it's got problems.
I found the first clue in a bunch of bent and broken needles in the case.
I found:
The feed dogs out of adjustment, the were too far forward and impacting on the needle plate.
The presser foot was adjusted too high
The needle bar was adjusted too low
The needle bar and presser foot was hitting each other.
I adjusted the feed dogs, the presser foot shaft and needle bar using the info in the 15-91 service manual I was referred to. (The 15-91 books are not as close to the clones as I'd want them. There are many differences. )
However now it thread jams horribly. So I checked the hook to needle timing as best as I can and find the hook a bit advanced of the needle. Instead of being centered at the needle at the eye, it's maybe an 1/8" past it.
There is another potential problem I'll be checking on later today, but in the mean time, any body have any suggestions from hands on experience, or links to service manuals other than the Singer manuals????
Joe
I have an Edison HA-1 15 Clone. Nice looking machine but it's got problems.
I found the first clue in a bunch of bent and broken needles in the case.
I found:
The feed dogs out of adjustment, the were too far forward and impacting on the needle plate.
The presser foot was adjusted too high
The needle bar was adjusted too low
The needle bar and presser foot was hitting each other.
I adjusted the feed dogs, the presser foot shaft and needle bar using the info in the 15-91 service manual I was referred to. (The 15-91 books are not as close to the clones as I'd want them. There are many differences. )
However now it thread jams horribly. So I checked the hook to needle timing as best as I can and find the hook a bit advanced of the needle. Instead of being centered at the needle at the eye, it's maybe an 1/8" past it.
There is another potential problem I'll be checking on later today, but in the mean time, any body have any suggestions from hands on experience, or links to service manuals other than the Singer manuals????
Joe
New Machines
Well, went up to Orange county for an alumni lunch so checked out the CL in the area. I managad to score a couple of okay machines.
First I think it is a 1891, VS2, serial #10610104 with Scrolls and Roses decals in very poor condition. The treadle table is okay but will need a few parts. I got this one for free so not complaining, it turns really smoothly. Wish there would of been some extra bobbins.
Second was a Franklin head with the egyptian looking beetles, seril #217954. There is rust on all the chrome parts and some of them the plating is coming off. It is very stiff and missing the face plate. Anyone know how to date the franklin machines?
Not a bad trip and had a good lunch and met some fellow former Nebraskans.
First I think it is a 1891, VS2, serial #10610104 with Scrolls and Roses decals in very poor condition. The treadle table is okay but will need a few parts. I got this one for free so not complaining, it turns really smoothly. Wish there would of been some extra bobbins.
Second was a Franklin head with the egyptian looking beetles, seril #217954. There is rust on all the chrome parts and some of them the plating is coming off. It is very stiff and missing the face plate. Anyone know how to date the franklin machines?
Not a bad trip and had a good lunch and met some fellow former Nebraskans.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Huntsville, AL
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Nice machines, Lisa and they will clean up nice.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NH
Posts: 42
OMG while refinishing the raymond treadle I came across the coolest thing, while sanding the wood my husband thought he hit a piece of tin but, when I looked at it closely it looked like it had gold so I took some acetone on a rag and rubbed and under the paint that someone put on there it was a Raymond M'fg logo, very beautiful!! Cant believe someone would have painted over this its really amazing. I'll forward pics as soon as I can. Would have never known, they painted over this in very dark brown paint... blows me away! At this moment I'm working with q-tips.... LOL
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