Vintage singer 128
12-30-2014, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Cogito
Thanks Joe! I wasn't aware of the repro cording. I will have to look at that. And hahaha! You gave me a good laugh. I can see your point and I completely agree....motorized machines certainly can't be beat for their speed and ease. You might not have seen an earlier post of mine.....I have 4 Singer 128's....two Godzilla and two La Vencedora. I now have 5 treadle, innumerable motorized and not one hand crank! So.....I just want one. Lol....Pretty please? 
That sounds like I wrote it. Currently I have lots of E machines, 5 treadles, and one HC. The hand crank was sort of an accident. When I got the 127 with the HC on it I had just finished Mr. Rusty's repairs. So he became my token HC machine. He works good, sews good, but doesn't get used much. Maybe if we have a power outage like in CD's poem they might.
Joe
12-30-2014, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
The HC has the advantage of really good control.
12-31-2014, 01:08 AM
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Cogito,
Go to Sew-Classic and buy the HC unit and spoked hand wheel. Then when a cheep machine pops up, snag it. Don't say nothing, just do it.
If push comes to shove just remind him that if momma ain't happy, nobodies happy.
Joe
Go to Sew-Classic and buy the HC unit and spoked hand wheel. Then when a cheep machine pops up, snag it. Don't say nothing, just do it.
If push comes to shove just remind him that if momma ain't happy, nobodies happy.
Joe
12-31-2014, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by crystal lee
I have a vintage 128 with a knee bar. The cord is in very poor condition, does anyone know where I could get a replacement cord?
12-31-2014, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by J Miller
Cogito,
Then when a cheep machine pops up, snag it.
If push comes to shove just remind him that if momma ain't happy, nobodies happy.
Joe
Then when a cheep machine pops up, snag it.
If push comes to shove just remind him that if momma ain't happy, nobodies happy.
Joe
12-31-2014, 02:45 PM
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The 128 that I have just uses the 122 cord - single lead. ETA: Jenny carries it here: http://shop.sew-classic.com/Cord-Sin...ORE-SCE122.htm The older ones may be direct wired or something though. Or if you mean the wiring that disappears into the cubby hole for the controller - that needs to be "custom" done.
That said - the reason all but one of my VS2/27/28/128 machines are either treadled or HC is because they get incredibly loud when motorized and run fast!
In truth for some reason the vibrating shuttle machines have never been anything I tried to collect. Somehow I keep ending up with them. The 28 came with a motor kit and the handcrank both and for a price I couldn't pass up and was found on the way home from picking up the 128 Knee lever machine. If I'd found the 28 first, we wouldn't have the 128 today. The 28 is in HC configuration at this point and the motor kit is in a box awaiting an emergency. Though what sort of motor emergency I could possibly have, I'm not sure....
That said - the reason all but one of my VS2/27/28/128 machines are either treadled or HC is because they get incredibly loud when motorized and run fast!
In truth for some reason the vibrating shuttle machines have never been anything I tried to collect. Somehow I keep ending up with them.
The 28 came with a motor kit and the handcrank both and for a price I couldn't pass up and was found on the way home from picking up the 128 Knee lever machine. If I'd found the 28 first, we wouldn't have the 128 today. The 28 is in HC configuration at this point and the motor kit is in a box awaiting an emergency. Though what sort of motor emergency I could possibly have, I'm not sure....
01-01-2015, 05:57 AM
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My 128 (Lillian) has a very strange electrical connection. They are small round pieces that plug into each other. I've never seen anything like it before.
And the instruction book says to screw the end of the cord into a light socket and turn on the switch. That part has been changed, as I can plug it into an ordinary outlet.
And the instruction book says to screw the end of the cord into a light socket and turn on the switch. That part has been changed, as I can plug it into an ordinary outlet.
01-01-2015, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by maviskw
My 128 (Lillian) has a very strange electrical connection. They are small round pieces that plug into each other. I've never seen anything like it before.
And the instruction book says to screw the end of the cord into a light socket and turn on the switch. That part has been changed, as I can plug it into an ordinary outlet.
And the instruction book says to screw the end of the cord into a light socket and turn on the switch. That part has been changed, as I can plug it into an ordinary outlet.
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