Glenn

Steve I am goint to give away one of secrets here. Being that the pitman is wood, I don't use oil on the connections. I use powder graphite mixed with alcohol to make a paste and lub the connection with this. It will work great and will not darken the wood with sewing machine oil. Do this before you connect the pitman. I just coat the holes with it and then connect if you use the machine often once every six months is fine.

SteveH

here is where the pictures of the handles should have been put.

Before
[ATTACH=CONFIG]501257[/ATTACH]

After
[ATTACH=CONFIG]501258[/ATTACH]

Installed
[ATTACH=CONFIG]501259[/ATTACH]

and as a reminder of the machine involved..
[ATTACH=CONFIG]501260[/ATTACH]

Rodney

I was a little confused at first when I saw the pulls on the MOP thread. Beautiful. Are they silver or nickel plated? Either way it's a nice detail.
Rodney

SteveH

looks like thin nickle sheet stamped.

Jeanette Frantz

Steve, that's a gorgeous machine. I'm a sucker for roses! I've seen pictures of one of these before, but not in that good a condition. What is her age?

Jeanette

Jeanette Frantz

Steve, sorry -- I went back and re-read everything -- I think my mind is getting a little scrambled -- it's been a very long week! Wow! I wish she could talk!

Jeanette