The Machine That I Fiddled With Today
#582
The machine I fiddled with today is a Singer 99k head with terrible failing clear coat.
I've re-habbed probably 20-25 machines now and have been carefully side-stepping Black Singers with failing clear coat problems. I don't know why it scares me so much...I've learned to take apart tensions, dismantle bobbin compartments, re-wire machines, solder inside tiny light fixtures and take apart motors but black Singers...? Scaaarry. (And I have a lot of them!)
So today I worked on cleaning and loosening the insides of a 99k with a horribly bubbled up clear coat. I picked this one because the coat isn't that gunky greasy mess that many of them have. With those I cannot make heads or tails of what is dirt and what is clear coat. This one is fairly clean but with very obvious bubbles.
I will need to build a box for it, do something for it's messed up light fixture, get a slide plate AND read everything I can in Glenn's tutorial on fixing clear coat issues.
I have no idea what this muck is under the arm?
I've re-habbed probably 20-25 machines now and have been carefully side-stepping Black Singers with failing clear coat problems. I don't know why it scares me so much...I've learned to take apart tensions, dismantle bobbin compartments, re-wire machines, solder inside tiny light fixtures and take apart motors but black Singers...? Scaaarry. (And I have a lot of them!)
So today I worked on cleaning and loosening the insides of a 99k with a horribly bubbled up clear coat. I picked this one because the coat isn't that gunky greasy mess that many of them have. With those I cannot make heads or tails of what is dirt and what is clear coat. This one is fairly clean but with very obvious bubbles.
I will need to build a box for it, do something for it's messed up light fixture, get a slide plate AND read everything I can in Glenn's tutorial on fixing clear coat issues.
I have no idea what this muck is under the arm?
#584
Thanks Miriam. I have some of that. I pulled all the electrical yesterday and I don't think there was that gunk on the back but I will look for the most un-noticeable spot to test on.
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I've been messing with my Davis!!! WOW! WOW! WOW! AND WOW!!!!!!! - I am ready to do some serious treadling. I had a bit of a struggle getting the needle in the sweet spot but after that. WOW. That thing is smooth as silk and FAST. I think I have a new go to machine. Now if I can keep the thing moving in the forward direction...........
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I've been messing with my Davis!!! WOW! WOW! WOW! AND WOW!!!!!!! - I am ready to do some serious treadling. I had a bit of a struggle getting the needle in the sweet spot but after that. WOW. That thing is smooth as silk and FAST. I think I have a new go to machine. Now if I can keep the thing moving in the forward direction...........
#587
Good call! The bug and tar worked well. That gunk actually did go around the back. I wonder if it was from tape or glue since the light fixture is splitting apart? Maybe someone tried to fix it with tape not realizing it would get hot.
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likely LED light in the future
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I'm thinking you are on to something DH loves to treadle that machine, too - I think this is the first sewing machine he likes.
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