Major rehab
#1
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Major rehab
I don't know if this has been posted but it is fascinating!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMNgIfLHfjk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMNgIfLHfjk
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That is totally amazing! I never ever thought they could bring that machine back. Goes to prove I don't have a clue about restoration of a very clearly abused machine to something I would be proud to have in my house and sew on.
#6
Wow! Just seeing the restoration of the wooden base that the machine sits in was an amazing feat in my eyes. I would never know what to do with all those screws/bolts, etc. after I got them all off the machine. This was amazing to watch.
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My husband has done a lot of engine restoration on cars. He keeps a box of baggies and takes pics and puts the screws/bolts in baggies labelled as to what they are to help him keep track. So far he's never ended up with extras. lol
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I've never watched a machine be restored and in such a shape as this one. Awesome is all I can say. Amazing how he went thru so many processes and especially the one where he hooked up some wires to some sort of machine and the items in the container of some liquid. Just amazing and painstaking but came out so beautiful.
#9
I too, was fascinated watching the restore. I can't believe how rusted and cruddy the machine was. I am not very mechanically inclined so this was way beyond me. The restore came out beautiful and should be in a museum instead of a daily use machine, IMO.
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I've never watched a machine be restored and in such a shape as this one. Awesome is all I can say. Amazing how he went thru so many processes and especially the one where he hooked up some wires to some sort of machine and the items in the container of some liquid. Just amazing and painstaking but came out so beautiful.