Mud Dauber Nests Inside VSM Head
06-16-2017, 05:20 AM
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I'm not familiar with mud daubers, but a test tube brush or pipet brush might work. Pipet brushes in particular have long handles and narrow ends - good for getting into tight spots. I assume you can buy them online.
06-17-2017, 12:23 PM
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You might check out Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
purplefiend had a small one in the back of her 115 and Bennett evidently has had experience in that respect. I was thinking a metal spiral brush, but I don't think I've seen any in a size that would do any good. The metal brushes I have probably wouldn't get very far in the pillar. Bennett's suggestion was a bottle brush.
We like pictures.
Good luck. Sounds like a neat machine worth saving.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
purplefiend had a small one in the back of her 115 and Bennett evidently has had experience in that respect. I was thinking a metal spiral brush, but I don't think I've seen any in a size that would do any good. The metal brushes I have probably wouldn't get very far in the pillar. Bennett's suggestion was a bottle brush.
We like pictures.
Good luck. Sounds like a neat machine worth saving.Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Hi JediMom,
The mud dauber nests that were in the pillar of my Singer 115 were removed with a chop stick and bamboo skewers. I didn't use anything metal for fear of nicking the insides of the machine. It took a while to get them out, once I knocked them loose it came out fairly easily. I used lots of sewing machine oil and patience.
Between my son and I, we spent nearly 4 months getting the machine unstuck and the rust removed. He works on antique cars; so he has a lot of knowledge that works on antique sewing machines also. He used fine sand paper and wet sanded (with oil) the hand wheel, followed by sewing machine oil with steel wool.
The machine runs beautifully and is very quiet.
Sharon in Texas
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