New Machines
07-28-2023, 12:13 PM
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New Machines
Two "new" machines, a $20 thrift store find, a Kenmore 148.15600. It has the pulley reduction system, converts to a free arm, has some built in patterns, and sews just fine; I didn't know 148 series had the special pulley system. This also came in its original case. I've come across so many 158s that when I saw this 148 I grabbed it up. This is what SMAD does to a person.
The second is a Brother zig zag machine, which came from my Minneapolis enabler. This one is a little more interesting. It actually says Zick Zack on it, which apparently is German for Zig Zag. It also had a 240v light in the nose end, now removed. I have to assume this machine was in Germany once upon a time, but somehow found its way to Minneapolis. It came with a motor and power block in the base pictured, which is handmade by someone other than me because it's really nice. The underside of the top has plastic oil channels attached, kind of interesting, although I'm not sure what it saves. It sews as expected.
The second is a Brother zig zag machine, which came from my Minneapolis enabler. This one is a little more interesting. It actually says Zick Zack on it, which apparently is German for Zig Zag. It also had a 240v light in the nose end, now removed. I have to assume this machine was in Germany once upon a time, but somehow found its way to Minneapolis. It came with a motor and power block in the base pictured, which is handmade by someone other than me because it's really nice. The underside of the top has plastic oil channels attached, kind of interesting, although I'm not sure what it saves. It sews as expected.
07-28-2023, 12:41 PM
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There was a standard aftermarket 120v motor and an aftermarket light screwed to the back by the spool pin frame. The wiring for the light was still in place, very high gauge wiring, kind of surprised me given that the bulb says 240v. I'm not real clear how US electricity works, so I know I don't know how European electricity works.
07-29-2023, 06:21 AM
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Those machines went to the right person! I adore vintage/antique machines for their engineering and beautiful stitching power. I'm envious of the ZickZack machine and have seen another demonstrated on a YouTube which was a treadle branded with the name Zick Zack.
07-29-2023, 10:05 AM
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I put a 9 spoke hand wheel and a hand crank on it. It has the standard rail mount as any other Japanese Zick Zack machine. I've been wanting to put a hand crank on a ZZ machine, this is the first one where the spoked hand wheel actually fit properly.
