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QuiltnCowgirl

04-06-2011 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jtapp9

Hey Billy did you see this listing? I wish I had the money and the room, I'd make an offer.

http://littlerock.craigslist.org/atq/2302413107.html

OMGosh! What a deal! If only...

jtapp9

04-06-2011 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jljack

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Originally Posted by jtapp9

Does the 301 take a bobbin I can buy in the store or do I need to order them off the internet? They are so darned skinny!

And i LOVE to sew with this little beauty :). She is so fast!

jtapp I bought mine online and they work perfectly!! I am not sure you could buy them in a brick & mortar....I haven't looked, but I work full time and don't have a lot of time to shop around. They are plentiful and relatively inexpensive online.

Thanks! Guess I will just order some, probably would be quicker than searching around town. I spent a day and a ton of gas looking for the grease and nobody had any. Ordered it LATE Sunday night and it and my new feet/parts arrive today! :)

Quiltgranny

04-06-2011 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jtapp9

Does the 301 take a bobbin I can buy in the store or do I need to order them off the internet? They are so darned skinny!

And i LOVE to sew with this little beauty :). She is so fast!

I buy mine here, 10 for $3.99: (oops, I see they're $4.39 now)

http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...-SCBN45785.htm

She does offer quantity discount, too.

Quiltgranny

04-06-2011 08:15 AM

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Hi Everyone,

I recently purchased a Singer 301a from FL that has some rust here and there, including a little on the feed dogs. The machine sews pretty good, but when I went to lower the feed dogs to try out FMQ, I couldn't get the thumbscrew (to the left of the bobbin case) to turn away from me with a screwdriver as the manual says to do.

Can anyone tell me the correct way to free up the thumbscrew and if there's anything I can do to clean the rust off the feed dogs?

I've attached two pics to show you just what I'm looking at.

Thanks in advance,

How to clean/oil the feed dog area?

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I'm trying to turn the big black thumb screw to the left to drop the feed dogs, but it won't budge. What to do?

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dirty1mom

04-06-2011 08:33 AM

jtapp9, If I lived closer those machines would be on the way home with me!

cabbagepatchkid

04-06-2011 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jtapp9

Hey Billy did you see this listing? I wish I had the money and the room, I'd make an offer.

http://littlerock.craigslist.org/atq/2302413107.html

$75.00 for ALL three!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: I hope that someone who is interested in antique machines gets them and he doesn't trash them instead.

sewbizgirl

04-06-2011 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl

Oh my, the Western Electric is just awesome! What a cool looking machine!

Thanks, sewbiz...I love your lotus (right?) decal machine too.

Right! :thumbup:

sewbizgirl

04-06-2011 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Quiltgranny

Use Liquid Wrench liberally... Spray it on, leave a while, wipe off and try the screw. If it's still stuck, spray on more, leave a while, bump gently with a rubber screwdriver handle, leave a while longer, and try again. It's amazing how LW unfreezes things.

sewbizgirl

04-06-2011 10:34 AM

Isn't this the saddest thing? A tree fell on the storage building and let the rain in... When? 20 years ago?
http://jackson.craigslist.org/atq/2307776703.html

melinda1962

04-06-2011 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Lostn51

So lets do a poll for kicks and giggles.......Who has read all 901 pages of the shops thread?

You would figure I have but I will admit I have skipped a few pages here and there just to be caught up. :oops:

Billy

Late in answering, I have read the entire thread as well. I had asked for a vintage sewing machine book, and found this instead. It is like a book in progress, but better, because we get to learn from it. And get lots of feedback, which helps when the sewing machine-aholic syndrome kicks in. LOL Good job on the 900+ pages.

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