Up for grabs - Green Dressmaker
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Some of you may remember my great find on a broken dressmaker in a cabinet. Got it home and oiled it and it worked. WELL, I've been tinkering with it and it still won't pick up the bobbin tread. So, I'm totally frustrated with it and am offering it to you all first, as is, for the cost of shipping or pickup. Just be warned it's heavy.
I can't find the original picture but you can see the machine here.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage-antique-machine-enthusiasts-f22/green-dressmaker-cl-find-$10-t186811.html
I can't find the original picture but you can see the machine here.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage-antique-machine-enthusiasts-f22/green-dressmaker-cl-find-$10-t186811.html
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Does your offer include the cabinet? The issue with refusing to sew might have to do with timing, or the needle. Have you tried turning the needle a different direction when inserting, or threading from the other direction? I have a Singer 201 that refused to pick up the bobbin thread, and for years I thought it just didn't work. That is, until I found a manual and discovered I was threading the needle from the wrong direction!
Now that 201 sews like a champ.
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...g-t182255.html
maybe you can figure something out from that link
maybe you can figure something out from that link
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[QUOTE=J Miller;5270368]Unfortunately the owners manuals are not always present. I'm still looking for a manual for my Dial 'n Sew, Alden,
and several others.
Sooooo, we fake it.
True. Sometimes something similar is out there. Experience is a greater teacher than an owner's manual but if one is new to SM repair and can lay there hands on a manual, it seems a good idea to get one, especially with all the free manuals out there. I'll admit I am a book lover.![Smile](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
Jon
and several others.
Sooooo, we fake it.
True. Sometimes something similar is out there. Experience is a greater teacher than an owner's manual but if one is new to SM repair and can lay there hands on a manual, it seems a good idea to get one, especially with all the free manuals out there. I'll admit I am a book lover.
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Jon