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08-22-2011, 12:48 AM
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[quote=purplefiend][quote=Charlee][quote=quilt addictWhy are all the pretty machines at least 1,500 miles away?? No fair,no fair.!!![/quote]
I know. There just doesn't seem to be any kind of great deals around here. Can find things but nothing in the WOW category. :( :( :(
I know. There just doesn't seem to be any kind of great deals around here. Can find things but nothing in the WOW category. :( :( :(
08-22-2011, 06:25 AM
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Well, first off, I love people who lie and tell you they've just sewn on it and it works great. The same thing was told to me about my 301 with missing bobbin case. If they've lied to you once I wouldn't trust a thing out of their mouth. Let it go for sure!
08-22-2011, 06:35 AM
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I have an opportunity to get a class 15 handcrank singer. Will this be a good machine for quilting (as opposed to piecing)? Is the space bigger than other vintage machines? I have not seen it yet.
08-22-2011, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
I worked this weekend on cleaning up my Standard sewing machine in treadle. I picked this one up for free about a month ago. A cute couple were in the Bay Area to oversee a sale of a house, and they needed this machine out of the house quickly. The machine had been the guy's grandmother's machine. He was so happy to see the machine go to someone who would clean it up and use the machine.
After I got the cabinet and machine all cleaned up, I gave it a test drive. Well, at first I couldn't get the machine to pick up the bobbin thread. I looked online for a manual with no avail. My first thought was that the bobbin must not be in correctly. So, I read White rotary manuals, Domestic rotary manuals, and any other rotary manual for a treadle machine that I could find on the internet. The Standard bobbin looks just a wee bit different from the Whites, but not too much difference in technology. I decided that the bobbin wasn't the issue and decided to study the mechanism for picking up the threads. Light bulb went off! I realized that I needed to turn the hand wheel away from me, just like a White. What a Duh moment!!!
Her name is Rose; named after the grandmother.
She is a sweet machine, and she stitches beautifully!
After I got the cabinet and machine all cleaned up, I gave it a test drive. Well, at first I couldn't get the machine to pick up the bobbin thread. I looked online for a manual with no avail. My first thought was that the bobbin must not be in correctly. So, I read White rotary manuals, Domestic rotary manuals, and any other rotary manual for a treadle machine that I could find on the internet. The Standard bobbin looks just a wee bit different from the Whites, but not too much difference in technology. I decided that the bobbin wasn't the issue and decided to study the mechanism for picking up the threads. Light bulb went off! I realized that I needed to turn the hand wheel away from me, just like a White. What a Duh moment!!!
Her name is Rose; named after the grandmother.
She is a sweet machine, and she stitches beautifully!
Texas Jan
08-22-2011, 06:50 AM
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Quilt Mom, my 15 has an 8 inch throat. Nice for quilting, but I'm not so sure about handcrank quilting! Would think that to turn the crank and wrestle a quilt would be rather difficult.
I'd get it for piecing tho! :) I love my handcrank!! There's just something about using it for sewing and piecing that is....well...uhmmmm... "cool"?
I'd get it for piecing tho! :) I love my handcrank!! There's just something about using it for sewing and piecing that is....well...uhmmmm... "cool"?
08-22-2011, 06:51 AM
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VM! "Rose" is beautiful, and isn't it nice to have the history of the machine? Love it when that happens!! :)
08-22-2011, 07:15 AM
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Rose is a really good looking machine!! I admit I am drawn to the Standard machines just because of their history and they sew so well. I have 2 right now both 1870's models one is a badged machine for FC Henderson (an authorized dealer for Standard and major stock holder) and a full size machine like yours.
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08-22-2011, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltdoctor
Look what I found on Craigslist in Dallas. She asked $50, but when I talked to her, she said she would take $40 because it wasn't a machine you could really sew on. These are before pictures. She needs a good oiling, but I don't think she will need a full kerosene spa treatment.
If this Dallas 100 + degree weather ever goes away, I'll be cleaning machines for weeks.
Texas Jan :-D
If this Dallas 100 + degree weather ever goes away, I'll be cleaning machines for weeks.
Texas Jan :-D
08-22-2011, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by lee231
Picked this up this morning at the local SA store. T
08-22-2011, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
I was sewing flying geese units for a double sawtooth star yesterday and sewed 2 blocks without any bobbin thread.
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