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09-04-2011, 10:40 AM

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My dad got the 99 in Rochester! It's in amazing shape. He took pictures of everything for me and I will upload them when I can get to a computer...can't do it from my iPad:( it has the manual, the cabinet is really nice and it has a million bobbins...well maybe not a million:) pictures soon. I won't see him till Christmas but it's awesome.

Yay! Happy early Christmas! :)

Congrats!

09-04-2011, 10:51 AM

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Thanks for the help on my slipping treadle belt. It's old and the leather has gotten really slick on the outside. Do you think it would be of any value to maybe rub some fine sandpaper along the belt, to roughen it up again? Or not worth the bother?

I will shorten it and connect with a few passes of dental floss...

09-04-2011, 10:53 AM

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Linda, "vertical feed" machines have no feed dogs. The fabric is moved along by the needle and presser foot. :)

Here is information and pictures of the many Vertical Feeds that were made over the years. I own two Davis New Vertical Feeds (NVF), the very last one at the bottom of the page.

http://www.kelsew.info/Domestic/DavisVFmodels.html

Here is a Video of machine in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rxpWrP5Wrc

Very cool machine to play with! Great for quilting and sewing on the binding. The only Davis that takes standard needles, 15 x1, is the Davis NVF.

Trish's cabinet is gorgeous!!! Trish do you already own a Davis Vertical Feed or is this your first?

That is so cool... I had no idea those had no feed dogs. Always wondered what was meant by "vertical feed". Thanks for the video. :D

09-04-2011, 01:09 PM

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Trish that's a gorgeous cabinet! Yes, I was looking for a bracket like that for my old Singer VS2.

I second that, what a machine and cabinet...what exactly is "vertical feed" and is different that other machines????

Linda, "vertical feed" machines have no feed dogs. The fabric is moved along by the needle and presser foot. :)

We now own 4 of them.

09-04-2011, 01:12 PM

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Hi All, I've been away from here a long time... My interests go back and forth between quilting and knitting. I am so sorry to hear of Billy's health problems and will add my prayers to the heap.

I have a question regarding the treadle in my avatar. I am using the old leather belt that it came with. More and more I notice the belt slipping. I'm sure the machine sat up for decades before I bought it and now that I'm using it the belt may be too dry or something? It is not cracked anywhere. It's hard to get the wheel to 'catch' and start sewing... Can I just shorten this belt or would it be wiser to change the belt? Any wisdom on this would be appreciated.

Open the clip on it and snip off an inch or so...make another hole for the clip in the "new" end and you should be good to go!

From our experience we usually cut about 1/2 inch and then if not right you can cut more. Can't every add any back if to short.

09-04-2011, 01:19 PM

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The cabinet to the Universal is in and cleaned. The head is in the car baking to loosen the ZZ knob, as per miriam's suggestion. I should have oiled it first, but I am not going to carry it up the stairs twice. It's easier to find a place to sit for it with the cabinet empty. So far no luck.

You all make me want to treadle. I didn't get my answer - what do I use to loosen the tight irons on the Leader?

09-04-2011, 01:33 PM

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Trish that's a gorgeous cabinet!
We now own 4 of them.

OMG!! That is way cool! I love the Davis Vertical Feeds.

09-04-2011, 01:38 PM

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Trish that's a gorgeous cabinet!
We now own 4 of them.

OMG!! That is way cool! I love the Davis Vertical Feeds.

There must have been a Davis Dealer around here years ago because they are croping up at a lot of the auctions around here. DH loves the cabinets and 3 of ours are different. That's why so many. We have a machine that looks like yours.