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Originally Posted by Glenn
Look at my latest find. Glenn
I wish I could find something like her in my area. Drooling
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quiltdoctor and glenn, let me just say wow!!! Great machines.
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Originally Posted by quiltdoctor
I got the Wheeler Wilson 8 all cleaned up, but she needed a display box to show her off. I found a picture of a WW8 hand crank on line and sent the picture to Glenn. With a lot of pictures and lots of measurements, he made my little lady a beautiful throne to sit upon. Perhaps someday I will find a WW8 cabinet that I can afford, but she is perfectly content to be upright and well tended. Thanks again to Glenn for his beautiful workmanship !!
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Originally Posted by deplaylady
I finished cleaning my 15-30. I put a repro hand crank on it also and painted out the Chinese letters - fortunately mine moves really smoothly and quietly. I had bought the machine for $20 and it was missing the slide plate - and the box. I bought a wood box on eBay that was covered with ugly wallpaper.I removed the wallpaper thinking I would paint it but the joints didn't look very good. So I put red oak veneer on it and stained it. Here is the finished product:
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Look at my latest find. Glenn
Congrats! Beautiful machine and cabinet. Have fun treadling!
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Every time I see one of those machines that are in terrible shape and then are cleaned up, I call my hubby in to look at them on my computer. I'm just hoping that he'll decide that he/we could do something like that to some old machines. I thin it'd be a good hobby for him to try doing, if he would. And if he got a machine cheaply and it didn't come out like he liked, at least he tried and isn't out a lot of money. He's never been a tinker on things, but I think that now that we are retired, he could really get in to something like this. What do you think? In the mean time, I'll keep showing him all of your success stories.
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Teaxas Jan, you are the queen of reclaiming sad machines. I wish I could ship my rustbucket to you.
Glenn, that is a lovely machine.
I need to stay off here and off Craigslist. I sent an email today about a White Rotary treadle. I haven't found a home for the Ruby yet and here I am looking at another machine.
Glenn, that is a lovely machine.
I need to stay off here and off Craigslist. I sent an email today about a White Rotary treadle. I haven't found a home for the Ruby yet and here I am looking at another machine.
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Originally Posted by irishrose
Teaxas Jan, you are the queen of reclaiming sad machines. I wish I could ship my rustbucket to you.
Glenn, that is a lovely machine.
I need to stay off here and off Craigslist. I sent an email today about a White Rotary treadle. I haven't found a home for the Ruby yet and here I am looking at another machine.
Glenn, that is a lovely machine.
I need to stay off here and off Craigslist. I sent an email today about a White Rotary treadle. I haven't found a home for the Ruby yet and here I am looking at another machine.
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Originally Posted by Janis
Originally Posted by irishrose
Teaxas Jan, you are the queen of reclaiming sad machines. I wish I could ship my rustbucket to you.
Glenn, that is a lovely machine.
I need to stay off here and off Craigslist. I sent an email today about a White Rotary treadle. I haven't found a home for the Ruby yet and here I am looking at another machine.
Glenn, that is a lovely machine.
I need to stay off here and off Craigslist. I sent an email today about a White Rotary treadle. I haven't found a home for the Ruby yet and here I am looking at another machine.
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Look at my latest find. Glenn
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