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I worked on the 319 today. What a mess. I'm going to make a post - I took a ton of pics so it maybe a long post. Here is a teaser I guess.
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
Miriam,
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
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Miriam,
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
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What I really like is the embossing, even more than most of the intricate decals on other machines.
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Miriam,
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
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Miriam,
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
There is a free manual on Ismacs for your Singer 319.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
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I am very irritated at my local antique store. They have a 66 Lotus treadle in an awesome cabinet for $325. Way too high, in my opinion. But I went in to visit it today and they had the cabinet open with a set of iron fireplace log grates setting on the leaf!!! It is now all scratched up and dented. What idiots. I want it bad, but not for that price, now especially.
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I'm picking up a set of straight leg Singer treadle irons tomorrow, it looks like its all there. My current Singer treadle like this is missing a bolt.
The irons are $15! :-D
http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/2609205647.html
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The irons are $15! :-D
http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/2609205647.html
Sharon W.
The man that sold them to me does a beautiful job of refinishing cabinets and machines. Lots of eye candy. He has a White Rotary in a twiggy cabinet and also a New Home in a twiggy cabinet. He is a woodworker and has replaced parts of the cabinets with new wood. Its just amazing what he's done with them. He repaints the treadle irons too. I was afraid that he might have been one of those nitwits that makes tables from the treadle irons and trashes the rest. I'm so relieved that he doesn't do that.
I may have him repair my oldest Singer coffin top, part of it is in poor condition and won't hold up the hinged piece on the right side.[/quote]
You're lucky to have someone close by that refinishes cabinets. That's a lot of work in my opinion, but I know for someone like Glenn it's just part of the hobby- not mine.
I would swap out the treadles if the one is better than the other.
Post pictures of your finished work.
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Bennett you got you work cut out on this but it is a nice machine.
Here is my 319 that I treadle. I got it from a good friend.
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Here is my 319 that I treadle. I got it from a good friend.
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Pick an excuse:
1. Yeah, I really do need one more thing on my to-do list. I'm like a squirrel, I have to pack them away for winter!
2. Ten years is a long time to be a doorstop. (Seriously, I didn't know...but I'm learning).
3. Once you've cleaned off a test spot and the serial number, you have to finish it.
I salvaged this from my Grammy's garage after she died. No one wanted it at the estate sales, and I thought it was too interesting to toss. I've no idea where she got it. She didn't sew. It's not a treadle machine that she salvaged the base from. I used it as a doorstop for the last decade, never crossed my mind it could be fixed or used. :oops:
Really, it's just missing 2 parts, but I ordered them both today. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get the motor cleaned up myself, but I should have fun trying. The crinkle finish is a little worn. What I really like is the embossing, even more than most of the intricate decals on other machines.
White Rotary, black crinkle embossed. SN 1x62861, so the year is 1931.
1. Yeah, I really do need one more thing on my to-do list. I'm like a squirrel, I have to pack them away for winter!
2. Ten years is a long time to be a doorstop. (Seriously, I didn't know...but I'm learning).
3. Once you've cleaned off a test spot and the serial number, you have to finish it.
I salvaged this from my Grammy's garage after she died. No one wanted it at the estate sales, and I thought it was too interesting to toss. I've no idea where she got it. She didn't sew. It's not a treadle machine that she salvaged the base from. I used it as a doorstop for the last decade, never crossed my mind it could be fixed or used. :oops:
Really, it's just missing 2 parts, but I ordered them both today. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get the motor cleaned up myself, but I should have fun trying. The crinkle finish is a little worn. What I really like is the embossing, even more than most of the intricate decals on other machines.
White Rotary, black crinkle embossed. SN 1x62861, so the year is 1931.
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