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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Ok for you Rocketeer folks, are any of you having trouble with the cams wearing out? I use my 503a Rocketeer all the time for decorative stitches on my little Patchabilities. I use mostly the #8 cam, which is now slipping and messing up sometimes. I did some research and the only thing people complained about with those machines were the cams. The people who bought them loved the machines because they are all metal, well-made machines, but couldn't understand why Singer made such a nice machine then used plastic to make the cams. The cams wear out! Has anyone tried filing off the rough edges on those cams to see if they will have more life. Now I am a little concerned about getting a 319W -it uses cams too. The top hat cams are easy to find, not sure about the flat cams of the 319w?
Nancy
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Jan on 446
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by melinda1962
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8768015
This is a singer 301 zigzagger. There is another one as well without the cams.
This is a singer 301 zigzagger. There is another one as well without the cams.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by melinda1962
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8768015
This is a singer 301 zigzagger. There is another one as well without the cams.
This is a singer 301 zigzagger. There is another one as well without the cams.
:-)
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by melinda1962
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8768015
This is a singer 301 zigzagger. There is another one as well without the cams.
This is a singer 301 zigzagger. There is another one as well without the cams.
:-)
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by auniqueview
I don't know how "vintage" my machine is, but the fact that it is all metal, no plastic tells me that's a good start. It is a Dressmaker model 101. I finally pulled it out of the bag, put a needle in, threaded it up, and started it. All the stitches work nicely, bobbin runs smoothly, and the machine is nice and clean. But is started making a squeaking noise. Belt? I didn't run it too long, don't want to damage it, because I finally have one I can get a quilt under without ending up in muscle spasms, lol. Any info on this machine? I bow to all of you, because I have realized that you are better at finding this info than I am, and I used to think I was good at tracking stuff down on the net. Thanks.
Originally Posted by jan on 446
Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Ok for you Rocketeer folks, are any of you having trouble with the cams wearing out? I use my 503a Rocketeer all the time for decorative stitches on my little Patchabilities. I use mostly the #8 cam, which is now slipping and messing up sometimes. I did some research and the only thing people complained about with those machines were the cams. The people who bought them loved the machines because they are all metal, well-made machines, but couldn't understand why Singer made such a nice machine then used plastic to make the cams. The cams wear out! Has anyone tried filing off the rough edges on those cams to see if they will have more life. Now I am a little concerned about getting a 319W -it uses cams too. The top hat cams are easy to find, not sure about the flat cams of the 319w?
Nancy
Nancy
Thanks,
Jan on 446
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I am also looking for cams for the 319W
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I've not fully decided to sell my green 319 yet and the price. My company just left today. But, it comes with the full set of cams. They usually go for like $25-$35 on ebay.
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I bought this 301 locally in the table with cradle. I've removed it from the table and am trying to sell that on CL and just keep the machine. It needed a LOT of cleaning and love and the nicotine just ran off of it... A ton of elbow grease and she's running beautifully!
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And here's a picture of her and her big Sister the Long bed. I've been working for several months to get the long bed operational and it's also fixed now too! I'm very pleased with them. The Long Bed is actually about 4 years older than the short bed.
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Originally Posted by Candace
I've not fully decided to sell my green 319 yet and the price. My company just left today. But, it comes with the full set of cams. They usually go for like $25-$35 on ebay.
Glenn
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