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    Old 07-14-2012, 02:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    I have an Eldridge two spools with a rolled up manual. I would be afraid to iron it for fear it would crumble...
    Miriam don't do anything to the manual until I get there. We may have to steam it when I come to see you and Phil
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    Old 07-14-2012, 05:01 PM
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    Originally Posted by Glenn
    Miriam don't do anything to the manual until I get there. We may have to steam it when I come to see you and Phil
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    I stuck it in a zip bag so it won't get any more damage - I hope that doesn't hurt it. Phil says you won't come out for air for a few days when you get to see all those machines... My sister had too much fun when she came up from Arizona. I need to spend a day in there putting junk away. It is driving me crazy. I keep getting extra work from both jobs. With Phil not working for pay, I can't turn them down.
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    Old 07-14-2012, 06:56 PM
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    Originally Posted by Havplenty
    you're just a drive away. c'mon up. i will be in jackson tn next weekend, i can bring it with me. am i helping to enable you yet?
    Thanks for the offer, but even that would be about a 14 hour round trip drive. I'll keep watching for a gem closer to home.
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    Old 07-14-2012, 07:58 PM
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    Morse report: Haven't had time to go to a sewing machine place to get a new belt for the blue Morse, so tonite, while we were out, we stopped at the auto parts store. They had a package of 3 narrow belts for $120. Works like a charm with 2 spares!!

    The machine runs nicely, and after a couple of knocks in the beginning, is quiet as a mouse. Nice stitches. The only issue that I'm finding is that if the knurled nut isn't tight against the machine (stitch lever) the lever will fall while stitching. I can live with that until I figure out how to fix it!
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    Old 07-15-2012, 02:10 AM
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    Originally Posted by Charlee
    Morse report: Haven't had time to go to a sewing machine place to get a new belt for the blue Morse, so tonite, while we were out, we stopped at the auto parts store. They had a package of 3 narrow belts for $120. Works like a charm with 2 spares!!

    The machine runs nicely, and after a couple of knocks in the beginning, is quiet as a mouse. Nice stitches. The only issue that I'm finding is that if the knurled nut isn't tight against the machine (stitch lever) the lever will fall while stitching. I can live with that until I figure out how to fix it!
    $1.20 or $120?
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    Old 07-15-2012, 05:20 AM
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    Or maybe $12.00????????

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    Old 07-15-2012, 05:40 AM
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    I just got gifted 3 more machines! One was for my bday by my DD and her husband. Its a '57 chevy-looking clone in turquoise and white. The other 2 were given just to get rid of and are probably not going to stay around here long. One was a touch and sew in a cabinet, and the other a kenmore in a cabinet that fell apart. Maybe next time it will be nice Singer.
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    Old 07-15-2012, 05:43 AM
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    And Joe, I just saw a denim quilt made in circles. Made me think of you and your quilt.
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    Old 07-15-2012, 05:50 AM
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    Oops!! $1.20....a dollar and twenty cents....

    I need to learn to proof read!!
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    Old 07-15-2012, 05:52 AM
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    Originally Posted by grannysewer
    I just got gifted 3 more machines! One was for my bday by my DD and her husband. Its a '57 chevy-looking clone in turquoise and white. The other 2 were given just to get rid of and are probably not going to stay around here long. One was a touch and sew in a cabinet, and the other a kenmore in a cabinet that fell apart. Maybe next time it will be nice Singer.
    Happy Birthday Grannysewer! Congrats on the machines!
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