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10-12-2012, 07:39 AM
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If for me - then thanks! LOL* I did discover quickly how careful you must be with that turtle wax!!! LOL* I'm really excited to see if I can actually improve the appearance...and then show off! Lol*
10-12-2012, 08:24 AM
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Miriam thank you for pointing me towards Glenn's tutorials - I found one within this thread about using lighter fluid, denatured alchohol and linseed oil - I think that would really help this machine out! The bed is speckled and spotted with rough patches - I'm guessing that's missing shellac?
10-12-2012, 07:17 PM
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10-13-2012, 05:59 AM
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10-13-2012, 06:39 AM
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I think your right! I'm off to the hardware store tomorrow to pick up his suggested supplies. I am falling in love with this little machine the more time I spend with it so I hope my efforts improve it and don't ruin it. Eep! Little bit nervous...
I KNOW!!! These old machines just have souls it feels like. You can almost just feel a connection with the original owner's and can't you just imagine the thrill they must have had when that sewing machine first came home with them?
I KNOW!!! These old machines just have souls it feels like. You can almost just feel a connection with the original owner's and can't you just imagine the thrill they must have had when that sewing machine first came home with them?
10-13-2012, 11:16 AM
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10-14-2012, 05:07 AM
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I would think the knob for hand crank is sitting on the spool pin.
10-14-2012, 06:17 AM
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Yipee! I converted one of my 66 Red Eyes to hand crank! now that I know it works, my next project will be to strip, repaint, and redecal this machine. I am going to use black paint and the correct decals, so hopefully it will turn out good as new....
the picture makes it look like this machine has good decals already- but I promise you that the bed is trashed and a lot of the dark colors have worn thru to the underlayer.
the picture makes it look like this machine has good decals already- but I promise you that the bed is trashed and a lot of the dark colors have worn thru to the underlayer.
Nancy
10-14-2012, 06:24 AM
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10-14-2012, 06:26 AM
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I finished a quilt!I quilted a giant spider web on it on my Davis VF! There is a little less space under the arm than my 201, but it worked out, and not a single wrinkle on the back. Most of the blocks were from a swap, but I put it together on my 201, whom I call Queen Mary, for some reason. Then, I sewed the binding down with my little Montgomery Wards zig zag. I will NEVER machine sew a binding again! I ended up having to satin stitch it, because I had made so many rumples. It was just to much to unpick it all. I sized this quilt to drape over the back of the couch- Carve a few pumpkins and I am done decorating for Halloween. Laura
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