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01-12-2011, 01:52 PM

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BoJangles

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Originally Posted by Crossstitcher

Wow, you guys I have been talking to a guy in VA that I purchased some needles for the Davis from. His name is Bill. Billy do you know this guy? He uses bgrewe224u for his e-bay account.

Bill says my machine with the 600k serial number puts my VF2 on the cusp of the change-over from the boat shuttle to the bullet shuttle. He said my machine is also at the end of the VF2 production line, he thinks my machine was the change-over to the bullet shuttle.

Nancy, Where is this guy in VA. How can my DH contact him. We are living on the VA line and could possibably go see him.
Thanks

Trish, I will send him an e-mail and ask him where in VA he is lcoated. I don't remember what the address label said on the needles I bought.

Nancy

01-12-2011, 01:58 PM

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HisPatchwork

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif

Has anyone come across this site? I love reading these stories! I found them yesterday while researching FWs.

http://home.roadrunner.com/~featherweight/stories.htm#daniel

Thanks for sharing them, I really enjoyed reading them. I am hoping for a story of my own someday. I would love to get one...or more. I would love to have one for each of my DGDs.

01-12-2011, 02:45 PM

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sew wishful

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Nancy, Thank you for taking the time to look up the date of my Davis. I really appreciate it. I wrote it all down so I wouldn't forget. I keep a log of all my machines so someone else down the line would know the models and dates. I know our children will have an auction of our things one day and they will have a record of each machine. I know they wouldn't want them they think we are NUTS!

Too funny!! My daughters say "Another one???" LOL! Little do they know they are each getting one!! Leaving them one in the will! JKJK!!

01-12-2011, 04:27 PM

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vintagemotif

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif

Has anyone come across this site? I love reading these stories! I found them yesterday while researching FWs.

http://home.roadrunner.com/~featherweight/stories.htm#daniel

Vintagemotif, I loved reading those stories. They remind me of my own mother who loved her Pfaff 130 and would not sew on anything else. Even after I gave her a much more modern machine -- she tried, but went back to her beloved Pfaff 130. She made me promise I would keep that machine when she was gone. I use it now.

Nancy

I'm so glad you have kept her machine. I like stories like this. My mom has promised to give her Bernina 830 to my daughter. I wish my mom still had her Necchi Supernova. I learned to sew on that. If only the machines could talk, I bet the stories would be very interesting.

01-12-2011, 05:04 PM

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gramquilter2

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Has anyone come across this site? I love reading these stories! I found them yesterday while researching FWs.

http://home.roadrunner.com/~featherweight/stories.htm#daniel

Thanks for the site the stories are a great read.

01-12-2011, 05:14 PM

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cabbagepatchkid

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It is soooo much fun reading all the posts and find out that your children think you are nuts too. Ours told us that we were spending there inheritence. We told them we would leave them a sewing machine and possibably 2 if they were GOOD!

Daughter doesn't say toooo much except what you need another machine for? She doesn't know how many we have. If she did she would p--p a squeely worm. If she read this artical she would have a hissy.

Hahahahaha.....I'm afraid to tell my daughter whenever I get another machine :roll: --Keep in mind that I'm 57 yrs old (and don't need anyone's permission), she doesn't even live here (so it's really none of her business) but I feel like a kid sneaking my boyfriend through the bedroom window or something. Can I help it if I keep finding 301's everywhere I look (I now have 7) :lol: or is it my fault that my dental hygenist gave me her grandmother's 99K. And how about all of those beautiful treadle machines with their wonderful cabinets that I've run across----am I just supposed to leave them like orphans :mrgreen: , etc, etc.....

01-12-2011, 05:19 PM

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whenpigsfly

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My orphaned Singer 128 arrived today via FedEx, Bentwood case intact. Pretty good shape after 69 years, I think.

A quick test - despite the frayed cord and the practically chalky belt - showed that the motor still works. So, first will be the cleaning and then the rewiring.

Anyone have experience cleaning crinkle finish? And both the slide plates are frozen shut...any hints on how to break through the years of crud?

The veneer around the case's handle is splintered. Is there anything that can be done about that?

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01-12-2011, 05:38 PM

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cabbagepatchkid

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My orphaned Singer 128 arrived today via FedEx, Bentwood case intact. Pretty good shape after 69 years, I think.

And both the slide plates are frozen shut...any hints on how to break through the years of crud?

I was just reading about this problem the other day. It is from Treadle Lady's booklet (which I highly recommend):
"Slide plates are sometimes stuck, penetrant and a little force will loosen them. Be careful with force, too much can damage parts. The back slide plate of a vibrating shuttle machine should fit tight so it does not slide out easily when sewing. They are often very difficult to remove" She says that you can place a small block of wood in front of the back slide plate and tap it with a small hammer.

Even if your machine isn't a vibrating shuttle machine I hope this info can help you get them loose.

ETA: I'm glad that your bentwood case came through without being in a million pieces. How did the shipper wrap everything?

01-12-2011, 06:05 PM

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irishrose

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Bojangles, I factored the shipping when I was comparing the price to a cleaning price. I don't think $21.90 from California to Michigan is bad.

whenpigsfly, your little 128 is a twin to mine. The size belies the weight on that machine. Could they have used any heavier cast iron.? I still haven't cleaned mine up, but she sewed when I tried her out at her former home.

01-12-2011, 06:37 PM

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whenpigsfly

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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid

"Slide plates are sometimes stuck, penetrant and a little force will loosen them.

ETA: I'm glad that your bentwood case came through without being in a million pieces. How did the shipper wrap everything?

Cathy, thanks for the How-To!

Even though I knew my case was pretty battered to begin with, I still held my breath and thought of your experience with your pristine Bentwood case until I got a good look at this one. The machine had been tightly wrapped with extra large bubble wrap. (However, the foot pedal was left loose in the bed area, and the needle was down.) The machine was then put in a rather large, extra sturdy computer box which was filled with styrofoam peanuts. So, except for the unwrapped, unrestrained foot pedal - which COULD have been a battering ram against the needle/needle bar -- there seemed to be some care taken in the shipping. Certainly better than crumpled newspaper.