Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#8621
We have several machine come from e-bay and arrived intact. So sorry to hear about the white fw. We just had one arrive and it was packed in about 2 lbs. of s.foam and bubble wrap in a double box.
Can't wait for the weather to warm up it's been so cold this year. We have several machines that need cleaning. To cold in the garage and don't want to do it in the house. So we have just wiped them down and DH gave them a good oiling and I have experimented on them.
Randa, Vintagemotif and Nancy, I am so glad you are able to
use your Davis machines. Mine is on our closed in porch and it's to cold to be out there.
Can't wait for the weather to warm up it's been so cold this year. We have several machines that need cleaning. To cold in the garage and don't want to do it in the house. So we have just wiped them down and DH gave them a good oiling and I have experimented on them.
Randa, Vintagemotif and Nancy, I am so glad you are able to
use your Davis machines. Mine is on our closed in porch and it's to cold to be out there.
#8622
Originally Posted by Lacelady
Re the poor white FW that arrived in such a state. I was under the impression that the motor for these was actually black originally, and sprayed to put it on the white ones. Am I wrong in that assumption? My white FW has a few tiny chips on its motor, and it appears to be black underneath.
:mrgreen:
#8623
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
Originally Posted by Lacelady
Re the poor white FW that arrived in such a state. I was under the impression that the motor for these was actually black originally, and sprayed to put it on the white ones. Am I wrong in that assumption? My white FW has a few tiny chips on its motor, and it appears to be black underneath.
:mrgreen:
#8624
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
The white motors are different from the black ones. They are a more powerful motor. We just talked with a SMG yesterday and he has been working on Singers for over 50 years. He gave DH a ton of info. which was very helpful since he has a lot of machines waiting for him when the weather gets warmer.
:mrgreen:
:mrgreen:
Nancy
#8625
Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
Originally Posted by Lacelady
Re the poor white FW that arrived in such a state. I was under the impression that the motor for these was actually black originally, and sprayed to put it on the white ones. Am I wrong in that assumption? My white FW has a few tiny chips on its motor, and it appears to be black underneath.
:mrgreen:
:lol: :lol:
#8626
Originally Posted by Lacelady
The white motors are different from the black ones. They are a more powerful motor. We just talked with a SMG yesterday and he has been working on Singers for over 50 years. He gave DH a ton of info. which was very helpful since he has a lot of machines waiting for him when the weather gets warmer.
:mrgreen:
How interesting, because my older, black 222 stitches faster, and seems less laboured than my younger white 221. Is there anything I can do to improve it?
:mrgreen:
How interesting, because my older, black 222 stitches faster, and seems less laboured than my younger white 221. Is there anything I can do to improve it?
Nancy
#8627
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
The white motors are different from the black ones. They are a more powerful motor. We just talked with a SMG yesterday and he has been working on Singers for over 50 years. He gave DH a ton of info. which was very helpful since he has a lot of machines waiting for him when the weather gets warmer.
:mrgreen:
:mrgreen:
Nancy
:)
#8628
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by pennijanine
I am anxiously waiting for a cleaned up pic!! I bet she will SHINE.
Nancy
#8629
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
They started making the white FW about 1960 -61. They stopped making the black ones just prior to that. They made the tan ones between the white and black.
:)
This explains why the white FWs are so expensive. They were only made for a few years because it is my understanding the FW production was stopped about 1969. That means the tan ones are probably even more rare and expensive! Now that I have a black and white one, I want a tan one too!
Nancy
#8630
Interesting about the motors. I had heard just the opposite, that the black ones were more powerful than the white ones. Also the bed on the white one is a little shorter.
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