Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#9821
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Originally Posted by tjradj
Vacuuming the inside. I have a Sharp hand held vacuum that I use for cleaning "inside" the machines. Once I put the crevice tool on, then I use duct tape to attach a drinking straw. Just make sure the duct tape leaves a bit of space so you don't get too much suction. I can slide that straw into just about any spot, even squeezing it a little to fit the tiny spots. By using a handheld vac, if I accidently suck up something important , there is only a small screen to clean to find it instead of going through a whole vacuum cleaner bag!
I ended up taking the feed dogs off and cleaning under them that way. It was packed with lint. Everything is nice and clean now but I think I knocked the bobbin case out of whack :roll: just a tiny bit when I tried to remove it. I'll have to wait until the kids go to bed so I can concentrate better. Everyone is a little wild today.
#9822
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Originally Posted by irishrose
There's a 501 - is that the Rocketeer? - wirh a case and attachments on ebay closing in few hours. It looks like it is going to go for less than $100. What a temptation! I think I'm going to turn the computer off until the machine is sold. Shipping is listed at $40, but that's expedited. Economy will be less.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=p5197.c0.m619
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=p5197.c0.m619
#9823
Originally Posted by irishrose
Donna Mare, That's not the machine I was considering. The one I was bidding on is a tan 501. It looks like a Rocketeer.
The one you have pictures one has the look of one whose orignal owner tied fabric around the top to use as a pin cushion. Looks like water damage on the base, too.
The one you have pictures one has the look of one whose orignal owner tied fabric around the top to use as a pin cushion. Looks like water damage on the base, too.
#9824
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Okay, now I picture you dancing around your machines! :)
#9825
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 2,609
Originally Posted by tomilu
Originally Posted by Glenn
Thanks Miz Johnny I will check it out but I have a wood shop so will make my own or at lelast try to... Glenn
#9826
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 2,609
[quote=vintagemotif]
I used Formby's Tung Oil high gloss finish on my cabinets. I like the look. You can also use 100% Tung Oil that Lee Valley sells. I use that on my kitchen wooden counter top, works well.
I get a lot of my stains and shellac from Lee Valley, I do not like Formby's and I really do not tung oil. It must be reaplied every year or so to keep the furniture looking good. Shellac provides a much better moisture barrier than tung oil. I do nodt think tung oil is bad I just think shellac is a better finish. Glenn
Hum... okay. I guess it's a personal thing.. but if the one is a better moisture barrier, then that's a reasonable reason for me to choose that over the other. Meanwhile, when I got home this afternoon, one of the cats had thrown up on top of teak entertainment center. Can we say... nasty mess/nasty spot? <sigh> Tonight, I'll be fixing that. I love my cats, I love my cats, I'm not in Kansas anymore... I love my cats, I....
I used the Tung oil on my older cabinets. I grew up sailing and my dad would use Tung oil on the tiller. I remember him sanding and applying many coats of Tung oil, and he could get away with this for a couple of years before he had to re-sand and apply again. I always like the look of the wood after the Tung oil has been applied. I use the 100% Tung oil on my butcher-block counter top, but I do have to reapply twice a year since I only apply two coats. I really don't care what one uses (Tung, Shellac, varnish) on the cabinet, as long as the cabinet doesn't fall apart. Guess you can tell I'm not into restoring, but I do hate to see a sad looking cabinet that was once gorgeous.
Tung oil over older cabinets just sits on the the top of the shellac and will evaporate and will need to be applied again. Since the older cabinets already have a finish on them I recomend you wax them to protect and bring out the shine in the original shellac finish. As always this is a personal choice. I use briwax in clear or brown. I prefer to restore the original finish then try to apply a new finish such as tung oil. Glenn
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by Glenn
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by Glenn
Okay guys... what about Tung oil. Yes? No?
#9827
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 420
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
You had fun yesterday! I like them both. Fusing makes those curve pieces so much more easier and fun to work with. I want to try a quilt as you go block. Some friends have tried it and liked working with one block over having to wrestle with a large quilt. Very pretty quilts!
The really neat thing about this is that you can make a completely reversible quilt. Here I am using flannel on the back to make a comfort quilt, but I have done one completely reversible.
Nancy
Oh sorry about the pink, orange, and yellow stickies! I have to number the blocks to make sure they stay wacky!
#9828
Originally Posted by Glenn
Tung oil over older cabinets just sits on the the top of the shellac and will evaporate and will need to be applied again. Since the older cabinets already have a finish on them I recomend you wax them to protect and bring out the shine in the original shellac finish. As always this is a personal choice. I use briwax in clear or brown. I prefer to restore the original finish then try to apply a new finish such as tung oil. Glenn
#9829
[quote=vintagemotif]
I would have gone with ya if I lived up there close by. In fact, I would like to get together with you and Penni one day. And anyone else that would like to meet in the East Bay or Valley area. Someone pick a spot.
Well maybe, this spring we can get together. I think Kathie wants to join us too. That would be nice. Aren't there a couple others in this area too?
Nancy
I would have gone with ya if I lived up there close by. In fact, I would like to get together with you and Penni one day. And anyone else that would like to meet in the East Bay or Valley area. Someone pick a spot.
Well maybe, this spring we can get together. I think Kathie wants to join us too. That would be nice. Aren't there a couple others in this area too?
Nancy
#9830
Originally Posted by grannysewer
Very pretty and love the color. I'm working on one right now using Ditter's method. Mine's blue and white also, but didn't think about setting it wonky and with different sashings. Bobbie
Nancy
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