What do you think about when you are working
05-15-2014, 02:58 PM
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What do you think about when you are working
on an old machine?
I envision the previous owners of the machine looking down upon me cleaning their old sewing machine with love and care and smiling. I hope they know it is appreciated and that I will do my best to make it shine and run well.
I envision the previous owners of the machine looking down upon me cleaning their old sewing machine with love and care and smiling. I hope they know it is appreciated and that I will do my best to make it shine and run well.
05-15-2014, 04:12 PM
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[h=2]Q: What do you think about when you are working[/h] on an old machine?
A: Lord, please don't let me drop this tiny little screw ...... *%&#@^ .....
A ½: Lord, please help me find this tiny little screw ..... PLEASE!
Joe
A: Lord, please don't let me drop this tiny little screw ...... *%&#@^ .....
A ½: Lord, please help me find this tiny little screw ..... PLEASE!
Joe
05-15-2014, 04:29 PM
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Ha, Joe!
Christy, I think of the original owners of these machines, and how proud they had to have been of their beautiful modern machine. And how glad I am to now have it, since their family didn't want it, but I sure did. Lots of nostalgia for me.
Christy, I think of the original owners of these machines, and how proud they had to have been of their beautiful modern machine. And how glad I am to now have it, since their family didn't want it, but I sure did. Lots of nostalgia for me.
05-15-2014, 04:41 PM
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The last machine I worked on I was so happy thinking about what a great job I did and how smooth everything went. I put back on the last part which was the bottom cover plate on one of my Singer Slant O Matics and HORRORS!!! there were two little screws just laying there looking up at me, mocking me! SO for me I think about keeping focused and counting parts and putting them in groups in little plastic lids etc. 
05-15-2014, 04:53 PM
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Joe's answer.. I have a screw from some machine... I think it was a spare in the first place. Also: I shouldn't take this part off yet, I should wait .... screws everywhere... I should go to bed... where did that go? This way? *&^%!!
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