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Pogonip wrote:
Kate Dicey wrote: Why is it that whenever I have a problem with a machine, it's one that no-one else has ever had with that model? Wilf gets this look in his eye as if to say What weird thing has she brought me this time? It is a corollary of Murphy's Law. We all hope Wilf can get the part and get Lily on her feet again soon. It does seem more and more necessary to have a back-up machine, preferably one with sufficient bells and whistles. When you have so much to do, it can be so frustrating not to have the tools you need. I was down in the Tunbridge Wells shop today (a branch of Bromley Sewing Machines, called World Of Sewing - another excellent shop with a large sewing machine area, masses of garment fabrics, and a great LQS of it's own!), and I was buying needles for the Minilock serger my friend has, and the guy there said he'd changed about 3 step motors over the whole range of manufacturers that use them, in all the years they'd out them in the machines! He didn't think there would be a problem with the getting the part, even so, as HV are usually very quick with these things. Frustrating is OK, with machines I can handle it. Frustration because I made a mistake or did something to break the machine is not so easy to cope with! NOT a thing I do very often, but still a pain! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Pogonip wrote:
I'm sure it must be a lovely basic machine. But I already have a Pfaff 1475 and some Singer 401As, 306s, and a houseful of other, mostly straight-stitch, machines. Oh, and my W&G chainstitch. And a Thompson mini-walking foot... I've given up on the Singer hemstitching machine. Too many machines!!! And then there are the knitting machines..... and computers..... Any treadles in there? How about a treadle serger, or a treadle knitting machine... -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
Pogonip wrote: I'm sure it must be a lovely basic machine. But I already have a Pfaff 1475 and some Singer 401As, 306s, and a houseful of other, mostly straight-stitch, machines. Oh, and my W&G chainstitch. And a Thompson mini-walking foot... I've given up on the Singer hemstitching machine. Too many machines!!! And then there are the knitting machines..... and computers..... Any treadles in there? How about a treadle serger, or a treadle knitting machine... Many treadles, and a few handcranks. I have 3 sock knitting machines that have a crank handle. My knitting machines are not electronic, but mechanical. One uses punchcards, the other is old old old and uses disks in a cam. No motors on any knitting machines. A treadle would be nice, but it takes hand-power, back and forth on the beds of both of the flatbed machines. In the sewing machine department, there's a Willcox & Gibbs chainstitch treadle, a Singer 129 sphinx in a parlor treadle, a Singer 66 Red-eye in a plain parlor treadle, a Singer 15 which went in place of the 9W1 which came in that treadle. It's resting on a shelf for now. There's another treadle in the basement which could be put together and given a head at any time. Oh, and there's also a Singer 66 Lotus head in a treadle down there. I forgot. I really need to get more organized. Some folks have found old industrial sergers (overlocks) that ran off a central pully as they do in factories, and set them up on treadles. -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
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Pogonip wrote:
Many treadles, and a few handcranks. I have 3 sock knitting machines that have a crank handle. My knitting machines are not electronic, but mechanical. One uses punchcards, the other is old old old and uses disks in a cam. No motors on any knitting machines. A treadle would be nice, but it takes hand-power, back and forth on the beds of both of the flatbed machines. In the sewing machine department, there's a Willcox & Gibbs chainstitch treadle, a Singer 129 sphinx in a parlor treadle, a Singer 66 Red-eye in a plain parlor treadle, a Singer 15 which went in place of the 9W1 which came in that treadle. It's resting on a shelf for now. There's another treadle in the basement which could be put together and given a head at any time. Oh, and there's also a Singer 66 Lotus head in a treadle down there. I forgot. I really need to get more organized. Some folks have found old industrial sergers (overlocks) that ran off a central pully as they do in factories, and set them up on treadles. I really wish I had room for more, but our house is quite small, and I really feel that one treadle (Singer 15-88 built in Canada) in excellent working order, and one hand crank (Singer 66K with Lotaus decals) is enough. The only two machines I really want now are both electric: an Elna Lotus (tiny and cute - great for small kids), and a Featherweight (ditto on the tiny, cute, etc!). -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
I really wish I had room for more, but our house is quite small, and I really feel that one treadle (Singer 15-88 built in Canada) in excellent working order, and one hand crank (Singer 66K with Lotaus decals) is enough. The only two machines I really want now are both electric: an Elna Lotus (tiny and cute - great for small kids), and a Featherweight (ditto on the tiny, cute, etc!). They will come. I had a FW years ago and traded it in when it needed to be rewired. I didn't realize then what a small job that is! I got a Touch & Swear instead. In the past few years, though, two featherweights have found me; a later model with the striated faceplate, and an older one with the wonderful ornate faceplate. No Elna Lotus yet, but I would never pass one up! -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
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