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What a good idea. I wish I had someone like that here. I think there's a guy that does repair work, and the only other thing I found in my area was a ' boutique' called Leather and Satin. I was told by a good friend that my stuff just uh, er, well wouldn't fit in under any category of things they have. :-) Cheryl

Mike, beautiful as usual. sorry to hear about Katherine but glad she's doing better. cheryl

I decided against it, because the guy was thrown off eBay. Not a good sign although i really wanted the machine. Said his sister used his account and ran up a bif bill, and probably is true but I decided not to take the chance. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261067957999?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_950 Really wanted it too couldn't wait to tear into it. But another time. Cheryl

I PMd you too Ouch. It was days ago.

You're quite welcome. Cheryl

Wow, beautiful job. I want to make me one so badly but I'm still working on cutting straight :-) Cheryl

Thanks Wiz because I've wanted one for quite a while but know nothing about them except they were Singer's biggest competitor. Cheryl

I was thinking Fiddle Dee De. DD for short, but AHA!!! is a good name too, LOL. I've been in using my hand crank 28 to sew my denim and sweatshirt quilt I'm making..... You know Wiz, the material these singers won't sew I forgot to tell Flora she can't sew this stuff, LOL Gavin be sure to tell Algernon he can't sew heavy materials, that he's just a little wimpy machine

And no harm done Robert, I appreciate it. Cheryl

I get a wholesale discount at SLC plus it's cheaper to have one place ship everything. Cheryl

Yeah lots of people I know used barge in Jr. high, but they didn't glue anything with it :-). Seriously, thanks for the link but SLC has these. Cheryl

Art, I watched a video when i started making guitar straps, don't use a template. The guy used 'shoe glue.' so when I went to SLC I ran a search for shoe glue and ended up with barge. It's in a tube, and it strings, puddles, can't wipe it off it it gets some where you don't want it without it looking dull in that area. We don't HAVE any local cobblers here that I know of so I didn't have anyone to ask. We have two places listed under leather, a repair shop, and 'Leather and Lace' and I was told laughingly they probably wouldn't have any use for my products. So the name is Masters for the glue AND thinner? I wanted to get one of those plastic bottles with the brush to use but knew it would never work for this tube of barge. If i thinned it I guess it would but I'd rather use something else, I just really don't like the stuff. Cheryl

I thought that was too easy, LOL. So I'm ordering some eco flo leather cement the beginning of the month, I truly hate this barge, LOL. Have it in my ear before I get something glued. c

No Gavin, I didn't mean that. it's all original and i realized later some of these were all black, didn't have decals, sorry. Great deal for 10 bucks!!!!!!!Cheryl I thought he wanted us to help him NAME it, Like mine are Lucky, Squeaky and Flora, LOL

Wiz, you or anyone else know anything about these, type of thread, where to get parts if it needs it? Thanks, cheryl

Ya think? I kinda like my restoration projects with a hint of color left so I can tell what the decal was once about a time. Besides doesn't matter about the model number, they were all alike, the 'latest' thing for the home before the VSs came out. You can get a 27 VS1, 2, or 49 but it's just a 27. You know Wiz i read some where since no one mentions the VS ONE that if ya ever find one it will be a combo of this model with a VS. I'm still looking, LOL.

It's a fiddle based from the 'new family' Singer introduced in the last 1/4 of the 1800s. Cheryl Give aways? Way too big hand wheel and the tension adjustment on the base. You put 'em on her up through 1950 and I'll name the domestic models for you.

Messy and hassle are it's good points :-) Cheryl

Do you just thin it with water? (I rue the day I bought the stuff, want my eco-flo leather cement back :-) Cheryl

Oh I didn't know that, I've never used a template for mine. Just looked at a video, and started making them, and not very well in the beginning :-) Cheryl

Laban, if I understand what you mean the extra part is a template for putting a buckle on for adjusting instead of the adjustment strap. I think that's why they look the same, they really are only one has the buckle and keeper on it and the other the holes and belt tip. I put mine on with Chicago screws. Cheryl

Dale. Download your pics into a folder or someplace where you can browse (look) and find them. Then on the bottom of where you post here you'll see the option of using full editor. Attachments will be one. When you click on that it will give you the option to 'browse' to your computer, find the pictures you want, and click on one. Then tell 'window' to open it. And it will start uploading. Wait until you see the picture before hitting post. Cheryl

Allen, beautiful job and I just learned things I didn't know all in one thread. Thanks, Cheryl

J. allen we had a guy come on here trying to sell us stuff he admitted to haven reproduced from work here. He couldn't see the irony in that or the fact it's a wonder people didn't track him down and hurt him a lot. He was from Asia, and I think he really didn't understand that was wrong. Don't know how they raise some of those kids there or what their value system is.

Yeah TZ that? You don't want to glue yourself to a wood mold, or a shut off valve, LOL.