RichardPorley

Hi Phil, sorry I don't have any drawings of the shuttle, I just made it to suit the carrier, your friend may be able to follow the pics here to get the idea how I made mine, and my carrier has 8 teeth not seven, also the rack looks longer than yours as well, from what I have seen I think this machines were all made different, Sorry I can't be more helpful. cheers Richard.

Hi sparkey45, that's a nice find, you are right about the parts being scarce, the rack and gear would not be hard to repair or make, the hook is the hardest, there is a guy on e-bay that I bought my base from worth asking he has other bases so it is possible he may have an wrecked machine you may get parts from, worth a try. here is the e-bay link, cheers, Richard. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ANTIQUE-1890-CAST-IRON-BOOT-PATCHER-TREADLE-SEWING-MACHINE-SOLD-AS-PART-DISPLAY/274038310771?hash=item3fcdf4c773:g:bd8AAOSwutlb1F7K&frcectupt=true

Glad I could help, Cheers. Richard.

That's great, I don't think I will ever part with mine, is this the part you mean? Richard.

Hi Mark, I used gloss Black Rustoleum spray paint, is a thicker paint than standard spray paints, and is fast drying, worked great for me as I hate waiting for the paint to dry Richard

Thanks Rodney, glad you like it, I could not let it die in a pile of rust Richard.

Hi Gordon, Thanks for your comment, your restoration was the inspiration for this, loved the combination of the gold and copper colors you did with yours, so had to copy it, I thought the red was a bit much but kind of like it now do you still have yours? Richard

Haha!! now I've got it, thanks mate, it was worth it, Found another one in Sydney, complete and working, in case you are interested, https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/gladesville/sewing-machines/rare-patent-elastic-industrial-leather-sewing-machine-before-s/1185521804 Richard.

Thank you very much, Richard. thank you, lots of hours of pure enjoinment and may God smile on you too every day, Richard.

Sure, just finished it today , although it works with that thin belt, I intend to get a thicker one next week, Richard.

Thank you Glenn, that means a lot to me, I already have a couple of projects planned for it, I will let you know how it goes, Richard.

Hi folks, it's taken longer than planned, but slowly getting there, almost done now, should be up and running this weekend, here are a couple of pics of the progress on the stand, had to somehow match the stand with the machine, did not know how I was going to do that as the stand has a lot of gold and copper highlights, and suddenly had a light bulb moment, and here it is Thanks for looking, Richard.

Thanks Don, Yes you are right, don't know what it is but some how those colors remind me of the Tom Hanks movie Big , Zoltar Speaks wish machine, but there is no similarity what so ever, go figure Richard.

Sorry mate that one went over my head, please explain Richard

Hi guys, Still working on the base, but had a break and after a lot of failures, finally made the decal right for the wheel, I think it is a bit too bright, but am not changing it now!! all done and clear coated, base should be painted this coming week end, thanks for looking, Richard

No, no shop for me, (it would look good in your shop but), I just love restoring old stuff, imagine all that you said and then imagine it working, this machines were made to be used, as you can see not even years of neglect will kill them, and is only a bit of paint and some leisure time painting it, hehe!! Peter the guy I bought the machine from,(we have become good friends because of it, I keep him up to date with the resto), saw what he thinks was the one in the photo or it could have been a similar one for sale for $20,000, he doesn't know if it sold or not, that's not my intention, I just want to use it and admire my handy work, I'm sure the kids will sell it first chance they'll get, haha.

Hi Brian, yes, it sure is a work of art, I have a friend that is a welder, he suggested I bronze welded it, haven't had a lot of experience with bronze but had a go anyway, and done the pedal already!, just have to clean up now and reshape some of the details, once painted it will not be noticed, I can't wait either, haha!!, this is similar to what I have in mind for the grand finale, This is from a forum member's album, he's from NZ, gordond, hope he doesn't mind me copying some of his decorations, he's is an outstanding restoration. Off course mine has all the battle scars!! Richard.

Here is the craked pedal. There is also crack on the table that I need to fix as well. Richard.

Ok, received the base, no transport damage as it was extremely well packed, however, I wish he would have been a bit more honest in the description of the condition, "PICTURES FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION" to me is a lot of BS, and I told him so, not that he cared, as far as described all that was wrong was the pedal rod had to be replaced to make it work, would have been a bit difficult when everything is rusted together and is hard to make out if there is any damage on the item when the photos are of low resolution, my fault for not asking more questions, I guess. Any way, lesson learned, is all disassembled now the pedal is brazed some parts to be made, bolts and screws were rust welded/seized so, some had to be drilled others just snapped off, no big deal, thanks for looking. More photos later. Richard.

Thanks mate, yeah! I hope so too, Richard.

OK, had a hard time getting it right, it would sew just a few stitches, then would start missing them, it drove me crazy all day, and then found that the thread pick up arm spring was the problem, it was to hard, some adjusting and now here it is, finally it is sewing, I don't know if the stitches suppose to look like this but I'm very happy with it, from the left, 1st row is the back side, then the top side both with the original needle, the other 2 right rows, top side with 29k needle. Now I have to wait for the base to arrive mid next week, I hope in one piece thanks for looking, Richard.

No problem mate, Brian what a coincidence , I bet you were wondering how I new your name, hehe!!, I don't think I could handle the humidity up there, is bad enough down here in summer, but I guess this is Australia!, you have to love it! you know what they say, happy wife, happy life, I just finish buying a Patent Elastic base from eBay , is in Melbourne, hopefully will get here in one piece, I'll post pics later, Richard.

Sorry mate, I have just realized I've mistaken you for Brian (Rockoboy from WA) I guess you're Harry? getting old Richard.

Thanks, Cracked me up Brian!! as long as they are not APITA! is ok. hey, I'm only down the road a bit mate if you need something you think I can help with, just PM me, happy to help if I can, Cheers Richard.

Made the second hook, did a little bit of stitching on a scrap bit of leather, fine with normal sewing cotton and big needle, I will have to match needle and thread properly to see if I get good results , it has been a long day but happy with results so far, hook still to be properly polished and then hardened, more experimenting to be done tomorrow after work. thanks for looking. Richard.