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Man, I thought I was being harsh at $300! In my area there are very few and far between used industrials on the market and they disappear quickly when one pops up.

Clutch motor and it doesn't sew. I'd be a player at $300, after an inspection that found no major issues. Maybe $400.

Butting in here ... Here's an Instructable for a ball cap where the lady basically says to buy an old cap from a thrift store, take it apart and use it for a pattern: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Baseball-Cap/ I'm going to look at my files later on. I know I've got a pattern or two in there, I just can't remember if they're copyrighted.

I love those.

I activated this post (for those who don't know, certain posts require approval) but note that the Guest Poster offers no contact info. I'd encourage the poster to join the community as a regular member so others interested in working with you can get ahold of you.

You certainly are having a good run of luck. Congratulations. Be prepared, I've had a lot of trouble with old thread that came with machines and especially those pre-wound bobbins. Maybe not, but be aware if odd problems crop up.

Personally, I don't have such a machine but it looks a lot like a standard Bell Skiver. I wonder if just any Bell Skiver video or manual would get you going? Here's an Artisan brand manual. I bet a YouTube search for Bell Skiver would turn up a lot of results. If this isn't it, somebody will be along to correct me shortly ... EDIT: I didn't understand that Fav was a brand. I figured these Bell Skivers are pretty much clones of each other anyway, like so many sewing machines. NP4manual.pdf

Hey @Breeze1, I flipped you into the Want To Buy section. Maybe you should jump in here every few days and "bump" the post so it stays on the lists of new posts. I wouldn't normally encourage excess bumps but I don't think anybody is going to go combing through the classifieds trying to get rid of a small piece of bright orange suede ...

Thank you! Hopefully, you get the help you need.

That's a nice score, both Using and Adjusting. Nice of you to contribute.

I've had more trouble trying to use old thread! I never use old thread that comes with machines any more. Have fun with it. A one armed bandit is on my want list.

@Stefan4 We really need this in English. I realize the equipment is probably located in Bulgaria but I suspect most of our users don't read Bulgarian ... Let's try this: "Hello, I found this machine at a bargain price and decided to buy it, but now I have a lot of questions. What model is the machine? Obviously, there have been some changes and improvements to the washers. Can someone who has the same model send me pictures of the washers? In general, the machine works, thins the skin, but does it in lines. Fine lines that are not felt (I guess from the slight gap in the knife shaft it is most likely for bearings). More likely they are only visually noticeable, but so far I have only used it for testing. We will see how it will behave in a longer job. Can someone find (I can't) videos, diagrams, drawings in which these machines have been repaired. I don't see anything complicated, but I still want to prepare as much as possible. Thanks in advance."

@stitchinsue1 Do you mean an industrial sewing machine? Or a smaller domestic? The domestic will have an internal motor, the industrial will have it mounted under the table. A quick search for " Singer 211g manual" on your favorite search engine will turn up a couple of Service manuals. I also saw a result for a "w211" that looked like a domestic machine, thus my question.

Maybe Sewing Machine Oil? Not to be a smart ass, but just be sure you've lubricated it properly. Sometimes it's the simple things that bite us.

I hope you bought the machine just for the cool hardware.

Unsolicited nice bleating is probably a sincere compliment, particularly if they don't realize it's something you made yourself.

With DwightT's hook setup as above, you could just set the thread spool on the bench behind the machine. In fact, that's one solution for using cross wound thread on machines with vertical spool pins - set the thread in a coffee cup behind the machine.

I'm late to the party here but ... "Cross Wound" spools are meant to feed from the top, as you see on industrial machines. That's why newer domestics have angled or horizontal spool pins, so they can use the newer style cross wound spools of thread. I've also seen a recommendation that the top of the thread stand on industrials should be ... I think 1.5 times higher than the spool it's coming off. (EDIT: I see KGG earlier said 2.5 times. I'd say he's probably right) I don't know how any of this would affect the twisting problem mentioned earlier. On the domestics, people have trouble using cross wound spools on vertical spool pins, especially after they throw the spool pin felt away. The thread feeds all janky and jerks back and forth.

To be clear, I didn't mean you shouldn't be critiquing your work or asking for others opinions, just that we all tend to be hard on ourselves. You are correct, other perspectives are helpful.

You are way overthinking this my friend. You're seeing it with the artist's eye. It's a pretty spectacular piece. You may wish you do it differently, as the creator. To most people, it would be indistinguishable as far as "right" or "wrong". I'll agree with DwightT, I prefer the undyed version. Depending ... 😃

Yeah, that does qualify as "real" or "true". I guess the word I should have used was "conventional". Tangent: would the binding type of feed (flat, non-dropping) be problematic for conventional kinds of sewing? Either cloth or leather? Just curious, really. I always look past binding machines, even if they're a steal.

In case you don't know, the "SV" means it was a Special Variant or close enough. Even if you find something about the 108W36, there's still something different. Is it a true Unison Feed? As in the feed dogs drop and the foot and needle walk? A lot of times on here we see Binding Machines where the feed dog runs back and forth but doesn't drop. Yep, I'd have been on that one in a heartbeat.

I'll add this to my Philosopher Next Door series.

You're not alone in that. A lot of it is the consolidation of everything under large search engines and giant social media sites. The Walmart-ization of information, killing smaller, specialized types of websites.

Ok, here it is. 😬 ... I did think about the 60 days thing. As long as people can find him.