HENDREFORGAN Report post Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) These are most particular sewing machines and today there cannot be many left, the example I had - sold in 2020 - was a rare example mounted on it's own pedestal base! Part of the ownership of that machine was a very old, rust and oil stained GENUINE "Owners User Manual". Before I sold it with the machine I scanned the fragile pages to create a set of ".TIFF" files . . . and then in a major PC clean out I lost the folder I have placed these in . . DooH! I've been asked a few times for a copy of the manual but wasn't able to supply that as I still couldn't find the damn folder! Then just over a month ago whilst searching for something else I just happened to find it . . . I immediately moved it to a visible place and added a copy to my back-up files. Fortunately image editing is something I do as my employment so I've been able to clean up the pages . . . not that the format of the original was up to today's Instruction Manuals! FROBANA Bent Needle Stitcher.pdf Edited January 10, 2023 by Northmount Replaced photos with PDF file provided by HENDREFORGAN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted December 31, 2022 6 hours ago, HENDREFORGAN said: Surely a Moderator can see that what I have is an important document and permit storage somewhere on this web-site where they can be downloaded and read easily? Send it to me and I will post it here. Sending a PM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HENDREFORGAN Report post Posted January 1, 2023 Thanks to Northmount I will be able to re-edit my files and export these as "PDF"'s with better clarity, these will then be preserved here for all to use in the future. A win-win solution! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoepatcher Report post Posted January 3, 2023 Are not pages 13 and 14 missing? glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 10:18 AM, shoepatcher said: Are not pages 13 and 14 missing? See updated manual PDF posted at the beginning of this thread this morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HENDREFORGAN Report post Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 5:18 PM, shoepatcher said: Are not pages 13 and 14 missing? glenn Hello Glenn, Northmount is correct. When I scanned these as TIFF's quickly before packing up the machine when sold it I got my original numbering wrong? Part of the confusion was that there was, if my memory serves me right, a blank page after "Page 12" and the next page had a corner torn off . . resulting in the appearance that there are TWO of "Page 12". I will have diligently scanned each page but the manual was in an appalling condition with ALL pages loose - the staples had rusted away a long time ago - and it had been collated by use of a stationery punch and then held together with Sellotape. I always reckoned the heavy use this manual got was an indication that every time you went to use the Frobana you had to set it all up again! Over the next couple of weeks I'm going to put up a posting in the "History" section about this machine and include with that some of the pix I took of it . . . Northmount will then move the download URL for the PDF manual across . . . and I'll tell how I was actually back in the late 1980's given the Frobana for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoepatcher Report post Posted January 10, 2023 Great job Hendreforgan!! Look forward to you future texts. glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
