Sewing Machines Anonymous Counciling Needed!

[DoubleC]

Hi, my name is Mike, and I have a hundred year old sewing machine.....

HI MIKE....

Tis bad... if you add up all the money that we(me) spend on "old iron" we (I) could by now have some lovely state of the art, triple feed, walking foot machine that I still wouldn't know how to use !

Exactly, LOL. Honestly I sew most of my things on the 28 handcrank, haven't even moved up to the 15-91 beast yet, LOL

[DoubleC]

You want pictures too! aye, have a few hundred as if they were kids.

The first is Lucky I reahabbed

The next is Flora the 28

And then there's Squeaky the Sphinx

Or it would have been had the pictures loaded the way I wanted, LOL

[silverback]

Equus,exactly where did you get rid of those machines,hehe?

[DoubleC]

LOL, Peter. Just say no! Cheryl

[EquusCustomLeathers]

Silverback, my "official" story is that I gave them all to a young guy that works at a nearby military base. He wants to learn to be a sewing machine mechanic, so they're great for him to learn on. But, there is a very large closet at my house that my daughter never ventures in to..maybe all of them didn't quite make it out the door LOL

[Merl]

Tis bad... if you add up all the money that we(me) spend on "old iron" we (I) could by now have some lovely state of the art, triple feed, walking foot machine that I still wouldn't know how to use !

If you compare the number of machines I have, to the amount of money I have spent to acquire them, and then divide that by their average value......well I guess the result would show that I have still spent too much and don't yet have that tasty sounding "triple feed, walking foot (and a cylinder bed!) industrial sewing machine" that is being dangled before me like some kind of unattainable carrot.....

yes, I Know I'm just making excuses. I can't help it, it's been a long stressful day and I just NEEDED something, ya know?

I promiss, after this one I'll quit.

(oh wait, there is another machine I saw at the thrift store.....)

A day in the life of a sewing machine addict.

I do have pics but, do we want to start this?

I know of a "what kind of sewing machine do you have?" thread started on another site that went completely viral and was out to almost 4000 pages the last time I looked at few months ago.

I really keep trying to find someone that knows everything about the 29-4.

Mine works well but I still have a few questions that the op manual doesn't cover.

[Bigfoot]

I know Merl, there's always potential(and need) for one more!

I forced myself to use the scary electric "Sieko" today with the run away clutch motor over the safe "junker SD28" option but it worked out ok'ish.

Low value pouches to sew but they were all curves with stitch grooves to follow so good practice with the speed of the motor and clutch control!

What did you want to know about the 29-4? ...I may not be able to help but I will bet my house that within the next 10,000 years of people reading this thread that someone will be able to help (spooky to think that everything we write will be here forever!)

This is a link to another manual if needed..http://www.ps2netdrivers.net/parts/singer.29-4/

[leatherkind]

The problem with addiction is that you cant get rid of it. Otherwise it would not be an addiction.

You will be collecting them forever.

It is possible however to modify your behavior in a way so you and others have fun with it.

Your closet and leaving room will not be cluttered and your loved ones will be helping you to collect even more!

I know ... i know ... sounds improbable but here are some ideas:

1. If you have a welder you can assemble giant "stitching the clouds" contraption in the back yard. Then drug it to the front yard and boost tourism in your area.

2. If you do not have a welder you can paint them all in different colors and bury them half way. Call it an art and sell tickets to see it.

3. Disassemble them and give away parts to promote local steampunk club.

4. Hook them all up to one ridiculous wind mill and run em nonstop to promote renewable approach.

5. Screw them to the ceiling in the barn up side down.... I may retract that idea. too gruesome.

6. Rube Goldberg machine?

7. Put them in a pile and establish Department Of Deterioration, raise taxes hire stuff and get yourself a sweet pension.

8. ... I can not put this idea here.

9. Put each one on wheels tie them to a lawn tractor and travel.

10. Make them fly? Not sure if it is safe....

I have a few machines too.... I will donate them to first person interested to teach them tricks.

Share your ideas....

[DoubleC]

LOL, I'd love to try some of your ideas, especially about the art display, so donate away to ME. I mean how can 3 be enough? Cheryl

[Art]

Once you get past 60, the heavy iron ceases to be fun. Got rid of most of mine (well except 2 Landis 12s and a chain stitch shoe machine) and started collecting Singer 221s, 222s and 20s, just a lot easier to move. Still have all the modern machines, but they are on roller casters. Then there's the Campbell in the basement......

Art