Members Constabulary Posted December 14, 2016 Members Report Posted December 14, 2016 I never have seen one of them live and I never thought I would ever find one of these in Germany. When I showed up at the seller I was almost a bit disappointed - I was expecting something of the size of an 45K. Ha ha - totally amiss. Though I don´t need it I could not resist. The very nice decal and nice hand painted pin striping pretty much hit my eye so I could not leave it alone. Figured it takes 214x1 / 328 needles - well at least it came with a 328 needle insert. Machine was not spinning so I soaked it in oil for a day. Meanwhile it is spinning again. Next is taking it apart for cleaning. Some pictures (oiled) Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
RockyAussie Posted December 14, 2016 Report Posted December 14, 2016 Is just beautiful Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
CowboyBob Posted December 14, 2016 Report Posted December 14, 2016 Nice find,I wish the old ones I find had such nice decals on them./ Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
Members Matt S Posted December 14, 2016 Members Report Posted December 14, 2016 Now that looks fine. What, if I may ask, are your intentions with this old lady? Quote
Members cdthayer Posted December 14, 2016 Members Report Posted December 14, 2016 Gotta love the old iron. CD in Oklahoma Quote "I sew, I sew, so it's off to work I go....." My sewing machines:Adler 205-370 (Hand Crank), Adler 205-64 (Hand Crank), Consew 226 (Clutch/Speed Reducer), Singer 111G156 (Hand Crank or Clutch), Singer 111W153 (Clutch), Singer 20U33 (Clutch), Singer 78-3 Needlefeed (Treadle), Singer 20U (Treadle), Singer 29K70 (x2) (Both Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 96-40 w/Darning Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 w/Roller Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 (Hand Crank), Singer 16-41 (Treadle), Singer 66-1 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 201K4 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 216G Zigzag (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 319W (Treadle)
Members Darren Brosowski Posted December 15, 2016 Members Report Posted December 15, 2016 Beautiful machine. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted December 18, 2016 Author Members Report Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Seems the machine once had an accident, a few parts were slightly bent, a piece of the pulley was dented and finally fell of (still have that chip) and I had to reproduce the foot pressure thing as it was totally bent and thread was damaged - no way to rescue it. I have filled the worn screw heads with hard solder and cut some new slits. Unfortunately I damaged the decal - I remember the owner said the machine was used as decoration on the window sill and shop window for decades (machine has not sewn for the fast 50 years he said). Maybe the permanent sunlight and my efforts of cleaning did not play well together. Really sad but I hate looking at / working with dirty filthy machines. So thats the price I paid. Machine is sewing again but I need a new foot pressure spring. The old one was badly rusted and broke and the current one is too weak to sew leather with, for webbing its okay. Some more pictures: Edited December 18, 2016 by Constabulary Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members Singermania Posted December 18, 2016 Members Report Posted December 18, 2016 Watch out for that decal and paintwork, its not normal paint and will dissolve if you put solvents on it. I love these guys and are a good earl walking foot. I collect machine manuals mate so if you don't have a copy I can email to you... regards Steve Quote
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted December 18, 2016 Members Report Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Where? Stop toying with us and give us the pictures A lovely machine, and so glad you have it working, and as to the decals, well, better working than decoration says I. ah! There they are! Edited December 18, 2016 by LumpenDoodle2 Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Members Constabulary Posted December 18, 2016 Author Members Report Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) small video - sorry not much space to place the cam properly - so my dirty fingers are in the way a bit. 1 hour ago, Singermania said: I collect machine manuals mate so if you don't have a copy I can email to you... regards Steve Thanks Steve but I have an original manual. I actually had it before I bought this machine. I once bought it along with some BUSMC #6 HM parts I needed for restoration. In the Video I use a 180 needle (metric) and some 207 cotton thread Just checked the stitch length - seems to be approx. 4 SPI at max. - a pretty good score for a vintage machine like this 1 hour ago, LumpenDoodle2 said: A lovely machine, and so glad you have it working, and as to the decals, well, better working than decoration says I. I agree but its really a pity Edited December 18, 2016 by Constabulary Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
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