Evo160K Posted August 1, 2017 Report Posted August 1, 2017 Fascinating sewing system. Truly admire and respect the intelligence and engineering that went into these old sewing machines........perhaps an example of man at his best. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted August 2, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 2, 2017 16 hours ago, jimi said: and its not SILVER! I knew you would say that - just for you - no just to bother you - I will add some silver pin stripping Naaa - will not. 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 Constabulary Posted November 12, 2017 Author Members Report Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) I finally found the time to start cleaning and reassembling the head. Machine has lot of screws and small bits. Quite time consuming cleaning them Some pictures... Edited November 12, 2017 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 battlemunky Posted November 12, 2017 Members Report Posted November 12, 2017 Wow! Really cool following along with the restore. Thanks for doing so, both saving the machine and showing us the journey. Quote
CowboyBob Posted November 12, 2017 Report Posted November 12, 2017 Looks great, can't wait to see it finished. Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
alexitbe Posted November 12, 2017 Report Posted November 12, 2017 A real Beauty, Constab... Why did this machine appeal to you? What makes it interesting or differen to the others? Lastly, how did you clean the chrome (I guess) pieces so well? Electrolysis? I cannot get my chromes parts looking so fine. My next attempt was to try Jeweller's rouge and polishing pad... Keep up the good work Alex Quote
Members Chayse Posted November 13, 2017 Members Report Posted November 13, 2017 Awesome restoration and admire your patience! The machine will truly be a gem when you are finished....only to do it all over again on another machine! I think it is a sickness but not in a bad way. Saving things from the rubbish bin and making them useful once again! I looked at that bin of screws, nuts, and bolts and let out a huge sigh....my hats off to you my friend for having that much patience but it will pay off in the end. Very nice work Constab!!! Quote
Members Constabulary Posted November 13, 2017 Author Members Report Posted November 13, 2017 Thanks a lot folks 7 hours ago, alexitbe said: Why did this machine appeal to you? What makes it interesting or differen to the others? Well, the last thing I really need is another patcher. My Singer 29K71 is more than sufficient for what I do with it. The hook mechanism on this Durkopp 18 is unique / totally different, it has not an oscillating shuttle like all the other patchers have. This one has a shuttle in a fixed position and a hook that moves back and forth and then guiding the thread around the shuttle (see Video in 1st post). This special hook allows to sew in extremely tight spaces. I know no other machine that has such a pointed tip. Thats what caught my interest. 7 hours ago, alexitbe said: Lastly, how did you clean the chrome (I guess) pieces so well? Electrolysis? I cannot get my chromes parts looking so fine. My next attempt was to try Jeweller's rouge and polishing pad... The brownish stuff it dried oil and and dirt in combination with surface rust - hard to tell what is what. I soaked the parts in paint thinner so the gunk is coming of better and then I polished the parts with an electric drill and round steel wire brush. Thats really efficient. Parts are clean but not really shiny like chrome. Not sure what the original finish was but seems it varied anyway. The 2nd machine has some parts painted black (like the tension unit on top of the machine or the oil cup) and the same parts or in the other machine were nickle plated or chromed or left blank. Funny thing - I found a 1 Pfennig coin from 1950 inside the machine. It washed out when I cleaned the inside with paint thinner. And thats was not the 1st time I had this before. Maybe some sort of "cobblers rite". For those who don´t know the 1 Pfennig coin was considered as a "lucky coin" - so maybe this machine had luck that it found me or I had luck that I found the machine . I will put it in the drawer when I´m done... 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
Kohlrausch Posted November 13, 2017 Report Posted November 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Constabulary said: Funny thing - I found a 1 Pfennig coin from 1950 inside the machine. It washed out when I cleaned the inside with paint thinner. And thats was not the 1st time I had this before. Maybe some sort of "cobblers rite". For those who don´t know the 1 Pfennig coin was considered as a "lucky coin" - so maybe this machine had luck that it found me or I had luck that I found the machine . I will put it in the drawer when I´m done... Way cool. And you truely are lucky with the Pfennig. I only found 50 nails when I cleaned a Singer 7. Greets Ralf C. Quote
Members dikman Posted November 13, 2017 Members Report Posted November 13, 2017 Nice work so far. I looked at that green bin full of bits and chuckled - let's see, I need a small bolt here, this one? Nope, how about this one? Nope, next one........ Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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