Singer 45k1 Restoration Decals

[jimi]

"special R".Tony if you mean the R with the long swash then the measurement was posted in my last pictures? the 29k one? they are the same size. the length of the Singer MFCº is 6 1/4" or 160mm long.

Folker, did that 132k trim leather or just material? if it trimmed leather that could be a good way of getting rid of the teeth marks left behind?? you know, right side toe and feed dog (looking to the machine), then trim off the right side with the teeth marks?? the 45k63 had a trimmer attachment also.

Edited October 7, 2017 by jimi

[Constabulary]

don´t know if it was meant for trimming leather - but could be (depends on thickness I think) since it is an SV machine. The cloth trimmer (originally for trimming soft shoulder pads) was 132K12 - this one is 132KSV11 - who knows...  but I I have no use for a trimmer...

[Parfektionisto]

3 hours ago, Constabulary said:

NO WAY - ha ha - Jimi just bothers me a bit with this because I paint most of my restored machines silver and put on black decals. THIS one will stay as is and because the original paint job + decals are very nice I will try to turn it into a 132K6? Why? Because the parts for putting it back into its original configuration are no longer available and I have no use for a machine with a trimming device. BUT it has a lot similarities with the 132K6 and lost of K6 parts are still available.... sooo thats a future project.... This was my original post reg. this 132K.

 

Your 45K looks very nice with this crackle coating But I think I would have painted the flat bed with glossy black

Reg. 132K decals - yes shading looks gray. Most likely you would not see a black shading on a black machine.

Hi Constabulary, 

I painted almost everything in crinckle finish except the front cover and flywheel in shinny black. Even the bobbin winder and the wax pot is in crinckle finish, you can tell that I really love crinckle finish a lot, just as much as you love shinny silver. I'm sure this crinckle finish flatbed will last longer than a shinny black, it should withstand abrasion much better, that's why I made the decision.

Tony

[Evo160K]

Tony,

Have you seen LW member Colt W. Knight's Decal tutorial he posted in this 2014 topic?  :

http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/59807-would-appreciate-your-advise-on-restoring-this-singer-45k25/?page=2

 

 

[Parfektionisto]

On 08/10/2017 at 8:15 AM, Evo160K said:

Tony,

Have you seen LW member Colt W. Knight's Decal tutorial he posted in this 2014 topic?  :

http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/59807-would-appreciate-your-advise-on-restoring-this-singer-45k25/?page=2

 

 

Hi Al,

Thanks for the link. Does it mean we have to manually hand painted the gold colour on the decals before sticking it on the machine?

Anyone has an original singer decal with the long "R", if yours is in good or visible condition pls post a pic here. Thank you!

Tony 

[Parfektionisto]

Sorry I mean if anyone whose singer machine still have the original decal with the special long "R" in good condition, could you kindly post a pic here? Your help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Tony

Edited October 14, 2017 by Parfektionisto

[Evo160K]

9 hours ago, Parfektionisto said:

Hi Al,

 Does it mean we have to manually hand painted the gold colour on the decals before sticking it on the machine?

 

Tony, my experience with making decals is non-existent.  Maybe ask Colt.

Regards

[Evo160K]

The 45K25 is finally finished and has original, gold-leaf, Singer decals on it from Folker.  He finds the best stuff.  I'll clean them up a bit once they've setup and dried. I don't know if they're correct to the K25, but that's the way it'll have to be.  Since I used authentic japan to restore the machine, I wanted to use authentic Singer decals, not reproductions, and that's what I had available.  I'll update my japanning article with pictures and details for the members in the near future.......I'm sold on japanning. 

 

 

 

In the meantime, I would like to determine the age of the decals.  Jimi posted the pictures below of a 29K33 that appear to have the same decals.  I thought if I could date that machine, it would give me some idea of the age of my decals.  The trouble is the serial number doesn't appear to have a letter prefix and the number, 524961?, doesn't show-up in the Singer production records.  Can anyone shed some light on the serial number and/or the age of the decals?  Here's a picture of the paper backing from the decals, if that helps, they're No. 7421.  Thanks good people one and all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Constabulary]

WOW - thats a really nice restoration!!!!  

How did you apply the decals w/o flaking? I tried it once and it did not work very well. I guess you used this micro scale decal film stuff, right? Which have you used?

[jimi]

Excellent job Al! Looks like you just bought it new from Singer, and the decals came out great also. well done!!

3 hours ago, Constabulary said:

How did you apply the decals w/o flaking

Possibly the old decals used a fixing cement before they were applied?? but not sure.

https://ingeniumcanada.org/channel/articles/industrial-transfers-and-art-decalcomania-collection-profile