"Oy! You! Put that light out! You 'eah me!?" [IMG] [IMG] My research tells me, silver ARP badges were only made from 1924-1939 (15 years)....
That's right. I do live in Australia. Which means any antiques here were shipped over by steamers back in the 1800s and 1900s. Antiques here are...
If it was a Singer, I would. It's a N.H. The chances of anybody around here having any experience with it, let alone knowing they exist, isn't...
Unfortunately that isn't gonna work. There's next to no places like that around here. And the only sewing place I know within a reasonable...
I've read up on old N.H. manuals and the machine is DEFINITELY threaded correctly. The shuttle-tension is correct. But the upper tension is a...
Can't get the thread tension right on this thing. I've tuned it about as best as I can, and that'll have to do. It'll sew, but I'm not sure how...
Damn bloody internet...
Still tinkering. Fixed the lid and the spring-clasp at the front of the base. Now all the hardware is fixed, I'm sorting out the...
Finally adjusted the tension on this crazy shuttle. The machine should sew PROPERLY now :)
If by 'friend' you mean me, then probably, yeah! I know the local sewing shop does repairs for like $300+. And that's on MODERN machines. I'm...
I read the rust. But if a machine is heavily rusted, no technician will be able to revive it. At least not for a reasonable price.
Belts can be replaced at home. It's easy. There are DIY tutorials all over the 'net. Antique sewing machines are nigh indestructable. Unless you...
Why on earth would you have to repair it? These things never break down!!
Thanks. It's going good so far. Just gotta get the screws to fix the thing back to the base...
Doing a sewing-test on this, I couldn't figure out why the tension is all buggered up. Then I realised I had the tensioner on upside-down!...
Still a LOT of sanding to do...
Still doing a lot of cleaning and removing rust. Then I gotta sort out the base...That'll be fun...not! And tricky... All in all, I'm enjoying...
My friend who gave me the 1906 tambour desk-cabinet to fix gave me something else to tinker with yesterday. I thought I'd share it here. This...
Boi, gitcher maind outta that gutter!
My father bought this display case for me at the flea-market for $50. It was some cheap, homemade affair that some dude knocked up in his workshop...
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