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 Topic: Too cold for jeep work, old sewing machine insteadPosted: 22 Jan. 2018 at 9:57pm |
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I finished up the sewing machine project yesterday morning. A friend came over in the afternoon and made me an offer I couldn't refuse. So its gone off to a new home and will be used to make 19th century period garments.
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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Posted: 13 Jan. 2018 at 1:13am |
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I got hit hard by a stomach bug today. No Willys or sewing machine work until I get over it
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Posted: 13 Jan. 2018 at 12:16am |
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The only warm days here I was at work. Now that I'm off again it is as cold as hell.
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Posted: 12 Jan. 2018 at 12:51am |
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I've made good progress over the last few days. Got the table repairs done, then sanded, stained and 3 coats of finish on it. All the small parts have been cleaned and painted as needed. I put new feed dogs in the machine and a new matching needle plate. Just an hour ago the new electronic servo motor arrived. I'll give the table a couple days to cure, then start putting it all back together.
It's warming up a bit here, so hopefully I can get back to work on the Willys brakes soon!
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Posted: 09 Jan. 2018 at 11:33am |
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As an aside. My wife's father was an accountant for Singer back when it was a top notch blue chip company and people invested heavily in the stock. You guys know; when so much was mfd. in the USA. Very interesting. Thanx.
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Posted: 09 Jan. 2018 at 2:30am |
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That's really a good idea. I may have to give it a try.
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Posted: 09 Jan. 2018 at 12:18am |
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I was painting some parts tonight ans thought maybe you guys would be interested in my little paint booth. I made this up a couple years ago when it was too cold to paint outside. It's just a cardboard box with a furnace filter and box fan on top. The fan runs on low to pull the excess paint mist into the filter. There is a rod running through the side of the box with coat hanger hooks to hang things. I'm always painting small parts of one sort or another. This let's me paint in the basement where it's warm and dry.
It can be used for Willys parts too!  |
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Posted: 08 Jan. 2018 at 8:16pm |
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Just FYI, but this is the best set of free sewing machine repair manuals anywhere. They cover the common Singer models 66,99,15 and 201s. They have step by step detailed instructions with photos. I printed these out and have them in a binder.
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Posted: 08 Jan. 2018 at 12:53am |
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Looks like a serious amount of finger pinch potential, very cool though.
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 11:52pm |
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If anyone is interested in more details of the Singer 29-4 cobbler machine resurrection, I documented the project over on the Victorian Sweatshop forum.
Today I worked on the 31-15's table a litle more, then sanded, prepped and painted the table stand. Lastly, I polished the nickle plated lamp and installed a new socket and LED bulb. Made a lot of progress. Steve
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 10:21pm |
Awwwww! My granddad, who was a shoe repairman from 1917 to 1962 had one in his shop just like that. What a beauty! I remember my dad sewed us boys a tent on granddad's machine and it was really heavy duty canvas. The original project was a cover for his Yellowjacket runabout boat, but he had canvas left over and we boys got the tent. Did many an overnighter in it when we were kids. |
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46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer(ret.) U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and damned proud of it. |
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 8:45pm |
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I'm surprised and pleased to see others here share this sewing machine interest. I was drawn to old sewing machines 7 or 8 years ago. I love all kinds of old mechanical things. The precision and design of these machines is fascinating. I'm constantly amazed at the engineering that went into these things.
The 31-15 I'm working on was made in September of 1945, right at the end of the war or right after. The wartime machines were mostly blackout models. Meaning most of the plating was replaced by chemically blued parts. Some of these blackout models continued into the 50s. I have a blackout model 128 with crinkle finish from 1951. There are a lot of parallels to post war jeep production.
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 8:26pm |
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Thanks for the link, chf, I learned some things about my machine already. It was made sometime between 1938 and '41, or in 1947. The cabinet is Model #42. Looks like sewing machine mfgr's (or at least, Singer) halted production during the war and resumed after the war with the pre-war model until new models could be designed and production started. Just like the auto mfgr's. I know I've heard of M1 Garands or M1 Carbines, or both, being made by Singer. I'm really pleased to find that my sewing machine was produced around the same time as my jeeps!
I dug out another sewing machine that I almost forgot that I had - It looks very similar to my Singer, but it is belt-driven. It's a Montgomery Ward, made in Japan. I'd bet that it's post-war. Thanks again. BW
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It is NOT a Jeep Willys! It is a Willys jeep.
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 7:48pm |
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 7:33pm |
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That is a 15-91, and that is the other model I'm working on now. Not having at much luck with it yet.
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 7:18pm |
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if i'm not mistaken, that's a Singer model 15-91. I can't see the back, but it appears to have the gear driven potted motor, rather than the common belt drive motor. That is a real top of the line model, comparable to the model 201, except on this one the feed dogs drop. That's a popular feature for folks who do free motion quilting.
More info and the manual are here.
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 7:04pm |
 I picked this one up at a yard sale down the street - the first two days I didn't bother to ask the price because I thought it would be crazy high like a lot of her stuff. The third day "everything must go!" and there was a roll-off dumpster in the driveway. I was going to offer $100 when I saw that it now had a price tag on it - $50. All of the drawers and the stool are full of thread, needles, attachments, and what I guess they call "notions" - buttons, binding, lace, etc. I would love to learn more about it, and how to use it. I hate to think it would have gone in that dumpster had I not gone back that day! BW
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Posted: 07 Jan. 2018 at 6:05pm |
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wow - you stole that featherweight! I'm sure you know they can go for crzy money. I have over 40 machines, almost all are home size. I like the early and odd ones especially. One example is this is a Howe model A from around 1870 that I brought back to life. It's a sweet little machine.
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some quick photos of my toys