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    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-29-2020, 06:45 AM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 1,022
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Our friends at the Featherweight shop have a...

    Our friends at the Featherweight shop have a handy tutorial for tension assemblies: Early Tension Unit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUAlzcxK4BY)
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-27-2020, 04:35 PM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 4,903
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    I think that's pretty fair, considering it's in...

    I think that's pretty fair, considering it's in good condition and comes with a desk. It's on the high side, but not outrageously so if you need a good, solid machine.
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2020, 03:54 PM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,730
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Heavy duty needles are probably a good idea. Four...

    Heavy duty needles are probably a good idea. Four needles gave their lives for these curtains. Their sacrifice was not in vain.
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2020, 08:10 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,730
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Hems are all neatly pressed and hemmed--it's all...

    Hems are all neatly pressed and hemmed--it's all in the fussy steps innit? I have tried neatly folding the panel with mind to how it feeds through the machine, and so far it's going OK. I better run...
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2020, 06:09 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,730
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    In other news, are those two hinge pins really...

    In other news, are those two hinge pins really supposed to be the only things holding the machine up when it is stored away? I was fixing the underside of the table while looking at a 25 pound sewing...
    Forum: Main
    08-15-2020, 04:43 AM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,730
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    The table I am using doesn't have that back...

    The table I am using doesn't have that back support, which would be great. Maybe I'll move it next to the dining room table to support the back. Thank you!
    Forum: Main
    08-14-2020, 11:56 PM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 2,730
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Managing Large Amount of Fabric

    I am sewing drapes, but am hoping quilters can give me some tips on how they manage large sheets of thick fabric. I keep bending needles trying to haul all the fabric through the machine. It starts...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-12-2020, 06:41 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 3,211
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Thanks! I just now managed to get it out with...

    Thanks! I just now managed to get it out with WD-40 Rust Penetrant and a wider screw driver bit in a ratchet wrench. The last sewing job this machine was used for involved pink thread!

    You tube is...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-12-2020, 04:41 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 12,892
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Polishing the machine with car wax will make it...

    Polishing the machine with car wax will make it shine like new. I wouldn't paint it.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-11-2020, 04:03 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 3,211
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    My second Singer 99 arrived today. (I bought a...

    My second Singer 99 arrived today. (I bought a machine online and then found an impossible to pass up deal at the local shop the very next day). I am pleased to find out that the online purchase was...
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-10-2020, 08:59 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 1,049
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    Looks good. The peeling veneer is an easy fix.

    Looks good. The peeling veneer is an easy fix.
    Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    08-09-2020, 04:58 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 3,211
    Posted By Chaz_Hoosier

    New (to me) Singer 99-13's

    Hello everyone. My name is Chaz, and I am a vintage sewing machine addict. First, the back story. I got a sewing machine to make curtains, because I am not a millionaire and custom curtains cost a...
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