The school cabinet that came with the 201-2 was too far gone. The feet on the legs were rotted from sitting in mud. The veneer was peeling. The drawers, however, were good as were their frames. I salvaged them.
I also salvaged ALL OF THE HARDWARE. The knee controller has already found a new home. The big spring that helps fold down the machine into the cabinet was a bit rusty. I soaked it in vinegar and water 50/50 (my new favorite rust remover THANK YOU ANDREA) and it looks like new. I greased it up to prevent further oxidation and it is all packed away.
Steven chopped up the timber for me this morning, early. We had a chilly day here. So I warmed myself with a fire. Fueled by, you know what.
I know that there are folks who believe that all things sewing machine should be saved. I am not one of them. This cabinet was a MESS. I have two others exactly like it. I had no room to store it. Now it is easily disposable. I will throw the ashes on the garden. That way, I will still have some of it around. Just in a different form.
There was one very nice piece of oak, however, that I saved. I think I will use it for something. Don't know what yet. But something.
Sacrilege NOT!!! The warming of your shop and the ashes on your garden - A SACRAMENT - to your shop, body, and the planet. I like funeral pyres - wish I could be put to rest that way.
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