tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post3377538823764468896..comments2024-03-21T23:28:47.123-04:00Comments on My Sewing Machine Obsession: Everyone loves a good before and afterElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-77361312600408266442013-12-06T08:53:41.390-05:002013-12-06T08:53:41.390-05:00Oh I just had to rant about the imbalesillyette wh...Oh I just had to rant about the imbalesillyette who put those screws in the hinges! UGH! :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322349430145168931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-29330502171624329352013-11-12T18:28:51.464-05:002013-11-12T18:28:51.464-05:00Not from me. Readers?Not from me. Readers?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-36040665519156716242013-11-12T18:04:12.400-05:002013-11-12T18:04:12.400-05:00I love old sewing machines too! I am actually tryi...I love old sewing machines too! I am actually trying to build a franken-machine out of 1915 Montgomery Wards treadle legs and a 1950's Brother zig-zag sewing machine. Trouble is, the pitman rod on the treadle houses a bearing ring at each end and one of those bearing cases is missing. I measured the gap between bore and outer diameter and it would fit 1/8" bearings. I can't seem to find any bearing ring that would fit this space online anywhere. I just wrapped the bore with a thick piece of leather, but there is just more give than I would like. Any suggestions?Katie N.http://skunkmounatinsewing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-91592315863735283792012-06-18T07:18:24.653-04:002012-06-18T07:18:24.653-04:00Nice Job!!!! I am toying with a bright color for ...Nice Job!!!! I am toying with a bright color for this one.....but then black would require only one coat and I have sooo much to do.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-47365656085239049542012-06-18T01:48:35.819-04:002012-06-18T01:48:35.819-04:00here's one I did recently:
http://nurseknits.w...here's one I did recently:<br />http://nurseknits.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/before-and-after-treadle-table-3/<br />I did not paint. I just wire brushed and used rust converter, followed by black shoe polish, which is the clesest thing I can find to stove polish out here. Thank goodness you took this one in! My wooden pitman is stained the same color as the top. I have frequently just removed the veneer on dreadful tables and stained the under layment- a few entries earlier than the one I linked to you can see this approach on my Singer 31. Love your blog! can't wait to check out your other blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-33085524348032838612012-06-17T12:45:55.131-04:002012-06-17T12:45:55.131-04:00Actually, go to Treadle On and there are instructi...Actually, go to Treadle On and there are instructions on just how to make a replacement pitman rod.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-50301052944245336572012-06-17T09:28:48.994-04:002012-06-17T09:28:48.994-04:00Love the pictures. As it happens, I'm working...Love the pictures. As it happens, I'm working on a 127 Sphinx with what I call minimal needs, and a red head with the drawers CUT OFF and the rest of the cabinet and the irons PAINTED WHITE. However, I believe both will sew well and that's my main aim.<br />The wood pitman is interesting - now I'm thinking such a thing could be duplicated for a set of irons lacking the pitman.<br />Can't wait to see your results.<br />LillianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com