tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post641576142648896893..comments2024-03-21T23:28:47.123-04:00Comments on My Sewing Machine Obsession: Singer Number 42 CabinetElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-72861855819920248552018-01-01T08:24:59.878-05:002018-01-01T08:24:59.878-05:00There's a post on the blog : https://mysewingm...There's a post on the blog : https://mysewingmachineobsession.blogspot.com/2013/02/sewing-inside.html<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-21811900780891148252017-12-31T23:32:00.491-05:002017-12-31T23:32:00.491-05:00Thank you for the directions re: removing drawers....Thank you for the directions re: removing drawers. Neither my husband nor I could figure it out, and were grateful when I discovered your website. I'd love to see a pic of your finished cabinet for inspiration as I begin to tackle the two that I just acquired - one with pullout drawers like yours, and one with a curved door that covers the smaller inner pullout drawers. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399722334683115584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-51122384258571492592017-01-01T12:16:23.604-05:002017-01-01T12:16:23.604-05:00I don't know. You could consider a new foot c...I don't know. You could consider a new foot controller with a new plug and connector. Sew Classic sells them See Resources.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-7232293095942641302017-01-01T11:47:46.178-05:002017-01-01T11:47:46.178-05:00I have a very similar cabinet for a 301 machine. I...I have a very similar cabinet for a 301 machine. It's Singer No. 42 desk. The electrical inside of the cabinet needs to be replaced. If I remove the top drawer, will I be able to get at the wiring to the foot pedal?QuilterinCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001829581594324443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-20962655384870061542014-08-10T19:27:16.362-04:002014-08-10T19:27:16.362-04:00Thanks so much! I got 201-2 last weekend & cou...Thanks so much! I got 201-2 last weekend & couldn't figure out how to remove the drawers from the 42 cabinet. I'll be out back working now! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-85224945585805890572013-09-07T11:01:47.853-04:002013-09-07T11:01:47.853-04:00I have that model with the built in foot pedal. T...I have that model with the built in foot pedal. The two drawers in mine are inside a cabinet where the 3 darwers are in this one. Makes for a nice smooth line down the front. Fortunately mine just has a few minor scratches and cleaned up nicely. Couldn't believe my good fortune when I found about the 201-2 inside - good condition, just needs a good cleaning.Madeline2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/16647164630152644579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-40502830598027330702013-02-07T09:24:40.324-05:002013-02-07T09:24:40.324-05:00Thank you very much for your response. I recently ...Thank you very much for your response. I recently bought a 15-91 Centennial which is in fine shape and seems to run like a top. There's a cabinet-I believe a No. 42, in a nearby thrift store, that I hope to pick up today, if still there. It appears to be missing the two top hinges that attach to the machine. I have seen a couple hinges available on ebay so with a bit of refinishing and hopefully a couple of small veneer patches, if I can figure that out, I will have an attractive, functional cabinet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-55541476150027523772013-02-07T07:05:39.226-05:002013-02-07T07:05:39.226-05:00Most vintage sewing machines attach to the cabinet...Most vintage sewing machines attach to the cabinet via hinges that insert into holes in the back of the machine. Some Singers require a bracket for installation. It depends on what machine you have and what type of cabinet you have. Email me a photo of your cabinet and machine and I might be able to help you figure out what you need. Go to the home page of the blog and at the top of the page find "Contact me" for the address. To take a look at how to install a 301 in a cabinet and see some photos of that cabinet go to http://mysewingmachineobsession.blogspot.com/2011/12/installing-301-in-cabinet.html. Your machine likely, unless it is a 301, won't need the bracket.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-12336314700943627902013-02-04T13:30:37.947-05:002013-02-04T13:30:37.947-05:00Nice work! I found a cabinet today but have to be...Nice work! I found a cabinet today but have to believe something is missing. I just can't figure our how the machine connects to the table - it seems to be missing an apartus to hold the machine in and allow it to be raised and lowered. Any photos of a view looking down from the top, without the machine?<br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-7218389055479846392013-01-25T07:13:30.549-05:002013-01-25T07:13:30.549-05:00I just started sanding. I just started sanding. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-4341349418131930452013-01-25T07:12:57.504-05:002013-01-25T07:12:57.504-05:00For your birthday?
For your birthday?<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-81849349988180276792013-01-25T00:37:41.751-05:002013-01-25T00:37:41.751-05:00Awesome! Did you just start sanding on this, or d...Awesome! Did you just start sanding on this, or did you apply a finish remover? I can't wait to see the finished product! Ann from KYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-63957934324585789132013-01-24T15:25:46.828-05:002013-01-24T15:25:46.828-05:00And when did you want me to come pick it up?
(TNWS...And when did you want me to come pick it up?<br />(TNWSS- I laughed my arse off!)<br />I love the band dark with the matching contrast; I was disappointed to find it was faked. I had it thought it was a band of contrasting veneer, not just a stained strip. Recently saw a photo of a cabinet with a metal built in foot pedal that projected just about where your shim is in the "front in progress" picture.<br />The drawers not such a big problem. A dry cellulose sponge will be firm enough but flexible to conform to the shape as a sanding block. <br />Keep crossing those projects off the list!! DreinPAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-47798043315394382682013-01-24T00:18:21.108-05:002013-01-24T00:18:21.108-05:00I was excited to see this post because I have the ...I was excited to see this post because I have the exact same cabinet (with a lighter stain it looks like) and it also had a 201-2 in it when my mother found it at a thrift store a few years ago. She gave it to me last year and I also have plans to refinish the wood.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.com