Rat, for the old fashioned curs and sailors among us...
straight wound is loaded by turning the spool, the way a winch works, so you have to turn the spool to unwind.
cross wound is the way...
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Rat, for the old fashioned curs and sailors among us...
straight wound is loaded by turning the spool, the way a winch works, so you have to turn the spool to unwind.
cross wound is the way...
You are right about the style, Rat... Stella looks like it was designed by the same folks that created some of the WWII aircraft!
- MacEntyre
That it is! I checked it out a while back...
Thanks! I'll visit the link you provided and confirm that.
Those things are a joy to use. For light work and quick tasks, they excel!
- MacEntyre
Last year I picked up a 1930 Singer Treadle machine for making light weight gear. Then last month my sister gave me the machine that my mother used, another Singer Treadle machine, with an...
There is interesting information on Moselle on the internet, but no mention of anyone buying it. What a great story!
:scared: What does she do with all those thread injectors? :confused:
I agree with OldGringo... that is a beautiful machine! :thumbup:
I'm jealous! :cool:
Nice machine, that Westinghouse! :thumbup:
Nice collection of thread injectors! Is that middle one a Consew 206?
You have a quite few chisels as well!
- MacEntyre, jealous
Actually, you can...
if you add "... made by Necchi!"
Can't do much better than that!
Welcome to the Vintage Iron Underworld, thread injector section!
- MacEntyre
Found this yesterday:
Bite yer tongue!
Edit yer post!
Blasphemy!
:scared:
Well... gosh, thanks!
To me the dream setup has been put together by my buddy Dave. He makes marine canvas (dodgers, biminis, sail covers, wind scoops, etc). In his basement he has a Consew 206,...
I use nothing but a needle and palm for 30 years. Mostly repairs, some small projects like bags and pouches, all leather or heavy canvas. I also have the hand stitcher that looks like an awl.
That's a steal! I hate you!
:rolleyes:
I think mine does both... the outer foot walks; the inner foot walks opposite strides, with the needle going with it thru a hole in the inner foot.
How do you live without a walking foot?
Nice Thread Injector, Village!
I've used my Consew 226R with very lightweight fabric... didn't bother to change the needle or thread, just stretched out the fabric and pulled from both sides. I got away with it! Love those walking...
Thanks, Gargoyle! ...but I couldn't get that site to work. I went to the source:
Consew instruction manuals and parts lists.
I thought you might chime in if I mentioned Pfaff!
My friend's Consew 206 has a pan of oil underneath, so it oils itself.
:mellow:
That's why I have a Consew instead of a PFaff. There is a 80 year old, second generation, local family business that takes care of them. They used to provide service to many upholstery and other...
$850 to $1,000 for a refurbished industiral Consew or Singer with table and new motor. :scared:
You'd be less envious if you had to pay for it! :scared:
- MacEntyre
My eyes are protected by (and the eye of the needle seen only with) my progressive glasses, made of PPG Trivex, the hardest, lightest lens material known to man! :cool:
- MacEntyre
Are those prescription safety goggles next to that classic Singer? :confused:
Either the manufacturer, or Mr Glenn, who refurbished the machine, put those marks there. It helps remind me to oil...
1/2hp Consew Tuffy motor
Skid Mounted Molly Mac Pack Manufacturing Module: Consew 226
...gotta have it to sew Superman's cape!
- MacEntyre