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[FJRpilot]

Very nice... It looks like fresh from the factory store..

[Grapenut]

Very nice... It looks like fresh from the factory store..

Thanks! I just finished refinishing the base. Picked it up at a thrift store with a ratty sewing machine attached for 20 bucks. Amazing what a little sandpaper and stain will do to bring wood back!

[Debi Jaytee]

Nice. I need a nicer table, I have my 15-91 in a ugly looking thing and the machine is perfect. If new the table would be fine in terms of usability, but its warn, damaged and very low. I understand most machines were either designed for women or old women. I also see a great many tables that dont even allow you to slid under it. I don't know how long I would last, not being able to slide my legs under the work area like a desk. Glad to see cl is good for something other then, well the other thing they are known for.

Go to Kmart and get some bed risers. They're little stands meant to go under the bed legs to raise it higher, I have them under my kitchen table for cutting fabric, saves my back, big time! I bet they'd be perfect under your sewing table. For some reason I found them in the kitchen area and they were about eight bucks for a set of four

[gmcttr]

Go to Kmart and get some bed risers....

Hmmm...I've heard that bed risers can play a large part in lethal furnishings based accidents.

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[Mouseskowitz]

This is my latest acquisition. It is a 1951 Singer 201-2. I had missed out on one for $60, but I only paid $65 for this one, so I'm happy. I think there was a dry bearing initially, it would squeal and shutter. After quite a bit of oil and some running, it is now running smooth. When I have more time I'll have to tear down the motor and get that cleaned up. I've heard that the new Singer grease isn't good for these motors any more. Can anyone confirm, refute or recommend something else? Also, has anyone ever tried using one of these old adjustable hemmers before (second down on the right)?

[gmcttr]

...I've heard that the new Singer grease isn't good for these motors any more. Can anyone confirm, refute or recommend something else? ...

That's the word on the vintage Singer/sewing machine forums. Plain no additive Vaseline petroleum jelly is recommended. It has the low melting point required to flow through the grease wicks to lube the bearings.

Nice centennial badged 201-2.

[Mouseskowitz]

That's the word on the vintage Singer/sewing machine forums. Plain no additive Vaseline petroleum jelly is recommended. It has the low melting point required to flow through the grease wicks to lube the bearings.

Nice centennial badged 201-2.

That's what I had thought I had seen at one point. Thanks. Any experience with that hemmer?

[gmcttr]

I think I played with it once. Like all hemmers it must have a learning curve that I don't have the patience for.

[squidbilly]

I think I played with it once. Like all hemmers it must have a learning curve that I don't have the patience for.

That was my experience with it too.

[kayak4water]

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I use this for so many projects. It doesn't handle thick stuff without me helping out, but for hammock stuff, it hits the spot. It has a drop in bobbin. easy to thread. not too heavy.

I got it after I got shown the door at work for being me. I had started using a sewing machine as a teenager and this was the perfect pick-me-up. Well, life sometimes has a way of getting better without anything really changing. I simply realized that work really interfered far too much with life, stopped looking and began living.

I love my Taiwan made Viking. Life is a treat!