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Oh my word I’m so excited to have found your channel I love the idea of restoring our beautiful old machines I will watch every video you produce thank you. I can tell you know what you’re doing so it’s safe to to put stock in what you tell us

Hey where did you get GOGO in Australia? Cheers

Hi. Where can i find Gojo in the UK? Or is there an alternative?

French cabinet maker here. This is not how I was taught "French polish" at all. ;) For "vernis au tampon" as we call it (literally "pad varnish"), we were taught to never ever dip the "tampon" in varnish. It involves three bottles with a thin nozzle (squeeze bottles work great). One contains the varnish (flakes of "gomme laque" dissolved in 95% to 99% grade alcohol (the purer the better) until it's at least lightly syrupy in consistency), another one containing only alcohol and the last one vaseline oil. The "tampon" must be used humid and not drenched. You always add the varnish from the inside: you open the pad, squeeze a little bit of varnish on the cotton ball inside, press it to get it evenly spread then close and form your pad; the thinning happens automatically by squeezing a few drops of alcohol inside the pad when it becomes too dry until most of the vanish has migrated from the pad to the surface you're varnishing. I always used vaseline oil instead of raw linseed oil (I'll have to try that... but I guess even other vegetable oils would work) to help the pad gliding smoothly. After a few days of drying, you take a clean pad with only a few drops of alcohol with barely any varnish (or no varnish at all) and clean the cloudiness left by the oil. When your "tampon" is just right, you see the alcohol evaporating instantly in its wake; it "clouds" ("il nuage" as we say) and it will glide smoothly even without oil. You only add a drop if your pad is a little too wet (too much varnish, too much alcohol or both).

Thanks so much for the great video. These older feet are new to me-my husband actually found them from something throwing them out.

I want to watch, but the camera keeps moving so that I can't see what you're doing.

Hi Edward, I have a New Home treadle comp!ete, and your fine finish work is inspiring me to French polish it, Thank you for showing this.

Hi Edward, I am sure you know that the cause of this condition is excess moisture in terms of humidity from being housed near the ocean or in a garage or basement, you can tell by the corosion on the brightwork. I admire you for working to bring the finish back to looking so good, well done.

Please hold the cam on a still

The hardest part of this for me is keeping all the dust, lint, and debris out of my layers 🥴 Once it gets on the pad it just smears it around and it's game over for the pad...

Thank you Edward!

Please find a way to mount your camera. I can’t watch with it bouncing around all over

When using the super blonde flakes with liquid, do you put in it to make the shellac?

Hi, I’m sorry to bother you but I just purchased a Singer La Vencedora 1924 electric model #128 and I’m trying to discover the name for a part that I need to replace. It’s the part that the motor attaches to which makes the knee lever work. Would you happen to know which part I’m talking about and what it’s called. I can’t find any information in my searches so far. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

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Denatured Alcohol is banned in California. what can I use?

Did you go through any shadow work ? Fear, shame, anxiety, worries, insomnia, nightmares, traumas etc or just enlightenment from the get go? Just curious because I’m jealous ahah that you got the explosion without the hellish parts it seems

Bunnings has Goop handcleaner. It comes in the same tub as your Gojo. I wonder if it the same product.

Loving your video but getting seasick from the camera movement

When I am not sure. I like to look at things from all angles insteed of jumping to conclusions. It was nice talking to you.

I am confused. First you paint 3 coats of shellac on the machine, using wire wool in between coats. Is this correct? Then you apply the shellac with a dab of raw linseed oil in a circular motion. 5+ coats. Do you use the wire wool in between these coats? What is the denatured alcohol used for? When do you thin the shellac with the denatured alcohol?

Wonderful! This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you Edward!👍

Where can you Buy PAL Coating Remover? I live in the US and having a hard time finding it...

Treat video, thank you . would this fix cracking or crazing on the bed of a 1952 model 301 ?

Can you purchase new decals? I have a 1904 Singer treadle machine I bought from my sister-in-law. She bought it at a steam engine show in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. It is in good shape, I think< but the decals are worn off on the bed of the aching.

Interesting ...i have 4 cornelli embroidery machines, 2 french and 2 singer inherited from great grandmother. A lot of gears etc, they were working 25 years ago but been in storage so i need to clean oil and a bit of rust off. Going to be a challenge. I hope i can remember how to put some of the parts back together as they were taken off to stop damage. I probably have an old manual kicking around. My grandmother brought the machines to NZ in 1928. I have all the original wooden bobbins and lots of threads. Will have to find a good home for them as im too old to use them now.

Please Mr. Tagg. I eagerly await your future videos.❤

I thank you, sir. St Louis Missouri. USA 🇺🇸💪☮️

I also restore sewing machines, but earlier I was more interested in the technical part, and now I am studying the restoration of the appearance. Thank you. You have provided a lot of useful information.

Thanx a lot for your great video ! It really helps me to better understand what happened to me a couple of years ago : a Samadhi experience. I'm glad you could have felt this huge gratitude, and i can totally relate to it. So thanx again ! :)

Hello Edward, thank you for your last 3 videos, very informative. Life get's busy but hoping you videoed how to shellac the machine and are too busy atm to upload. I've carefully cleaned around the decals of my 1947 99 but concerned about them lifting when I shellac. Any tips would be gratefully received. I enjoyed your conversational, holistic approach and hope you are keeping well. No pressure but waiting in hope for a look see and reassurance I can do this 😊. Kind regards, Bec

Thank you Edward. Why not record yourself and post reading or playing the recording? Just a thought.

😮..am I the only one that was on the edge their seat while he was "Tickling " the paint?!....THAT WAS INTENSE! Well done Sir.

That's something to do in retirement, should keep you busy for a year or two. I just sand the lot off and start afresh.

Hi Ed, I have watched your video several times and am attempting to re shellac and old vintage Singer machine. I have made the pad, and it glides over nicely, but how do you avoid it leaving little circular marks ? Thank you so much for this very informative video.

If one was to try and access all of this, how would they go about it?

If my decals are worn off, is there a place to buy the replacements. I have a Domestic Fiddlebase that is late 1800's.

The shaky camera made me motion sick. Couldn't watch. Consider using a tripod.

How did you clean the sewing machine surface, to do the shelac mix? (I have sewing machine oil all over mine at the moment)

Nah I'm not restoring boomer techs

Hello! The shellac on my 1911 Singer sewing machine is damaged. Can I use this method directly over the original, damaged shellac? Thanks!

Hi, nice to meet you.

When wiping the oil off before applying the shellac, would you also use a piece of cotton?

I think with that particular machine I would have just got the sander out, or sand blaster and stripped the lot.

If that stuff does that to paint , i cant imagine what can do to the delicate skin of your fingers ! just because it says that "is not toxic" it doesnt mean it is. The skin can , and does absorb any type of chemicals. I dont understand why he keeps "jokingly" using his finger and nails as removing tools!Wow!

Wow. Your video was the best. Who knew. Upside down to feed it was the most stress-free method I tried. Now all I need is to practice, practice and practice. Thank you so much.

Came into ownership of a Windsor treadle machine in great condition today, and have been looking up all I can. Definitely learned a lot from this, but it looks like your video cut short. It ends mid-word.

Good afternoon, I have a machine that has faded areas like the ones you have on this machine. Do you have any suggestions on how to restore/ stain it’s surface so that it’s once again black?

Nice video your big fail