I found a Singer 9W (basically a D9) at the curb. A bit of rust. Still turns. I read this machine takes a 127 x 1 needle and a substitute is the MY1014 industrial needle.
I also am getting hooked on your videos. Question. If you were purchasing a vintage straight stitch hand machine, which one would you choose? Also, I purchased some wonderful vintage machines stored in an outside room, recently converted, in my house in Spain. Unfortunately the builder failed to seal the edges of the building which allowed rain to seep in. Then the summer heat caused condensation and black mould. Happened while I was in the UK. I left everything to dry out without opening any of the cases. I am in the UK a lot so have left the machines in a safer place. What damage can have been done internally, and how do I set about cleaning and oiling them? In fact, can they come to you? I forget the make, models, etc. They are however rare. Early 1960’s I think. A Singer, and a German make. Both metal with swing needles with lots of levers and cams to make hundreds of stitches. The singer uses cams, the German levers, with a circular template to choose your stitch. Fantastic machines recognised as being over engineered therefore very expensive for the time. Too good to be destroyed and I unfortunately do not have engineering skills. Regards AlisonX
Hi Alison. Well yes of course I could refirb them for you, but that would be expensive, and I’m not sure of real value if you don’t use the machines. Best thing to do would be just soak them in sewing machine oil, that will preserve them until someone wants to try to use them, then a refirb will be possible. Contact me on my FB group if you’d like to discus more.
Well hello mr junkyatuff. Well spotted, yes of course the manual gives an option to put the thread around the knob on the top of the machine, but as I said there are no thread guides, so the thread will wear off the paint if you use that method. Sorry I didn’t make that very clear.
Who would have thought I'd get hooked on old sewing machines. Mesmerising and fascinating. Thanks for sharing your knowledge like this.
I have seen a few black bobbin of thread made by Coats. That bobbin wonder would have been difficult to wind neatly.
Birdy
I found a Singer 9W (basically a D9) at the curb. A bit of rust. Still turns. I read this machine takes a 127 x 1 needle and a substitute is the MY1014 industrial needle.
I also am getting hooked on your videos. Question. If you were purchasing a vintage straight stitch hand machine, which one would you choose? Also, I purchased some wonderful vintage machines stored in an outside room, recently converted, in my house in Spain. Unfortunately the builder failed to seal the edges of the building which allowed rain to seep in. Then the summer heat caused condensation and black mould. Happened while I was in the UK. I left everything to dry out without opening any of the cases. I am in the UK a lot so have left the machines in a safer place. What damage can have been done internally, and how do I set about cleaning and oiling them? In fact, can they come to you? I forget the make, models, etc. They are however rare. Early 1960’s I think. A Singer, and a German make. Both metal with swing needles with lots of levers and cams to make hundreds of stitches. The singer uses cams, the German levers, with a circular template to choose your stitch. Fantastic machines recognised as being over engineered therefore very expensive for the time. Too good to be destroyed and I unfortunately do not have engineering skills. Regards AlisonX
Hi Alison.
Well yes of course I could refirb them for you, but that would be expensive, and I’m not sure of real value if you don’t use the machines. Best thing to do would be just soak them in sewing machine oil, that will preserve them until someone wants to try to use them, then a refirb will be possible.
Contact me on my FB group if you’d like to discus more.
Read the manual. The thread goes round the knob by the wheel when you wind the bobbin.
Well hello mr junkyatuff. Well spotted, yes of course the manual gives an option to put the thread around the knob on the top of the machine, but as I said there are no thread guides, so the thread will wear off the paint if you use that method. Sorry I didn’t make that very clear.