IHUK - A day in the life of….
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@gc I'm a little biased. I learned how to sew on my Singer. I've made trousers, shirts, hats etc etc…..It does the job (though nothing fancy like buttonholes, blindstitch etc etc, but you can do those by hand if needed) and is very satisfying to use.
@Giles thanks. You biased, really
I'm more likely to cherish something old over new, fleabay here we go.
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Yesterday and today Les built us a new Mezzanine. We need a ladder and balustrading (and racking and decent lighting yet), but is going to be dedicated boot storage.
We have a guy from the racking company that we have always used (ever since I bought my first single rack, installing it into `a bedroom at home and thinking I'd made the big time
), coming in on Thursday to audit our storage space and how we use it. Then we get the lighting sorted out.Dangerously close to getting profeshnial (sic)….
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^^^ Ouch [emoji21] that looks painful [emoji37]
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@giles can’t beat the old singer machines. My grandmother bought this new, my mom had the motor changed in the eighties sometime, and I’m still using it today.
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Did some cleaning and finally broke this one out of storage.
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Beautiful machine @Chris !!!
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@Chris that one looks like new.
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Whoa, I've never seen those, either.
Both the machines in my pictures are model 31-15, heavy duty commercial machines that were made until some time in the 50s, I think. Virtually all the parts are mass produced and standard issue for multiple models, including the bobbins. I know a boot maker who buys them in bulk- they're disposable cardboard ones that come prewound with thread.
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Looks like the 27k was a fairly popular model. After I looked around some on the internet, I think I might have a machine that uses the same style bobbins. I recognize the shuttle piece, but I can't remember if it was just a random part in a bin, or actually one that goes with my third machine. When I get home this afternoon, I'll have to dig around and see what I can find.
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@el:
@giles can’t beat the old singer machines. My grandmother bought this new, my mom had the motor changed in the eighties sometime, and I’m still using it today
Nice machine @el camino. What you have there is a Singer 201, the undisputed pinnacle of domestic Singer production. Unfortunately, with few exceptions, it was all downhill for Singer after this model.
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@Simon i quite like using that machine, it’s built like a tank
