Hermes – more progress
The boat shuttle looked good but had a lot of resistance, so it was deep cleaned, the adjuster screw removed and the spring folded out and 120 years of solidified oil and felt removed. The sliding surfaces of the tension …
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Hermes – progress
After successfully identifying the manufacturer, model and approximate year of manufacture (Haid und Nue, Gloriosa or Liberia, 1906) and finishing a basic clean of the mechanicals and reassembling, I have decided to divide and conquer! The machine has been taken …
Hermes – our new sewing machine
Manufacturer Haid und Neu, model Gloriosa or Liberia, built about 1906, handcrank, nature decals, serial number 934620 This machine has been on and off TradeMe a few times during my interest in sewing machines, and I always thought it was …
Robin – the E Deliver 3 – going places
OK, it’s a few weeks since we bought our E Deliver 3 and named it Robin (from its number plate). We have many plans for it, some of which we have achieved, others we are still working on. Those achieved …
Squirrel has been sold
Sadly we have had to sell Squirrel as we don’t have the room or money to keep it and the LDV eDeliver 3 we are buying. We will keep these pages and posts here for reference and posterity. We wish …
Places we have been
Squirrel our Minicab Miev is on the market via trademe so may not be ours for much longer. We have plans for a bigger van with longer range so that we can continue our travels into our dotage. In the meantime, …
Singer 306K purchase
Having donated my Singer 201K23 to my daughter and son in law, I have been missing it’s quirkiness and lovely performance. I haven’t bought a machine for a while, but a Singer 306K from 1954 came up on Facebook marketplace, …
Windows 10 to Windows 11
This is my first pure computer post for a while. My windows 10 PC count is currently 5, one in my office, one in my workshop, one under my TV, one used by my wife, and one by her mother. …
Vintage Singer electric sewing machine conversion to Singer (or reproduction) hand crank.
Following on from this previous post I have been doing some work on some 3D printed prototypes. The pictures below are of prototype 3, meant to be a proof of concept. As I made a bit of a booboo with …
Hand crank conversion – Vintage Singer
So far, the most notable omission from my collection of sewing machines is a hand crank. For some reason, it is much easier and cheaper to buy old electric machines here in NZ than hand cranks. Having just serviced 6 …