The picture above show the cleaned and painted Haid Und Neu Gloriosa machine. The paint job did not turn out as well as expected,but the plan is to polish it and add some decals soon. The machine turns over very …
I have been ignoring this machine for quite a while, but I have a lull in the projects I am tackling, and as I was not feeling the best, I decided stripping the black enamel of the machine was a …
I struggle to buy sewing machine belts locally, and my various machines take different size belts. I have been servicing and calibrating my 3D printer to use PETG and TPU 95 correctly, and have been having great success printing items …
Lynn, my better half, is starting a new sewing project, and requested I set up the 201K for sewing some heavy nylon. I put in a Schmetz size 18 Jeans needle to match the Gutermann M782 upholstery thread. I also …
I started collecting sewing machine machines a couple of years ago, and have been working towards my ultimate machine. During those years I have been through radiation therapy and hormone therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer, so have not been 100% …
Having put 20u bobbin cases into these machines I did some initial testing with needles I had in stock. But my biggest needles, size 16/100 don’t handle the heavy duty thread I like to use (Gutterman M782), the eyes are …
One problem with having a few machines, you tend to collect a lot of bits and pieces, which are not often required, but need to be easy to find when you need them. My particular problems are:- 1. bobbins – …
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Really that should be Singer 206 series, but as I don’t own a Singer 206 yet, I will stick to what I know. Both my Singer 306 and 319 use Type L industrial bobbins, as used in the Singer 206, …
It’s been a while since I revisited the GAP, I have tried a couple of things since the last post, but none of them were successful. However, since I bought my 3D printer 18 months ago, I have been trying …
In this post below I started the journey towards my dream machine, a vintage Singer 319K with a digital motor controller. I got to a working prototype stage, then stupidly plugged a normal power cable into the machine, not realizing …