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Another sewing machine brought back to life - Edey's Vintage and Current Needlework
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Another sewing machine brought back to life

 It sure is a good feeling to bring an old sewing machine back to life.  This is one that was purchased in a thrift store for $25.00. It's a class 15 Japanese machine. It was horribly tangled with thread wrapped around the wheel, motor and bobbin winder, the stitch length lever just flopped around, and the needle struck the bobbin case when the needle was lowered. I thought it was not going to be repairable. It came in a bad case with peeling Contac paper. But now, all cleaned up, and adjustments made and a new motor and foot pedal attached it is sewing like a dream. The motor and foot pedal was $41.00. So for a total of $66.00, some oil and my time I now have a beautiful machine that will outsew any plastic sewing machine. That is so rewarding.  

Edey

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cheapChic said:

I somewhat did that to an old peddle machine you had to use the peddle for it just fixed the wheel part then fixed up the old cabinet and nolla turned out to be worth $250.00 after it got cleaned up and alittle glue sold it now have a machine I had for 10 year still is good nothing fancey it does the job.

July 6, 2009 8:58 PM
 

Edey said:

Getting $250.00 for an old machine is pretty good. Do you remember what kind of machine it was?  Edey

July 6, 2009 10:52 PM

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