Oh man, did that feel weird or what!?!? For the second time in my life, I pulled the trigger and bought myself a brand spankin’ new sewing machine. Not any old machine, but a Sailrite Leatherwork sewing machine. If you’re familiar with the Sailrite line of machines, you’ll know that the LS-1 and LSZ-1 are […]
Author: Bob
Tractor Paint Make Over
The make over of the Singer 66 from 1915 that I painted in International Harvester Red continues! I spent some time today applying decals from www.singerdecals.com, and I don’t mind saying so, she’s looking mighty good! There’s a quickie, 53 second video over on my YouTube channel showing the progress. I couldn’t be happier with […]
Don’t Force It
I bought a sewing machine. Actually, that day I bought three, but who’s counting. Anyway, the machine I want to talk about was a Singer 66-16 from 1941. It was filthy, the cabinet was a vile mass of mold and mildew, but I instinctively knew there was a superb machine under the dirt and schmoo. […]
Old Tractors and Sewing Machines
I love just about anything old and mechanical, old sewing machines, old motorcycles, old cars, old tractors, anything where I can get my hands so dirty, I have to use hot water, Dawn dish soap, and a scrub brush to get my hands clean. I used to own a tractor, a 1956 John Deere 420U […]
It’s a Dirty Job
But someone has to do it. Recently, I posted a series of videos on YouTube on the Singer 192K. One of the videos in that series shows the cleaning process I go through when performing a full clean, lube, adjust service. It is a filthy process, but the end result is the inside of the […]