Here I go again!!!

I have to admit to being a tad on the obsessive side and sometimes I can't let things go.  The desire to get another old sewing machine wouldn't go away even after the last disaster.  However I am also very frugal so cost is a big factor in any purchase I make.

So......when I saw this little beauty fall from $75 to $50 then to $25 my interest was very piqued!    

This was the photo they put up:-

It is not a Singer, it is a 1953 Standard 1500 made in Japan.  It is based off the Singer 15-91

I asked the seller if it worked, he assured me it did and he would let it go for $20 so I went to look at it on Sunday.

It is in excellent condition and yes, everything works on it.  The cabinet needs repairing that's why it has a chunk of wood in the photo.  But I am going to put it in my existing cabinet in my sewing room which doesn't have a machine in it.  I have just used it for years to put a portable machine on. I really do not have room for another cabinet in my room.

The cabinet I am using is the one with the white machine on it.

I have to do some modifications to the cabinet to get it to fit and then I have to clean and oil the machine. it has a little dried oil on the workings but not much so I should be able to remove it easily and the paint and metal facings are in are really nice condition. The electrics have to be put in the cabinet too.  I took them out of the one it came in.  So still quite a bit of work to do.

It is a good sturdy machine and it has a knob you can turn to drop the feed dogs for quilting.  Never done patterned quilting before but now I will be able to give it a try.

I am happy and I believe I will stop looking for another machine now.

Photos will follow when all the work is done and it is up and running......

Catastrophic failure!

 I have had to stop with the sewing machine.  I did all the things that I had seen in videos and people had advised. I did get a bit of movement but one of the metal arms inside broke in 2 places. Then I had full movement but the needle and bobbin do not work in tandem. It broke at the junction where these two processes initiate.

I am pretty distraught.

I do not have the ability to strip all the inside parts out, find a replacement part and re assemble. Other than that it would not be cost effective. So for now I have put it away upstairs until I decide whether to sell the parts or I find another one that works and I will have lots of spare parts.

Over the past few months we have been sort of prepping and in the past couple of weeks we have stepped up the pace. Not sure what the next months will bring after this election.

I have also done a bit of therapeutic knitting. A couple of Christmas tree decorations. I needed the distraction.

 Doing this on tablet so if it doesn't come out very well, I apologise.