Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[rsrguy]

Just please, please, please promise me you never use 3 and 1 on these old ladies... lube them with proper lube.

[rsrguy]

https://www.brewersewing.com/p-245716-lily-white-oil-22-quart-32-oz.aspx

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

We should.
They are rarely worth more that $100 unless it's a Featherweight.

That's one of my collection. I also have Singer Spartan that I posted for $75 on Marketplace. I received so many messages I had to delete the ad....so it is apparently more desirable than I thought.

We also have two Singers from the 60's which apparently are the end of 'all metal construction'. They are about $300 locally.

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Just please, please, please promise me you never use 3 and 1 on these old ladies... lube them with proper lube.

Agreed. Special dropper too. But what is the difference?
I really enjoy working on them as they only need a good cleaning and re-oiling.
It's amazing that there are almost no adjustments that can be made. Everything just works in sync.

[908/930]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Just please, please, please promise me you never use 3 and 1 on these old ladies... lube them with proper lube.

I have always used 0w40 or 5w40 engine oil on my Phaff 138, appears to work quite well. The Phaff does see high loads with multiple layers of sail cloth.

[rsrguy]

I ran a sewing machine repair shop out of the back of a hardware store and was taught by a master, the Lilly white is highly refined and has the perfect viscosity to properly lube the machines. It was common to have to use acetone to clean old machines caked with 3-1 oil, it gums over time. The real sewing machine oils keep the machines free from gum up.. just use air to blow out lint, one drop of oil from a small long neck dropper and your done. Those feather weights and others can actually burn out motors from gum up. Those phaff's are more like tanks than singers... never used auto oil to lube though.

[911 Rod]

I've been using parts cleaner with a cloth behind to catch the old oil when I put a little air to it.
Most of the machines my wife has been sending to Ghana.

[Scott Douglas]

The only Pfaff machine my wife has that I'm allowing myself to get close to is this one:

Her others are all computer driven and way beyond my capability to help with short of cleaning out the fuzz that gets in them.

[herr_oberst]

Here's your next challenge, sewing machine enthusiasts: Find and restore an circular knitting machine designed in the 1870's.

[porsche930dude]

I just sold a model 99 had to hose that thing down to get it running again. I prefer my model 15 doesnt have a belt to deal with. My grandmother got it for her graduation gift in 1950

[ted]

Is it like rebuilding a 24 cylinder radial engine?
Atm I have 3 V8s in Bryans racing engine room.
All get tuned on the Westec dyno but Steve Brule retired.

So both race cars get fresh V8s --- soon.
Future home to 650hp 23 degree period correct.


Future home to 725hp 18 degree.


no winter racing here.

[billybek]

Today was just an oil change on the duramax truck.
Hitting the grease zerks is something I don't look forward to. Some of those frackers are hard to get to... Hope the truck is happy with the effort.
Dropped the full bucket at the oil drop for recycling after.

[A930Rocket]

Rethinking the rear flares on my 330. They are too low and look ugly. I mocked up some cut up manila folders to look at different shapes.





I bought these stubby sockets on Amazon, to help me fix-it things later.

[herr_oberst]

Brule retired? Jeez, that's too bad. Lots of knowledge in that head.

[URY914]

Back to sewing machines for a second. A few years ago we were in downtown Boston and there was a store that had 75-100 old machines displayed in the window. I'm sure others on here have seen it.

[onewhippedpuppy]

PM time on my 2007 RX8 that I picked up over the summer with 28k on it. One owner car with good regular maintenance but it’s still a 17 year car. Oil in the diff and transmission, brake and clutch fluid flush, lithium battery, new all aluminum radiator, thermostat, radiator cap, overflow reservoir, silicone hoses, and coolant. Still need to pull off the ratty engine bay insulation thanks to a mouse years ago, and will probably try to get motor mounts done while I’m on vacation for Christmas. Next big project will be new front lower control arms to fix a clunk and Ohlins DFV coilovers.

[herr_oberst]

I made a badge for my vintage vise. I just couldn't help myself.
(I know - the punctuation is wrong, but that's how the factory did it in the 1970's.)

[mthomas58]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I made a badge for my vintage vise. I just couldn't help myself.
(I know - the punctuation is wrong, but that's how the factory did it in the 1970's.)

Classy!

[Baz]

Love the Wilton badge, Herr Oberst!

Today I replaced the washer water valves at Mom's house that we have on the market.

Sprayed with WD-40 yesterday and with 2 crescent wrenches they came off OK today. Did not need any heat, although I had my mini-butane torch with me.

[Baz]

Not a real good photo of them - they're just hanging here until I can get them out into the gardens. Air plants I mounted onto pieces of palm trunk with aluminum wire hangers. I have another big batch of them not pictured. Hope to get them all re-located by end of week.