It's been a while.

I won't bore you with why I've been gone since 2013 but I was asked to share details of what I've been up to. I sew quite a bit and started collecting antique machines in 2019. They generally need some type of maintenance at the very least. But sometimes it's worse; much worse.

 I'll describe the process I went through with my Singer 127 at the request of a kind redditor recently. I acquired this antique in a lot of three sewing machines and two bentwood covers. By far the item in worst shape was the 127. The decals were pretty much gone (including the word Singer) and the finish was missing chunks where you could see the metal. It was also missing plenty of parts and the wiring was so bad someone had cut the cord from the power supply so it couldn't be plugged in. Even the bentwood tops were in better shape!

So what did I do? I started with that one of course. Below, left to right, Singer 66 (1914), Singer 15-91 (1950), and the Singer 127 (1914). More to follow.