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Old machine - keep or Freecycle? Angrie.Woman 07-18-2005
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Posted by Angrie.Woman on July 18, 2005, 11:15 am
My neighbor is giving me an old Singer, or at least a Singer clone. The
kind that sits in a stand. I can't find a number on it, but the plate
reads "Stitchmaster." It comes with a very cool goodie - a monogramming
set! Brand new in the box. The set says that it is for the Singer 760
series.

The belt is missing so I can't really take it for a test drive.

We all know that about husbands hate new machines. And god knows I
really don't have room for it....

I have two machines now - portables - one is an old rugged JC Penney,
and the other is a 10ish Kenmore that I still haven't messed with since
I botched something in the bobbin area that causes needle breakage. That
machine does more stitches than my Penney's, that it's claim to fame.

If I freecycle this, am I eventually going to kick myself? Or should I
just keep the monogramming attachment and freecycle the machine.

MY life is hard - I have a tendency to keep everything. Hence the "We
have no room for this!" problem.

What do you think?

Posted by Doug&Michelle on July 18, 2005, 12:34 pm

> My neighbor is giving me an old Singer, or at least a Singer clone. The
> kind that sits in a stand. I can't find a number on it, but the plate
> reads "Stitchmaster." It comes with a very cool goodie - a monogramming
> set! Brand new in the box. The set says that it is for the Singer 760
> series.
>
> The belt is missing so I can't really take it for a test drive.
>
> We all know that about husbands hate new machines. And god knows I really
> don't have room for it....
>
> I have two machines now - portables - one is an old rugged JC Penney, and
> the other is a 10ish Kenmore that I still haven't messed with since I
> botched something in the bobbin area that causes needle breakage. That
> machine does more stitches than my Penney's, that it's claim to fame.
>
> If I freecycle this, am I eventually going to kick myself? Or should I
> just keep the monogramming attachment and freecycle the machine.
>
> MY life is hard - I have a tendency to keep everything. Hence the "We have
> no room for this!" problem.
>
> What do you think?

Keep it! Keep it! you say its in a table? put another machine on
top........

Michelle Giordano



Posted by Pogonip on July 18, 2005, 3:39 pm
Angrie.Woman wrote:
> My neighbor is giving me an old Singer, or at least a Singer clone. The
> kind that sits in a stand. I can't find a number on it, but the plate
> reads "Stitchmaster." It comes with a very cool goodie - a monogramming
> set! Brand new in the box. The set says that it is for the Singer 760
> series.
>
> The belt is missing so I can't really take it for a test drive.
>
> We all know that about husbands hate new machines. And god knows I
> really don't have room for it....
>
> I have two machines now - portables - one is an old rugged JC Penney,
> and the other is a 10ish Kenmore that I still haven't messed with since
> I botched something in the bobbin area that causes needle breakage. That
> machine does more stitches than my Penney's, that it's claim to fame.
>
> If I freecycle this, am I eventually going to kick myself? Or should I
> just keep the monogramming attachment and freecycle the machine.
>
> MY life is hard - I have a tendency to keep everything. Hence the "We
> have no room for this!" problem.
>
> What do you think?

A Stitchmaster is probably a Singer clone made in Japan after WWII. So,
I would decide based on the cabinet. I have some sewing machine
cabinets that are fine pieces of furniture, and others that are
utilitarian. The nice old furniture pieces function as end tables,
bedside tables, entry tables for mail incoming and outgoing.........well
just about any way an occasional table would function in one's home.

Chances are very good that the machine will work well after a cleaning
and oiling. The monogrammer you have works on a slant-needle zig-zag
Singer, I believe, and probably not on the machine you have there. I'm
also guessing that the Stitchmaster is a straight-stitch machine,
although it might be one of the earlier zigzaggers. It won't have a
slant needle, though, because Singer owns that.

<rant> As for "we have no room" -- how many golf clubs or fishing rods
are in your house? How many lawn mowers? Not that this is a
competition, but I am tired of hearing about men who have no room for
their wife's things, but no lack of room for their own. </rant>
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

Posted by Doug&Michelle on July 18, 2005, 4:30 pm

>
> <rant> As for "we have no room" -- how many golf clubs or fishing rods are
> in your house? How many lawn mowers? Not that this is a competition, but
> I am tired of hearing about men who have no room for their wife's things,
> but no lack of room for their own. </rant>
> --
> Joanne

BRAVO!!!!!!!

Michelle Giordano
(Although my DH has come to realize that if I want something.....I will find
room!)
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth



Posted by Angrie.Woman on July 18, 2005, 5:15 pm
Pogonip wrote:

>
> A Stitchmaster is probably a Singer clone made in Japan after WWII.

You are correct! it is made by "Sanshin" and the manual contains
wonderful English instructions like " can easily is be determind" -
their spelling, not mine.

It is a zigzagger, though. (Precision engineered, even! :) )

Here's a picture: www.indyattic.com/pics/sewmach1.jpg


> I would decide based on the cabinet.

Not the greatest. But I have decided that I'm going to keep it and play
with it for a while. It has lots of levers to mess with, and some cams
that I can switch around to make different patterns!

Not that I have ever in my life thought about putting a pattern on
anything, but still...

It also has about 20 different types of feet. Some I already have, but
some I don't.

> Chances are very good that the machine will work well after a cleaning
> and oiling. The monogrammer you have works on a slant-needle zig-zag
> Singer, I believe, and probably not on the machine you have there.
> It won't have a
> slant needle, though, because Singer owns that.

What is a "slant needle?" It stands to reason that the monogrammer did
not work on this machine, as it really is in great condition. It is just
like this one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8205599944

Rats - I was hoping to monogram some things. Like my dog collars.

> <rant> As for "we have no room" -- how many golf clubs or fishing rods
> are in your house? How many lawn mowers? Not that this is a
> competition, but I am tired of hearing about men who have no room for
> their wife's things, but no lack of room for their own. </rant>

Ya know, I really am married to a great guy. Sad to say, that we both
tend to collect clutter. His passion isn't so much tools as it is music.
Guitars and albums and sheet music and magazines and amplifiers.....etc
etc etc... Me, I have loads of antiques that have been in my family for
a couple generations now. So, I have to say my "stuff" takes up more
than his. Plus we just moved into a house that is smaller than our old
house. For this, I freecycled some old bookshelves and a silk plant. He
might not even notice!

Angie

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