I would just like to say

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kevstar said:
Says who..... just go & get one if it gives you a bit of enjoyment n happiness.
I thought the other day when I was looking at the mitsubishi colt, I dont need it but id like it cause its different & after selling
loads of my collection of cars bikes n boats an what ive been through the last few years I thought stuff it im happy doing my
thing with getting free stuff & buying old cars. If I pop off tomorrow there is enough value in my toys to see her out. :)

Need to get you a one life live it sticker. :p
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👍👍you can't take it with you it would melt down there
 
derwendolly said:
On the Singer sewing machine 'arm' of this thread! Old Singers versus new etc. 760 is one of the earliest machine that was able to do more stitch patterns using special added 'discs' to the mechanism.
The feeder dogs - usually metal 'teeth' under the needle plate that feeds the fabric along as the needle goes up an down. Without these 'teeth' the needle would just sew one stitch over the next etc. and you would not be moving along the fabric. The 760 did not use metal so that it would be gentle on fine fabrics but they perished over time which meant they had constantly to be replaced - and they weren't cheap.
Make sense now? :)






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I thought it must be something like that.
What fooled me was that in your post you quoted me as having said the one word "perished" so I searched all posts for that word and could not find it. I had assumed this was in some way important.

In fact, my total lack of knowledge of the names of many parts of a sewing machine meant that I didn't know what "dogs" were and the reference to 760 again flew over my head as I am almost limited to "crank, treadle or electric".
Thanks for the stuff about the history of these machines, I now fully understand the argument about rubber or steel "dogs" (I have never seen one with rubber ones and nor has W, I've just asked her) and the cost of replacement.
I was very interested to look more closely at the one I mentioned and to see that the thing that holds the needle and goes up and down (sorry about the lack of technical term. "spindle" maybe?) is at an angle, i.e the top of it slopes away a bit from the user. It seems, for 1959 to have been a very innovative machine, as it does other stuff as well, even using two threads, or should I say three as they all use two. BUT this concerns me as I am not convinced it would therefore be as tough as it would need to be if sewing leather. I will find out eventually. But when I plugged it in and switched it on, it ran like a swiss watch!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
I thought it must be something like that.
What fooled me was that in your post you quoted me as having said the one word "perished" so I searched all posts for that word and could not find it. I had assumed this was in some way important.

In fact, my total lack of knowledge of the names of many parts of a sewing machine meant that I didn't know what "dogs" were and the reference to 760 again flew over my head as I am almost limited to "crank, treadle or electric".
Thanks for the stuff about the history of these machines, I now fully understand the argument about rubber or steel "dogs" (I have never seen one with rubber ones and nor has W, I've just asked her) and the cost of replacement.
I was very interested to look more closely at the one I mentioned and to see that the thing that holds the needle and goes up and down (sorry about the lack of technical term. "spindle" maybe?) is at an angle, i.e the top of it slopes away a bit from the user. It seems, for 1959 to have been a very innovative machine, as it does other stuff as well, even using two threads, or should I say three as they all use two. BUT this concerns me as I am not convinced it would therefore be as tough as it would need to be if sewing leather. I will find out eventually. But when I plugged it in and switched it on, it ran like a swiss watch!
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I agree about all that and I, too, think that kind of machine would not be happy at all sewing leather etc. :)
landowner said:
Mornin

Mr Magpie been as usual but alone this morning
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Would you like another 501 to keep him company? Just say the word and ........... :)
 
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landowner said:
The water quality varies around here, they put something in it at times and it tastes bad, not just me that notices
I use bottled for me tea until the quality improves
Think it's some sort of aluminium stuff they put in
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That's a pain. I would object massively if I couldn't actually drink the drinking water that comes out of the tap.
Chlorine taste I accept and, as all water companies will say, if you fill a jug and leave it the taste/smell disappears.
But what you have stinks.
I'd be tempted to take a pic of the empty bottles and the till receipt and send it to them, or put it up on their website. ;)
 
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