So I read the first email¡? I am Robert Collins... here in Houston Texas.? I have an 1879 (or thereabouts) model 8 on a treadle table.? I will probably do a full blown restoration on this machine¡ paint, gilding, plating, wood, iron, the works.
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If anyone would like to see some of my other restorations, see the photo albums on this Facebook page:
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I am an Engineer by day¡ an obsessive idiot by night (and day¡ yeah).
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ISSUE 1 ¨C I need to find really good photos of the painted artwork on this machine.
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ISSUE 2 ¨C I will fabricate a new plate¡ the one that slides over the bobbin¡ if anyone else needs one let me know¡ I have access to very fancy tools¡ another plate will take a few minutes to cut and fold
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ISSUE 3 ¨C My treadle is missing the bobbin winder that is mounted on the right side iron.? Anybody have one?? Would anyone loan me theirs (so I could make a drawing and duplicate it)?? If I did make duplicate bobbin winders, would anybody else want one?
