Re: Looking for hinge for W&W D9 cabinet
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Hi John,
? Very nice pictures and story of ingenuity.? Thanks for sharing.? The family watched a Netflix movie "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" last night and it was an incredible true story of triumph over hardships and ingenuity.? It turned into a couple discussions of how the Jacob brothers sat on the front porch watching and learning how to make one with an odd number of blades (four in the movie), furling techniques, and the problems beset poorer countries in the world.? I'm certain our 10 year old triplets will remember this movie for life.? Amazing what can be done with persistence and ingenuity.
Best regards, Mike
On Monday, July 27, 2020, 02:37:09 PM GMT+8, John Harrison <jdhtyler@...> wrote:
Thanks for the tips.?Michael Kendall
The previous owner had glued the broken bit onto the wood base; the break occurred?through the rear stitch length?screw hole. When in use you do not notice the break unless you lift the head.
The seller told me lies and that the machine worked perfectly ? and for ?50 no haggling?I decided to take it.
The other fault was the missing tiny bobbin tension screw, I found I could use one out of a singer, not perfect but it works.
I had considered and may use fiberglass mat, I also have some very fine SS perforated mesh and if I use JB weld so the repair can be?seen below the head; on the top of the machine it will look just like a hairline crack there is no need to paint it.
Another task will be to make some more bobbins out of copper sheet and tube. I did have quite a conversation with Mr Miller (very sad, he said he was ill), but good memories regarding his engineering knowledge about adapting industrial needles to fit the WWD9. I have a few other makes of machine that use non standard needles.
[Jones, Bradbury and an Elsa]
What is odd is that different makers of the same needle can have different diameters, I have quite a selection of PDFs that were compiled by someone else they make interesting reading? ? ?
Welding - not Sewing - off topic ;-) waffle
In the 1970s we had special cast iron rods, the funny thing was the shiny flux coating was conductive and when reaching in to repair a frost damaged engine?block you had to be careful what you brushed up against ;-) my dad was doing the welding and I was only 12ish.
His biggest repair was a fire engine?gearbox that was in 16 pieces?welded an inch at a time over 2 days and kept warm on the forge residual heat. When finished and all reassembled?you could turn it over by hand but it did squeak?a bit ever so often ;-)
He once used a piece?of scrap cast iron and plated a tractor that had a 12 inch split on the block, the tractor was outside in the yard. He said if this fails we will stitch drill and tap the split with bolts.
Sad to say I was the last of my line 4th generation blacksmith but by the late 1980s I moved into electronics?and computing. I have included pictures to make you smile. My grandad made the micrometer with the shaper and geared threading lathe that are behind the horse.
The gearbox reduction he designed and built?a few during WW2 so that an old car could be used as a tractor plough.
all the best
John
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