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Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
I sent you a private message but I have no way of checking if it went through. If you didn¡¯t get it, let me know.
By Lauren M · #4376 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
Oops! I also missed the photo with the bobbins and miscellaneous.
By JoshB · #4375 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
Also, the mechanicals feel smooth. But, this is untested.
By JoshB · #4374 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
Sorry for the delay getting back to you all. I wanted to set it up and take some photos first. I'm in the Boston Area for folks that might be interested. I also have a love of Singer 201 - Singer 401
By JoshB · #4373 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
It's great that you have the bill of sale! We would love to see a good photo of that showing the date and SN. Could you please post that and some photos of the machine in the photos
By Kelly Pakes · #4372 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
I have one I would like to rehome. It¡¯s taken apart but has possibilities for refurbish. Has coffin top key and two missing wheels were replaced. Bobbin case and glass feet also. I¡¯m located in
By judyfatzinger@... · #4371 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
I¡¯ve purchased four in the past year. Paid $100 for one, and about $50 for the other three. Two were found on marketplace, two were local auctions. ?The 8 is one of my faves. If you¡¯re near
By Lauren M · #4370 ·
Re: Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
joshb wrote: That's right. They're uncommon, but not rare. Value goes up with condition, and completeness. Well, letting us know where you live would be a start. Who knows, maybe you're next door
By Paul Fox · #4369 ·
Wheeler & Wilson No 8 - How to sell?
I happened upon a Wheeler & Wilson No 8 with the original treadle in great condition for its age- bill of sale says it was purchased October 1879. What kind of demand have you seen for a machine like
By JoshB · #4368 ·
Re: New kid in town
Welcome! ?I¡¯m newish to the group myself. I have a 3, four 8 treadles, an 8 hand crank, and a 9W treadle. The WW history is pretty neat.
By Lauren M · #4367 ·
Re: Making New Early Model 8 Bobbins? #8
they were not too expensive il @^^: viavillecinque@...> ha scritto:
By viavillecinque . · #4366 ·
Re: Making New Early Model 8 Bobbins? #8
last year a girl in england made bobbin for old seing machinesthat she sold on ebay. they works very well. in US you surely will find easily the ones you search! il @^^:
By viavillecinque . · #4365 ·
Re: Need needles for my #8
ah, you are lucky in US, you can find treadle WW8 in the cabinets at flea market. in Italy is quite different and most of people knows only 'the Singer of my grandma'... if they know her... il
By viavillecinque . · #4364 ·
Re: Need needles for my #8
I¡¯m anxious to see pictures of your new W&W 8. I just found one at flea market. Was in cabinet. Had most of the attachments, 4 bobbins, 4 glass feet, needles and a mouse chewed owner¡¯s manual that
By Linda Glatczak · #4363 ·
Re: Need needles for my #8
How sensitive should I expect the WW8 be to that ~5mm? Is it closer to +/-0.1 mm or +/- 1mm? I'm about to start cleaning and getting my WW8 up and running. Also, I had a fun find with this
By Joshua Rivers · #4362 ·
Re: Making New Early Model 8 Bobbins? #8
Joshua, Not having experience printing and using?any of the available stl bobbin?files,?I can¡¯t answer your questions. ?I can tell you there are stl files for some bobbins on Thingiverse and in
By Carol Tallytwo Kio · #4361 ·
Re: Making New Early Model 8 Bobbins? #8
Unfortunately, I probably won't have any results to report back for a while.... There were TWO bobbins with the machine!! (Plus the original manual?!! Plus 2 glass presser foot inserts!!) Well, if
By Joshua Rivers · #4360 ·
Re: Making New Early Model 8 Bobbins? #8
joshua wrote: I suspect many here will be waiting to hear your results! (I don't recall anyone trying this before.) paul =---------------------- paul fox, pgf@... (arlington, ma,
By Paul Fox · #4359 ·
Making New Early Model 8 Bobbins? #8
Has anyone around here had any luck, or attempted, to make any of the early style model 8 bobbins with 3D-printing or finding a machine shop to crank some out? Tomorrow, if all goes well, I'm picking
By Joshua Rivers · #4358 ·
Re: sad news: Bill Wells
Thanks for sharing. I¡¯ve admired his knowledge from afar. Sad to hear of his passing.
By Phoebe · #4357 ·