Treadle From Random Pieces For The 107W5

 I don't think I've ever shown putting together one of the random parts from Norm treadles I do.  So let me show you how it goes.

Of Course I Got It - 1885 Singer Improved Family

 Spring is coming, that means more time up in the sewing room.  I'm working on a couple of new posts.  One for the 107W5 going into a treadle and one for Marge's Death Machine Black Side VS2.  While messing about with those I saw this guy on Shopgoodwill.

Adventures In Aerospace Engineering And Some Painting/Cleaning For The 1935 Singer 221

As you may recall when we last left the newest 221 we were in a bit of a bind with the throat plate screws.

Singer VS2 Blackside! Cause That's How We Roll In The Shire

A month or so ago one of the guys on Victorian Sweatshop pointed me to a Chandler patcher on Facebook Marketplace.  I hemmed and hawed about it long enough to miss out.  But while going back and forth on the Chandler, this popped up.

Emergency 221 Purchase. And Happy 50th Singer day.

 I've spent the last couple of days trying to get the blog entries caught up.  This morning I was working on the entry for the VS2 I picked up a couple weeks back.  When I'm at the computer I pop over and check Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and Shopgoodwill just incase any 'must haves' show up.  In this case it was this guy popping up on Facebook for... $75!!  What the frack!?

New Furniture For The Sewing Room, And Another Machine - Singer 15-91

 For a while now the only chair I had up in the sewing room was a folding lawn chair.  It was a little awkward to sew with.  I occasionally checked Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist for a replacement.  Finally this sorely misused guy showed up nearby for $35.

Another Poor Beat Down Goodwill Machine - Singer 27-3

 I was trolling through Shopgoodwill a few weeks ago and saw this guy a few times with no bids.  Normally I would pass as well but eventually I checked the serial number they had a picture of.  Turns out it's an 1897 machine.

Sewing Room (Slow) Progress Update

 I do continue to work on the sewing room.  Progress isn't quick.  Me and the boy did a bit of work last year, but kind of lost most of the year to the plague and building out some more gardens.  This winter has been looking at heating solutions.  I had finally settled on a wood stove, then found out that wood stoves aren't allowed in buildings in which gasoline powered vehicles/equipment are stored.  Bummer.  Since I'm limited to 40 total amps of electrical it makes it hard to stick with electric heaters permanently.  So still looking.  But the we did get the walls nearly complete.  So here's the current layout.

I'm A Rocketman! (Sorry Sir Elton) - Singer 500A

 After getting the 500A apart I took some pieces down to Sherwin Williams (I read the reviews of their do-it-yourself phone app and they weren't good).  They guys were actually excited to try and mix some paint for something other than interior walls (one of them is a sewing machine fan as well).  They spent almost an hour experimenting and came up with these.

Yeah, I Knew It Was Going To Happen - Singer 500A

 It's one of those machines everyone gets eventually.  But I promise this one was an accident... Kinda.