Work in Progress

[ygmir]

I posted a pictorial of some of the fire toys I've made on mah blog:
http://foxfuramused.com/2011/10/12/fire-toys/
Enjoy!

c'mon over here, ya big lug,,,,,,,,,,yer gettin a big ole belly scritchin for that one............

[ygmir]

so, we got done in Bodie finally.........sometimes, it seems more obvious than others, why no one wants to help me work.....hahha

ok ,this'll be easy, trust me Looneytune. note bottom and slotted base on tailgate....not such a good idea.



ok, that's sliding a little too fast for a 500 lb. ish rock.....



just gotta tip it onto the hand truck:



no worries, we just need to roll it 150' up this hill:


what'ya mean both axles bent? this is the steep part.....get a board and pry, I'll pull



we're haulin ass.......6" at a time......pry and PPPUULLL......


now all we have to do, is set it in place, and put the upper parts on



installing the slotted base


lifting and setting the upper stone in the slot


grouting with lime mortar, for authenticity (no portland cement before 1870 ish)



High caliber workers, standing with the job done.

[Elderberry]

That looks like one hell of a day's work!

[ygmir]

yeah, long day, we drove from here, 4.5 hours, did that, and drove home..........If I'm payin, they're workin..........hahahaa

[EspressoDude]

I can see one of ya does this all the time: no gloves, soft toe boots. the other, gloves and steel toe boots

[Risky]

Very nice, ygmir.
Nice to see Looney Tunes, too.

[ygmir]

I can see one of ya does this all the time: no gloves, soft toe boots. the other, gloves and steel toe boots

haaha, good catch.......I told him, the only thing you can do with gloves on is piss your pants, because, you can't grab your zipper fast enough........

[Foxfur]

Damn you're hot, Yiggy! Nice work

[Savannah]

Someone alert gaminwench to yggy's quadricep in pic no. 8 ("installing the slotted base").

I feel that she would want to know about this.

[Ugly Dougly]

That is exactly how they built the pyramids.
Good to see you in action, Yggy.

[gaminwench]

notes quadricep, with appreciation...

[Foxfur]

Good to see you, Gamey!

[ygmir]

So,
I found this old sewing machine, seems a cool old thing....and, well, I have a bunch on work pants, that need crotch seam repair........
I got it moving, lubed it all up and all that, everything seems to move smoothly (now) and timing and all that..........but, don't know how to thread it.......and, I think it has a "Bobbin" below, if that's what it's called?

can anyone point me in the right direction?

[Patsh]

Yggy, nice machine!!

Is the bobbin round, or long with a pointy tip (shuttle-type)?

[delle]

Hiya sis.

Knowing that your treadle machine has the bullet type (if memory serves), I was wondering if the bobbin winder (in full view there) might not lend a clue.


In either case I'd think that a google of the make and model might give you some love in the threading directions arena, Yigg.

Now. For how to make that crotch seamless, you'll be wanting to talk with (Ding)Pat's Primo Patches for Protecting the Posterior (or Penile Area) of Pants you Prefer. That'd be Triken. She can give some really good advice for how to do things right there.

[Patsh]

Hiya Delle!!

Thanks for the free patches advertising!
With 3 electric machines and one trusty treadle, the only one I ever use is the treadle. It has worked faithfully for me for decades!

Looking at the bobbin winder, I see there's a piece missing. That piece is what would tell us if it's a shuttle or a spool.

[ygmir]

it's round, and seems to sit in a holder thing, under the needle.
Both needle and bobbin have what seems several paths for thread to take, and devices to be put through, or around.........
and, even with the delicate and dainty hands and fingers I have, I can't imagine getting the thread in and through those spots and things...........

it's a model 83.

hey, I wonder if googling "how to thread a model 83" would work?

*races out the electronic/ethereal door*

ETA update:
no help on google........dang.

[delle]

it's round, and seems to sit in a holder thing, under the needle.
Both needle and bobbin have what seems several paths for thread to take, and devices to be put through, or around.........
and, even with the delicate and dainty hands and fingers I have, I can't imagine getting the thread in and through those spots and things...........

HAHAHAHAHAHA. I'm sorry. That was just the most incredible description of a sewing machine I've ever heard.

We really ARE starting from scratch with you and this thing aren't we.

[ygmir]

it's round, and seems to sit in a holder thing, under the needle.
Both needle and bobbin have what seems several paths for thread to take, and devices to be put through, or around.........
and, even with the delicate and dainty hands and fingers I have, I can't imagine getting the thread in and through those spots and things...........

HAHAHAHAHAHA. I'm sorry. That was just the most incredible description of a sewing machine I've ever heard.

We really ARE starting from scratch with you and this thing aren't we.

well, yes.......

[lbhat]

ygmir/odin... it would appear from this page http://www.searsarchives.com/history/fi ... ing_id.pdf that your model 83 was built in 1938 & has a Nomenclature Model Number of 117.831. Going to this site http://www.sewingmanuals.com/Sewing_Mac ... enmore.htm they have your manual (their # 129) as a pd download, a hard copy or on CD. & they take PayPal... hope that helps.

LBHAT.... point One out

[delle]

K. Found this:


Here's How:

Place a spool of thread on the spool holder.
Traveling from the spool holder, across the top of the machine, look for a minimum of one thread guide.
Insert the thread in the thread guide(s).
Now look for a tension mechanism.
Bring the thread downward to the tension mechanism, slip the thread between the metal disks of the tension mechanism, and travel back upwards with the thread.
Look for a take up mechanism.This is the area on the front of the machine which will go up and down, when you turn the hand wheel.
Place the thread through the take up lever. Some machines are set up so the thread will slide in to this, others require you to place the thread through a hole.
Now the thread will go downward on the left side of the take up lever.
Locate and thread any thread guides, leading down to the sewing machine needle.
Thread the sewing machine needle.
Hold the thread with your left hand and turn the hand wheel.
Watch for any thread to flap around. If this happens, you have probably missed a thread guide.




It helps to have a threader (costs about a quarter) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_threader

Dental flosser's used for braces or bridges are super handy too for the machine threading (if your dainty hands just aren't doing it for you)

http://www.kleenteeth.com/mycategory.ph ... 4Aodvw5ArQ



And then there's the matter of getting the thread in your bobbin running in the proper direction. Put it in backwards and you'll just end up with a bunched up mess of thread.

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BS ... =hf_600eus

[ygmir]

wow, LBhat, and Delle........thanks so much. I'll try it.
seems I need to learn more about googling........

ETA:
Delle, where you found those instructions, were there pictures?.......there's all sort of do-dads on the dang machine.........

[delle]

Not really.

I just gave you gibberish. You'll still have to figure the whole thing out on your own.


Sure you wouldn't rather ask for an old sewing machine on Craig's list for cheap or free? Or perhaps as a trade for this beauty that you have right here that might be just what someone wants in exchange for one that works and is PRE-THREADED??????


then all you'd need to do is tie your new thread onto the old one and run it thru its course so you wouldn't have to figure out it's route at all.

[ygmir]

Not really.

I just gave you gibberish. You'll still have to figure the whole thing out on your own.


Sure you wouldn't rather ask for an old sewing machine on Craig's list for cheap or free? Or perhaps as a trade for this beauty that you have right here that might be just what someone wants in exchange for one that works and is PRE-THREADED??????


then all you'd need to do is tie your new thread onto the old one and run it thru its course so you wouldn't have to figure out it's route at all.

yeah, sure, try introducing sensible logic into my life......jeeze.............


hahahaaa

[Patsh]

Dear sister of mine, Delle...
I believe you're confusing the poor man!

[Bob]

I have an old Kenmore just like that one, you'll probably need to take it in for a tuneup at a sewing machine shop to clean & oil it and get the right tension.

[ygmir]

haha, like that's hard to do...........your gene pool does that to me..........

[ygmir]

dang Bob, well, I guess as far as first aid, I can see you having one...................

I figured the machine is probably so old, no one would know how to work on it.

[Foxfur]

So,
...I have a bunch of work pants, that need crotch seam repair........
I got it moving, lubed it all up and all that, everything seems to move smoothly (now) and timing and all that...
can anyone point me in the right direction?

It's great to see the whole gang in one place!
Truly though, I am disappointed.
Yiggy gave us a veritable cornucopia of entendre and it has gone unmentioned.
I feel that it is my duty to rectify this situation.
Yiggy, I'd say you could point in any direction you choose and be accommodated rather quickly and most assuredly appreciatedly.
It's been a pure pleasure to parse your participles!
Your friend,
Foxfur

[ygmir]

So,
...I have a bunch of work pants, that need crotch seam repair........
I got it moving, lubed it all up and all that, everything seems to move smoothly (now) and timing and all that...
can anyone point me in the right direction?

It's great to see the whole gang in one place!
Truly though, I am disappointed.
Yiggy gave us a veritable cornucopia of entendre and it has gone unmentioned.
I feel that it is my duty to rectify this situation.
Yiggy, I'd say you could point in any direction you choose and be accommodated rather quickly and most assuredly appreciatedly.
It's been a pure pleasure to parse your participles!
Your friend,
Foxfur

see, and that's just another reason for my admiration, and sycophantic adoration of you, Ff:

I lay that stuff out, at times, just to see if I'm alone, in my obtuse perverse and perverted off color humor.......mostly, I feel a lone ship, on the sea. But, from time to time, on the horizon, I see someone, usually you, or Simon, sometimes Sailman or Dougly, and, I give a sigh, of joy. Upon spying you guys, I see men, on the horizon, and feel relief.