Since we’re talking about fabric stuff, JoAnn Fabrics has a 30% off coupon on their website. I need to glue the headliner in the E320, and I was going to get a can of headliner spray glue from them, as the stuff they sell is wicked awesome.
Scored a $20 can of glue for $14. Nice. Related content - bought the wife a very nice Brother serger some years ago. I see it on the shelf in the closet every once in a while….it might have an hour or two of use on it. -D > On Jul 30, 2017, at 1:53 PM, MG via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am a little hesitant to use Acetone in this case because there seem to be a > lot of plastic parts on this thing. I will have to find the on/off switch and > mounts because they have already decayed and fallen apart probably due to > ozone, so I don't want to get anything near this that is a known plastic > eater. > > This is actually a serger and on the cheap side at around $300 when my wife > bought it about 20 or 25 years ago. > > I need to find one of those heavy duty machine to do some leather or 4-5 > layers of denim. Is there some special foot that does those double fold seams > with the two rows of stitching. I know it will need a two needle machine. > It's funny but my wife had a double needle machine and got rid of it because > her mom gave her an old White. Oh well. > > MG > > archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: >> While you're waiting on delivery you might try Deoxit. If that doesn't work, >> a half and half mixture of ATF and acetone. I've had good luck freeing up >> similar problems with both of them. When trying either one I put moderate >> back and forth pressure on the frozen part every time I think about it as >> well as more solvent. When I finally detect the slightest movement, I put on >> more solvent and more back and forth pressure. It usually starts turning >> pretty soon after that. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> There may still be a solid dependable "modern" computer augmented sewing >> machine with all the current automated aids for sewing. >> My wife used one of that brand for many years, and then gave it to our >> daughter when I gave her a new one for Xmas. She used the new one for many >> years until she died, and now my daughter is sewing on it; having given the >> first machine to my grand daughter. The only problem with the second >> machine, which is computer controlled via a pc board, was when lightning >> transients or a voltage surge destroyed the PC board. I bought a new pc >> board from a dealer for about $100 and the machine has been good as new >> since then. >> The brand is Viking, made by Husqvarna in Sweden. The prices range from >> $3000 to $7000 which explains why many people have never heard of them. >> Dealers often demonstrate their "toughness" by sewing two pieces of tin >> together. >> http://www.american-sewing.com/sewing-machines-husqvarna-viking.html >> Gerry >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> MG wrote: >>> Thanks Max I'll get some of that. >>> >>> Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I used Boeshield T-9, which is not really advertised as penetrating oil but >>>> does that job very well. >>>> >>>> https://boeshield.com/ >>>> >>>> A little pricey, but it was recommended for marine use as a all-around >>>> preservative and lubricant, so I gave it a try and it worked like a champ. >>>> >>>> ------------- >>>> Max >>>> Charleston SC >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 7:49 AM, MG via Mercedes <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What penetrating oil did you use? I have an older seized machine also. >>>>> >>>>> MG >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
