Late Thursday afternoon, I ordered some thread, needles, and oil from Atlanta Thread Supply. Friday morning at 10 A.M., the order was sitting on our porch! Aren’t they amazing? Everytime I’ve ordered from them, they’ve been that fast! After commenting on Westchester Sewing, tho, I felt the need to brag on [...]

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Beauty’s Glam-shots:

And here she is being sewn off for the first time after 3 months of work!
A Legend… Reborn.Uploaded by slobokan
Still hard to believe it only cost 140.00 for table, machine, repairs and everything! That ole’ keeper up there sure is good to me!
This payday, I’ll order her some needles and some [...]

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I received my order from Westchester Sewing Machine Co. this morning! Yippee! They were really fast. I received the order within 3 days of ordering. They will definitely go on my recommended sites list!
I’ll be able to get the Consew in working order today - I hope! The [...]

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I’m not sure this is what a friend on the necchi list is looking for, but here are pics of the accessory box (put together from two different machines)
Top Tray:

The top tray cams are:
Buttonhole Cams x 2
III (loop-de-loop design sort of heart shaped at the loops), IV (zigzag), V (scallop design), VI ( |__|__|__| [...]

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Here is the table with the main cutouts completed.

I still will need to cut holes for the hinge pins, thread stand, and light mount when I receive them, but this is how the main cutouts turned out. The template worked. It was a tight fit on the back edge, so I [...]

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A really nice person on the wefixit Yahoo group, Bob Cavenagh, has been incredibly helpful in obtaining information to put together a tabletop / stand configuration for the Consew 225. Among several vendors he recommended for ideas, Westchester Sewing Machine Co., out of New York, had most of the parts that I needed. [...]

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Okay, here are the long awaited pics of my newly - rehabbed - recycled - not quite remodeled Consew 225 and the table that came with it!
Motor Specs:
I was pleased to discover today that the ole’ rusty motor just purrs along like a kitten. DH took the plunge and plugged her in - moved [...]

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After a suggestion from Nicolle on the Yahoo group necchisewingmachineclub, my Italian Friend is now named Smokey.
What about “Smokey?” One of my favorite speakers says that’s what all the Drill Sergeants in the Army are nick-named when you come in for Basic Training.
Nicolle B.

** Update: 06/04/08 - Okay, after some [...]

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Yeah, Cornerstone Sew and Vac finally called back yesterday and said my Consew 225 is ready for pickup! You may remember I took her to them on April 2nd. After adjusting the timing, it kept slipping just a bit out of alignment. The repairman called last week and said it was doing [...]

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