[sudo-discuss] Sewing machines

[Danny Spitzberg]

Hey all, fwiw, I'm cc'ing AJ and Pam, donors of a few of the sewing machines - they might have some insight into parts and labr, repair and maintenance, et al etc.


Much love,

Danny

On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> Hi Helen,
> the truth is that there is no one in charge of the sewing machines, and if 
> you feel qualified to work on them and improve them, you should go ahead 
> and do that.  If you can document what you're doing, it will help if you 
> can either do that on paper by the machines, or preferably by editing the 
> sudoroom wiki.  If you are not familiar with Wiki editing, there are 
> people who can help you get started with that.
> I brought in the Embroidery machine, and I know a little about how it 
> works, but i'm no expert.  We appreciate anything you can do to help get 
> all the machines working just right.
> Note;  one of them is a button sewing machine.  I think it was mistaken 
> for a serger (which we do not have, but we want) so I am hoping it can be 
> returned and we can get a serger instead.
> Also we have a very nice "juki" sewing machine that is apparently missing 
> its oil pan.  I think oil pans can be made out of sheetmetal, or bought on 
> ebay, but anyway that machine would be a good replcaement for the older 
> machine on the wooden table, if we can get it to work better than that 
> one.
> thanks you for your help!
> -jake
> On Fri Nov 28 Helen wrote:
> Hello, I recently was invited to sudoroom to check out the sewing machines 
> and have tinkered with them a little bit. I've identified some problems, 
> missing pieces, etc. and want to keep working on/with them, but I'd like 
> to talk to anyone else who has used them or whoever brought them there. I 
> look forward to meeting y'all and I'm excited to get involved with the 
> space.
> - Helen
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