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Thread Number: 27297
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| Post# 419311 2/28/2010 at 15:31 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Ok, here it is. Start w/ a Singer #12 fiddle-based sewing machine. 
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| Post# 419312 , Reply# 1 2/28/2010 at 15:32 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Secure the little lever that holds the s/m on the wood base. Don't trust that it will stay there on its own (I loves me zip-ties!). 
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| Post# 419313 , Reply# 2 2/28/2010 at 15:33 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Disengage the cranking mechanism from the flywheel (red arrow), and secure both (more zip ties!!). 
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| Post# 419314 , Reply# 3 2/28/2010 at 15:35 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Don't trust that the little lever you zip-tied will hold the machine securely to the base. Band the base of the s/m to the wood base with strong tape, but tape over newspaper so as not to damage finishes. 
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| Post# 419315 , Reply# 4 2/28/2010 at 15:35 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Secure the bobbin winder so it doesn't flop around. 
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| Post# 419316 , Reply# 5 2/28/2010 at 15:37 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Before putting the lid on, ball some newspaper to fill the cavity of the case to further hold the machine in place inside the case. Then, wrap the case in cling film, and band each end with tape. This will not only keep the lid on, but provide sopport so seams don't separate. 
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| Post# 419317 , Reply# 6 2/28/2010 at 15:38 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Securely tape the bottom of your box. I use fiberglass-reinforced paper tape, and the H or I method which uses 3 pieces of tape. 
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| Post# 419318 , Reply# 7 2/28/2010 at 15:39 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Give a good base (this will actually be the end of the box) with a good 6" of balled newspaper and/or paper grocery bags. 
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| Post# 419319 , Reply# 8 2/28/2010 at 15:42 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Fill all around the wrapped machine with more balled paper or well-packed shred. Well-packed is the key so that the machine can't move around. Also, I use paper bags w/o shred for the underside of the machine since the box will (hopefully) spend most of its traveling time oriented the desired way. 
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| Post# 419321 , Reply# 9 2/28/2010 at 15:44 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Finish filling the box, tape securely, and add FRAGILE labels that also have This End UP and arrows on them. I figured it out and the labels only cost about $0.05 each. 20 cents per box for that little extra security is cheap. 
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| Post# 419323 , Reply# 10 2/28/2010 at 15:46 (5,171 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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That's it! Every machine like this gets packed this way every time. It takes about 1/2 an hour since I'm used to it now, but the pay-off is worth it in repeat business, word-of-mouth in the community collecting such things, and feedback on eBay. Chuck | ||
Post# 419415 , Reply# 13 2/28/2010 at 21:38 (5,171 days old) by circlew  (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Very well done! Should get there in top-notch condition. | ||
| Post# 419497 , Reply# 14 3/1/2010 at 09:10 (5,171 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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| Post# 419557 , Reply# 15 3/1/2010 at 12:03 (5,170 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Wes, Keep in touch with me because I routinely get needles as part of the accessories. These machines are sent to me from the UK and I never know what's going to be in there! I have a few in the shed now, and will try to remember to pull one out to list (and check for needles!) tonight. Chuck | ||
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Post# 419562 , Reply# 16 3/1/2010 at 12:16 (5,170 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Chuck nice tips on | ||
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