Not just books: renting a sewing machine from the library can improve democracy
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260618-the-weird-and-wonderful-libraries-of-finland
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Weird how machines seem to come in waves.
In April it was Husqvarna-Vikings. This month it's Berninas.
Maybe we'll get lucky and next month will be some good ol' sturdy Kenmores.
My mother in law got her hands on a used 2017 Bernina B 790 sewing machine. She loves it, but apparently the bed is cantilevered out, and it makes the machine feel unstable. Apparently folks are stuffing pool noodles and all that under there to try to solve the problem, but she asked me if I could 3D print something. Unfortunately, she's visiting me from out of state, and doesn't actually know the height from the bottom of the bed to the table (i.e., the length that a 3D-printed leg would need to be).
Is there anyone on the Fediverse who might be able to answer this? I'm hoping maybe @ai6yr or similar could pass this along to sewing geeks and reach someone who could help me. Looking to design and print one tonight, and I'll gladly share the design with anyone who asks. Heck, I'll even mail a leg to someone if they can help me get the measurements I need to print one.
If you can get a photo of the bottom of the bed and dimensions, even better. The more info I have, the better I can integrate the design (e.g., if there are injection molded supports, I can design a leg that slips onto those for additional stability). I have no point of reference for this, and everything I can find when searching for this only shows the top of the bed, not the underside.
Thanks in advance!
Our loss is your gain: We’re sharing manuals
Whenever we end up having to purchase any sort of manual or parts list for a machine we're working on, we're also going to make that manual freely available on our Manuals page so you won't have to buy it yourself....
https://evergreensewing.com/2026/06/16/our-loss-is-your-gain-were-sharing-manuals/
Finally got around to the old Pfaff 130. The handwheel didn't move a lot, no wonder with all those threads stuck in the gears under the bobbin… Disassembly, cleaning up all the caked oil, threads and lint with WD40, re-assembly, and testing for correct stitch timing was the hardest part (and I might have been the first person since its 1942 inception to do that…). The other parts only needed a bit of oil, and now it purrs like a cat again ☺️
Lay your peepers on this goofy ass thing that arrived in our inventory backlog today.
Just lookit those fins! Completely glorious.
Gonna need a lotta work, including rewiring, but we can't wait to see it running again.
And the machine herself.
I’ve been sewing on her for months in a sort of make-do setup, but she behaves much better with her proper woodwork back in place.
The last photo is of the bobbin winding mechanism, which I love to bits. Winding bobbins has never been so soothing!
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