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Sew... I spent the afternoon being a sewing machine mechanic. This is a "blind-stitch" machine; it's used to make "invisible" stitched hems in clothing & drapery.
Very little repair; mostly cleaning and making presentable. Had a buggered-up spring for the knee-lever that took half an hour to sort. New light bulb, now it appears to be ready for service. I can see that all the mechanism works and runs very smooth; same with the motor & clutch.
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Date on the motor indicates it was made circa 1977 by
The Center Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co LTD of Tokyo; it appears to be a clone of the
US Stitchline 718-2 BlindStitch machine made at that time. I have my suspicions that it may have been made by the same factory who made them for US Stitchline... there was a lot of that going on at the time. The
RELSEW label is pretty obviously trying to sound like
CONSEW, another reputable name brand in the industry. They even tried to make the plaque in the same style as
CONSEW used.
Anyways... I see a US vendor selling the 718-2 for $950 just the head; I think I'll post for CAD$400 to move this one quick.
Now on to the Juki...
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