Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
Well out of curiosity I had to try it without safe search and I didn't actually find any worrying results (at least on the first page) On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Laura Rubin rubin.lau...@gmail.com wrote: The reamer is really an important part though. You want a Repairman's reamer or t-reamer. Keep SafeSearch ON when you look for that. snip -Laura -- Elizabeth Walpole http://magpiecostumer.wordpress.com/ http://magpiecostumer.110mb.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
Laura, Have you successfully done this? Mine needs sharpening and I don't want to give up on it just yet ;) Mine has the original blade. == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Feb 22, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Laura Rubin wrote: The new blades are another story - they're an exact match, same size and features, as the old 1920's blades. They won't fit easily until you get a machinst's reamer to take off the burr around the inside of the fitting hole, but then they work just fine. They don't come in the same range of styles, but for $8 or less a pop, it's nice to have options. -Laura ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
I have, or else I wouldn't have advised you to do it. :) The reamer is really an important part though. You want a Repairman's reamer or t-reamer. Keep SafeSearch ON when you look for that. Also, beware of any reamers less than $10 - the metal on those isn't good enough to stand up to the stainless steel blade. The first reamer I got has a nice little ring groove around it now where the interior hole of the new rotary blade cut into the tool. -Laura On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM, h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: Message: 5 Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:18:01 -0800 From: Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? Message-ID: 2bee5b12-7120-41cf-86bb-c02205ff7...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Laura, Have you successfully done this? Mine needs sharpening and I don't want to give up on it just yet ;) Mine has the original blade. == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Feb 22, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Laura Rubin wrote: The new blades are another story - they're an exact match, same size and features, as the old 1920's blades. They won't fit easily until you get a machinst's reamer to take off the burr around the inside of the fitting hole, but then they work just fine. They don't come in the same range of styles, but for $8 or less a pop, it's nice to have options. -Laura ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Laura Rubin rubin.lau...@gmail.com wrote: I have, or else I wouldn't have advised you to do it. :) The reamer is really an important part though. You want a Repairman's reamer or t-reamer. Keep SafeSearch ON when you look for that. thanks for the warning! --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
re the pinking machine, I managed to get two of these on e-Bay...They (at least mine) are last Q uarter of the 19th Century. They prefer rather firm (starched) fabric to get a nice crisp flow and edge...much like modern pinking shears. My biggest problem has been that they should be sharpened...find a little old 'grinder' who knows how to put an edge on is the present question.? Trying to persuade a 'saw' man that 'IT' is much like his usual foremat is another thing. A few years back when this curio was last introduced, I seem to remember that a couple of folk had the even earlier version that seemed to be a scalloped 'die cast' that could make the edge using a taphammer. I think that that form now shows up with the new and improved rotary cutter that can employ custom discs that will hand roll the desired edge. I? also found that trying to set up a tension method for the strip of fabric being run through the roller also helped to keep the fabric on course, for a nice steady off play of the scalloped edge.? Have fun. For those of you who can't quite picture this little machine, think of a little old?meat grinder without the casing.? The rotary section is set so that the fabric is fed from the rear between the cutter and a covering plate and comes out facing towards you as you turn the handle. Kathleen -Original Message- From: LuAnn Mason luann_ma...@msn.com Sent 2/22/2011 2:23:20 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?Brenna, I think it's me, you and Shea, but since she and I are both north of the Columbia, the wilds of Oregon proper belong to you! LOL! LuAnn who is sewing, sewing, sewing, did I mention I HATE welt pockets??? Ugh... I'm not making vests again--ever! From: brenna.sh...@comcast.net To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:15:57 -0800 Subject: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? Oh, oh, Anne ... Take a few pictures of it and post them with a link (can't remember if the list will carry attachments...). Also look it over - there _has_ to be a least one 'manufacturer's plate' on it or maybe it's molded into the body. If it's molded in and you can't read it well, do a pencil-on-paper rubbing to bring out the sculpting. :-) I, for one, would like the info! :-) Please and thank you! Europa von Weber (mundanely stuck in the 'unknown lands' of Oregon... anybody else out here?) - Original Message - From: Irina Moeller ladya...@cox.net To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? I found a cute little hand cranked machine that does the pinking. I have no idea how old it is but it does the job just fine. Anne -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 4:02 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? Alas, I have not seen any Fiskars/rotary blades that successfully duplicate 18th or 19th C pinking designs. There are approximations, but none exact that I have seen. I've been looking. . . for 20 years! == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=: Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Feb 4, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Land of Oz wrote (in part): The rotary cutters now have blades with designs. I'd think that would be a lot more likely to work on fabric. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
I just looked on e-Bay and thnere is a slew of these machines from the 19th and 20th Centuries..prices...all over! -Original Message- From: R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu Sent 2/22/2011 2:53:57 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?re the pinking machine, I managed to get two of these on e-Bay...They (at least mine) are last Q uarter of the 19th Century. They prefer rather firm (starched) fabric to get a nice crisp flow and edge...much like modern pinking shears. My biggest problem has been that they should be sharpened...find a little old 'grinder' who knows how to put an edge on is the present question.? Trying to persuade a 'saw' man that 'IT' is much like his usual foremat is another thing. A few years back when this curio was last introduced, I seem to remember that a couple of folk had the even earlier version that seemed to be a scalloped 'die cast' that could make the edge using a taphammer. I think that that form now shows up with the new and improved rotary cutter that can employ custom discs that will hand roll the desired edge. I? also found that trying to set up a tension method for the strip of fabric being run through the roller also helped to keep the fabric on course, for a nice steady off play of the scalloped edge.? Have fun. For those of you who can't quite picture this little machine, think of a little old?meat grinder without the casing.? The rotary section is set so that the fabric is fed from the rear between the cutter and a covering plate and comes out facing towards you as you turn the handle. Kathleen -Original Message- From: LuAnn Mason luann_ma...@msn.com Sent 2/22/2011 2:23:20 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?Brenna, I think it's me, you and Shea, but since she and I are both north of the Columbia, the wilds of Oregon proper belong to you! LOL! LuAnn who is sewing, sewing, sewing, did I mention I HATE welt pockets??? Ugh... I'm not making vests again--ever! From: brenna.sh...@comcast.net To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:15:57 -0800 Subject: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these onfabric? Oh, oh, Anne ... Take a few pictures of it and post them with a link (can't remember if the list will carry attachments...). Also look it over - there _has_ to be a least one 'manufacturer's plate' on it or maybe it's molded into the body. If it's molded in and you can't read it well, do a pencil-on-paper rubbing to bring out the sculpting. :-) I, for one, would like the info! :-) Please and thank you! Europa von Weber (mundanely stuck in the 'unknown lands' of Oregon... anybody else out here?) - Original Message - From: Irina Moeller ladya...@cox.net To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? I found a cute little hand cranked machine that does the pinking. I have no idea how old it is but it does the job just fine. Anne -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 4:02 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? Alas, I have not seen any Fiskars/rotary blades that successfully duplicate 18th or 19th C pinking designs. There are approximations, but none exact that I have seen. I've been looking. . . for 20 years! == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=: Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Feb 4, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Land of Oz wrote (in part): The rotary cutters now have blades with designs. I'd think that would be a lot more likely to work on fabric. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
I've gotten the emails in this thread all out of order (what is UP with the interwebs today), so I apologize if I'm repeating something already said. I hopped over to ebay and searched for pinking machine (actually, that came up as soon as I started typing pink), and hey NEAT-O. What a nifty little tool, especially if you have problem hands and can't use a rotary cutter. Niftier still was the one that appears to be a *sewing machine attachment*. My one disappointment is that the blade is a wave cut, not the much-sought-after scallop. I suppose a modern scallop blade can be retrofitted to fit, but if I can get my hands on a scallop blade (I know they're out there) then I don't really need the machine. But I still think the machine is super cool. Claudine - Original Message - From: Irina Moeller ladya...@cox.net To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? I found a cute little hand cranked machine that does the pinking. I have no idea how old it is but it does the job just fine. Anne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?
Many of the pinkers from the 1920's that you'll find on eBay are by Singer. Singer, entertainingly enough, recently introduced an electric, foot-pedal controlled version of the same, updated for the market with plastic housing and no user serviceable parts aside from the blade. The new blades are another story - they're an exact match, same size and features, as the old 1920's blades. They won't fit easily until you get a machinst's reamer to take off the burr around the inside of the fitting hole, but then they work just fine. They don't come in the same range of styles, but for $8 or less a pop, it's nice to have options. -Laura On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:41 PM, h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:53:57 GMT From: R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric? Message-ID: 201102221453646.SM48549@[209.131.91.28] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii re the pinking machine, I managed to get two of these on e-Bay...They (at least mine) are last Q uarter of the 19th Century. They prefer rather firm (starched) fabric to get a nice crisp flow and edge...much like modern pinking shears. My biggest problem has been that they should be sharpened...find a little old 'grinder' who knows how to put an edge on is the present question.? Trying to persuade a 'saw' man that 'IT' is much like his usual foremat is another thing. A few years back when this curio was last introduced, I seem to remember that a couple of folk had the even earlier version that seemed to be a scalloped 'die cast' that could make the edge using a taphammer. I think that that form now shows up with the new and improved rotary cutter that can employ custom discs that will hand roll the desired edge. I? also found that trying to set up a tension method for the strip of fabric being run through the roller also helped to keep the fabric on course, for a nice steady! off play of the scalloped edge.? Have fun. For those of you who can't quite picture this little machine, think of a little old?meat grinder without the casing.? The rotary section is set so that the fabric is fed from the rear between the cutter and a covering plate and comes out facing towards you as you turn the handle. Kathleen -Original Message- From: LuAnn Mason luann_ma...@msn.com Sent 2/22/2011 2:23:20 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pinking machine - was: Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?Brenna, I think it's me, you and Shea, but since she and I are both north of the Columbia, the wilds of Oregon proper belong to you! LOL! LuAnn who is sewing, sewing, sewing, did I mention I HATE welt pockets??? Ugh... I'm not making vests again--ever! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
