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Thread Number: 6050
What can you tell me about a Singer R5? |
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| Post# 67696 , Reply# 1 4/25/2009 at 21:01 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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It was pretty dirty... 
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| Post# 67697 , Reply# 2 4/25/2009 at 21:01 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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The rating plate says it's a 3 amp motor. 
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| Post# 67699 , Reply# 3 4/25/2009 at 21:02 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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Brushroll's in good shape.....needs a belt tho... 
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| Post# 67701 , Reply# 4 4/25/2009 at 21:03 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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Original Belden cloth-wrapped cord in the handle, with the cord release string 
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| Post# 67702 , Reply# 5 4/25/2009 at 21:04 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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Closer detail of the cord. I've never had one that was still useable like this. 
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| Post# 67704 , Reply# 6 4/25/2009 at 21:04 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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There's a hole in the base of the bag. Only flaw with the bag fortunately... 
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| Post# 67706 , Reply# 7 4/25/2009 at 21:05 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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First picture post-cleanup... 
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| Post# 67709 , Reply# 8 4/25/2009 at 21:06 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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The bag's been laundered. Looks a LOT better! It's made out of some sort of fuzzy material kind of like moleskin or something. 
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| Post# 67711 , Reply# 9 4/25/2009 at 21:07 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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The only belt I had around that would fit was a Concept PowerDrive belt. I'll have to find something better eventually, but for now it works fine. 
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| Post# 67716 , Reply# 11 4/25/2009 at 21:11 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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The trim got tacked back on with extremely hot hot-glue. Works like a champ with rough surfaces like this. It needed to be removable since you have to get under the bumper to release the brushroll. 
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| Post# 67717 , Reply# 12 4/25/2009 at 21:12 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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Glamor Shot! It has a vintage frosted GE light bulb in it too! Worked when I got it, so I didn't have to do anything but clean the reflector! 
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| Post# 67718 , Reply# 13 4/25/2009 at 21:13 (5,471 days old) by tristar () | ||
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Side shot! It is a rather elegant machine even though it looks like something from War of the Worlds. Not a model you see every day. 
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| Post# 67720 , Reply# 15 4/25/2009 at 21:28 (5,471 days old) by vintageroyal611 () | ||
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Mt great-grandmother had one of those. I have it now and it has the same problem with the bag. | ||
| Post# 67721 , Reply# 16 4/25/2009 at 22:12 (5,471 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 67726 , Reply# 17 4/25/2009 at 22:44 (5,471 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 67742 , Reply# 18 4/25/2009 at 23:18 (5,471 days old) by vacuumfreeeke () | ||
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Very nice... I love the curves! | ||
| Post# 67788 , Reply# 20 4/26/2009 at 20:20 (5,470 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Another pic from an article concerning Loewy's work for Singer... 
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| Post# 67789 , Reply# 21 4/26/2009 at 20:23 (5,470 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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The following two pictures were originally posted by Chad a few months ago...I hope he doesn't mind me posting them again! I've made them slightly bigger, too... 
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| Post# 67790 , Reply# 22 4/26/2009 at 20:26 (5,470 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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A very interesting picture, showing some prototypes from the development of the slimline model. I'm not sure who the men are; neither is Loewy! 
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| Post# 67811 , Reply# 23 4/26/2009 at 21:59 (5,470 days old) by normvac (COLUMBUS, OHIO) | ||
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Neat thread guys, thanks Norm | ||
Post# 67897 , Reply# 27 4/27/2009 at 20:15 (5,469 days old) by tazcatsdad  (Buffalo, NY) |
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