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Toddy replied to the thread Placing a Static.Keeping it dry and mould free is an issue. Decent foundations are essential. If you have electricity available, then a desiccant... -
I was really surprised and impressed by the range of dressings used nowadays. I used to work as a care assistant in my youth, nearly 40...
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Well a little update. It seems I've done ok dressing my mums arm, no complaints when a nurse has redone it and my efforts have been...
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Toddy reacted to Mesquite's post in the thread Where to buy needles for a Winselmann Titan sewing machine? with
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I think you'll find it dates to the early 1900's as Winselman went out of production after WW2... -
Toddy replied to the thread Where to buy needles for a Winselmann Titan sewing machine?.Two other things that came to mind. Firstly, there's a big and well informed group of people who collect and use old sewing machines...
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Toddy replied to the thread Where to buy needles for a Winselmann Titan sewing machine?.To me that looks like an Industrial sewing machine needle. That long groove is characteristic.....I don't know if modern ones will fit...
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Not really, you just want to have good tools. Like with us more knifey people it tends to get out of hand. :D
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Toddy replied to the thread What kind of needle.I hoped that they sold needles they had made on site, or at least in the UK but their site says that they stock John James...
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If things get tough they get the job done but only one stitch at a time then you re-thread the needle. If you are really clever you can...
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Toddy replied to the thread What kind of needle.So, a very long time ago I posted a thread of recommendations of needles that I would buy. I am known to be really fussy about the...
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Yes, Evil Bay has reached its tentacles even here. Though I have ordered things from the Net I for some reason do not feel comfortable...
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Toddy replied to the thread What kind of needle.Seriously, do you have eBay ? and if you do, search for your equivalent of Vintage needles....specify carpet ones....and it might...
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I see there is a world of needles. That eyed awl looks awesome, I have no idea how practical it might be. I see a trip to city center...
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Toddy replied to the thread Short Brim Boonies.Fishing tackle suppliers :) It's astonishing the stuff they have, and I found my own boonie there, and it's a short brim one. Mine's...
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Toddy replied to the thread What kind of needle.You can buy carpet needles, they are longish, very strong and not very sharp. They will sew without tearing fibres. I was about to...