Free DIY Plans Article. Repair,Overhaul Vintage Sewing Machines

There are many old sewing machines of both the treadle and the hand operated varieties to be found around today. They are 100 or more years old in some cases, but they were extremely well built and have lasted to the present day in working condition, in quite a lot of cases. This says a lot for the quality and design of these early sewing machines.

Sometimes you will come across one of these old machines which is not working really well, and is in need of a restoration DIY project. In the great majority of cases the problem is a simple one to correct. Years of dirt and hardened oil may have gummed up the works and a thorough cleaning both inside and out will soon have the machine running just like new. This is an excellent good home vintage project.

In a few cases there could be some minor mechanical malfunction, and this can most often be corrected easily by referring to the intructions in our vintage projects article.

We have here free for your use a do it yourself vintage plans article which will show you exactly how to go about restoring an early sewing machine.Check it out and download it free here: Repair sewing machines

DIY Plans.Repair, Refinish Vintage Golf clubs

Antique golf clubs are a favorite collectible and project for many people. Particularly for golfers who like to play with the vintage equipment that was used in the golden days of early golf. Others simply like to play golf with them as an interesting DIY project. The early clubs have hickory wood shafts and interesting names such as "mashie niblick". These are from the heyday of golf in the 1920s and 1930s and earlier.

In the 1940s steel shaft clubs started to be used. Some of these had shafts which were given a painted on woodgrain finish. Many players felt that a "real" golf club should have a wooden shaft. There are many of these old clubs around today in attics and basements as well as in some older golf course pro shops. In some cases these clubs have deteriorated due to age and are a little rusty or the wooden shafts have no varnish remaining . All they really need is a little bit of fairly simple do it yourself plan TLC to bring them back to their former condition and they will look great again on completion of this DIY project.

We have two old vintage DIY plans and vintage do it yourself articles here which will take you step by step through the repair and refinishing of old golf clubs. These are free for your use so download them and enjoy this great project. We will have many more interesting DIY plans and vintage projects posted on this blog on a regular basis. If you like do it yourself plans and DIY projects come back often and see the latest posts.Meanwhile take a look at the free DIY plans for golf club restoration here: Golf clubs repair