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Vintage Machines / Re: Lovely garden ornament!
« on: September 14, 2018, 12:45:20 PM »
Yes I agree with you Arrow - the junk man routinely scraps machines without ever having them in the shop - he has no idea of age, condition, type, it's just scrap metal. At least now maybe he'll give them a few weeks grace in the back room of the shop, and some worthwhile things might be saved.

I did take the plate in and photograph it, and then polished a corner, so you can see how deeply rusted it is  :(


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Vintage Machines / Re: Lovely garden ornament!
« on: September 14, 2018, 12:19:23 PM »
It is indeed sad - it has wisps of loft insulation in it, so I guess it's been stored in a loft for the last few years, and not used for a long time. There's a huge amount of rust, and I'm presuming the nickel plating is gone where it's now rust covered. There's not even a possibility of saving it for charity - it has no case and has never had a handle, quite apart from the condition  :(
It's not a rare machine, nor anymore in good condition, so I've taken of the roller foot, and she can decay gently amid the flowers, getting greetings every time i go outside. I honestly have no room in the house, but at least it's not just "gone for scrap" which is what the junk man used to do to them all - she will retain her shape and be a delight to the eye.

You have to remember who many millions of machine Singer made - and accept you can't save them all.

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Vintage Machines / Lovely garden ornament!
« on: September 13, 2018, 16:00:18 PM »
Picked up today for a £5 from our local junk shop, a 1910 15k-30 that is really beyond saving!
I believe the presser foot is a roller foot for leather, which would make sense round here, and I might try to remove the foot before I consign her to gently decay in a sunny corner I think. She doesn't "sit flat" so I can't use her or a doorstop, and it really is too far gone to try and bring back, but she will have a nice time here  :)

Leila  :)

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: August 31, 2018, 10:28:49 AM »
Tim the motor is a 'push fit' - but we have always found them very tight to try and remove.
Our preferred method is to VERY carefully tap them out - we use a piece of copper (22 mil. dia. plumbing) tubing and a mallet, so that you are gently tapping down onto the neck of the casing not on the drive shaft. But bang it too hard and you will crack the case  :(

To get it back we use sections of wood that will fit into the space and the bottom, and tap in several places with the same gentle, fingers crossed type of motion.

Having the whole machine in a nice warm room will also help a bit. The conservatory on sunny summer days was good for us.

Best of luck
Leila (and her helper Trevor)

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Vintage Machines / Re: Any idea ...
« on: July 18, 2018, 17:07:01 PM »
For the back clamping 66
Helen Howes has it as
'older style tuck marker'
over half way down this page

http://www.helenhowes-sewingmachines.co.uk/bcfeet.html

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: July 02, 2018, 13:29:43 PM »
Machine is now much quieter and purring nicely - with thanks to the afore-mentioned Graham st

https://www.sewlincs.co.uk/

High;y recommend this very nice man

Leila  :)
:vintage:

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Vintage Machines / What to put in an empty Singer machine box?
« on: June 29, 2018, 14:23:04 PM »
Via my local freecycle I have got an empty Singer curved top machine case.
It originally held a 1954 201K (it's got a paper label with serial number tied on it) but the machine is "long gone" according to the gifter.

So what to put in it? Swanning round ebay but not seen the right thing yet - especially without a case or in a nasty case. Any other ideas?

(I admit this is just a sneaky enabling thread LOL)

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 29, 2018, 14:20:12 PM »
I posted a question and a link to your picture on the groups.io vintage singer group.The repair guy is probably onto it, but I am a bit curious to what tool or screw driver I need to sort out a case like that, and there are a few expert people there.

I know he got it open - it's on it's way back to me and I hope it works better now.
But I don't know if he adapted a screw driver or some other 'work around'
Look forward to hearing  :)

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 27, 2018, 09:08:29 AM »
Ask Dave on FB...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/966147206856166/

Well the motor is now with the repair man - but he doesn't have a tool long enough to get it open either! :(
I contacted John at Helen Howes, he doesn't currently have a second hand one but will put me on his waiting list.
I'm trying to track a whispered-about, long lost new motor but haven't heard back from the shop yet.

I'm out of ideas otherwise, so please keep your fingers crossed . . . .

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 21, 2018, 09:40:01 AM »
Online research reveals that the motors in 401A American machines do up with standard screw headed screws (or bolt?).
401G contains a French made motor, with security nuts on long bolts, recessed into the case.
Here's the bolt and nut in question  ;)

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 20, 2018, 19:17:54 PM »
Thank you all for these good ideas.

I cannot at the moment get the motor apart to do anything to it - as the man in the video is. It would require a special tool head which I don't have - it has a security type nut which it extra deep set onto the bolt, and our security bit won't reach.

I will contact Helen, thank you.

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 20, 2018, 17:16:50 PM »
I am not on FB - but thank you for the idea.
I do believe I have found his website and sent a message, thank you

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Vintage Machines / Re: More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 20, 2018, 17:06:21 PM »
So here's the diagnosis:

The motor is vibrating so badly that the connection plug (inside the machine body, next to the motor) drops off. If you bodge it back for testing purposes the machine has a dreadful loud noise.
Taking the motor out and investigating, it's the bottom motor bearing, inside the impossibly hard to open motor housing, which is making the noise and vibrating badly.

OH is not a motor expert, but says he thinks this is probably terminal for this motor, and replacements are not really an option for an old cheap ebay purchase  :( (Even if I knew how to find one)

If anyone has a miracle cure, please speak now . . .

 :vintage:

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Vintage Machines / More vintage woes - Singer 401G
« on: June 20, 2018, 14:29:36 PM »
It seems that the motor is 'gone' on my Singer 401G. It spent many weeks on the table being cleaned, some wiring repair and putting back together - now I'm finally in a position to learn how to use it, the motor has given out.
It will go back to the electrical dept. (my OH) for a check, but it seems terminal at the moment.
So I have a beautiful - um - doorstop  :(

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I have just over a metre square of this fabric left over after making myself a top. Got it in a sale, so just £9 for a metre - would it be of any use to anyone?

£9 and I'll pay the P&P?

Modeled by my long-armed OH  :) and a close up, measurements are 110cm width and 103cm minimum length.

Post here if you'd like it  :)

Leila

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