Differences between the Singer 500 and the Singer 503 machines
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Originally Posted by Candace
I wonder why 401's are up for sale very frequently and I don't see 403's? Maybe many less were sold?
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The 401 is my sentimental favorite, but I like sewing with the 403's and 503's better, too.
The look at the guts shows the main reason - the 403 and 503 aren't as easily gunked up and frozen as the "top of the line" models. :)
The look at the guts shows the main reason - the 403 and 503 aren't as easily gunked up and frozen as the "top of the line" models. :)
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
The 401 is my sentimental favorite, but I like sewing with the 403's and 503's better, too.
The look at the guts shows the main reason - the 403 and 503 aren't as easily gunked up and frozen as the "top of the line" models. :)
The look at the guts shows the main reason - the 403 and 503 aren't as easily gunked up and frozen as the "top of the line" models. :)
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And now I have to eat those words too. I have a 503 I was going to show someone. While I was waiting for the lady to show up I thought I would make up a swatch. So I was sewing merrily away and the thing would quit after a few stitches. New swatch. It did it again. And again. so I took the lid off. Inside was probably dried 3 in 1 oil. There is a pin like thing the needle bar goes back and forth on - it was gunked up and then if you follow that to the rectangle thing and look under it where it goes under the cam (way at the bottom) - that pin thing was gunked up too. Anyway a bit of clean up especially in that area and she runs slick as ever. Nothing like an embarrassing moment is there?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFE4I..._order&list=UL - real nice video on oiling a Singer 500 it will apply to the 503, the 401 and 403 as well
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