Fleetwood 6100
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Ok, opened the cam door all the way to get a good photo, and it kept snapping back down to where you see it. I finally gave it a firm push clockwise, there was a small click, and I was able to pull the cam out with just a gentle tug! I have tried out two of the decorative cams (it has about a dozen) and will need to fiddle with the tension a bit, but I am loving this machine! Amazingly clean inside, and the reverse really is great! I would love more info on it if anyone has it, and I will continue to look for a manual. Best part is, it was $35!
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Hi, I went on line and found a site called: www.manualsonline.com that you can download for free. I didn't have the model number to type in where they asked for the model number. You can go there and see if there IS a manual for this machine. Please let me know if you find one. Thanks, Mary
P.S. It is really a beautiful machine and looks new and hardly used.
P.S. It is really a beautiful machine and looks new and hardly used.
Last edited by maryb44662; 03-25-2012 at 07:15 PM.
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I found another site that you may be interested in too: http://www.sewingmachinereviewer.com...g-machine.html See if this will help you. Mary
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Mary - thank you for the links! No go on the manual, but I will keep looking. The history is interesting, and seems to confirm that this was a post-war Japanese machine ( the Japanese script molded into the base of the case leads me to believe that this is true as well). I am going to look at a Singer 15 manual and see how they compare...
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Ok, so my sweet little Fleetwood developed a clatter, and I took her into the shop. Frank took one look at her and declared she was a 'real beauty'! Of course she is! Not only that, he was familiar with the machine. Made by a company in Connecticut which was eventually bought by Janome. She is a commercial machine, hence the fab reverse. Frank gave me a lecture about using cheap thread (DON'T) and said all she needed was a little grease and oil. The clatter was from an under-lubricated shaft. He also carries accessories that fit! I am in sewing machine heaven....
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