New Craigslist find- 1933 Singer 15-91
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The knee controller took some fussing with but eventually I got some decent readings on the ohmmeter. I hooked the knee controller up to my functional 15-91 and it works. Now I just have to wait for a few parts that I ordered and I should be able to put it back together and sew.
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http://shop.sew-classic.com/Carbon-B...1-2-SCE514.htm
Price seems high but she's the cheapest I know of.
Cari
Price seems high but she's the cheapest I know of.
Cari
At a quick glance, it looks like you missed the thread take up spring and the little "hook" portion right after it in your thread path. That will affect a lot tension wise.
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What Cari-in-oly said. Sew-Classic.com has been, in my experience, the best priced place. I buy all my parts there, even though there is a parts supplier right down the road, because her prices are so good. Shipping is a problem everywhere. If you have several parts or felts etc to get, then the $65 free shipping may be an option. I usually pick up spool pins, motor brushes, belts, felts, oil, grease and whatever else looks good so I don't have to order as often. Jenny is very helpful and you can call her for advice, but they don't take orders on the phone so you will nee to place all orders online, but she can say what is the best buy etc. I would recommend picking up motor brushes. She has the best price on bobbins too. Her solid state controllers are great for replacing the old,hot controllers. Happy hunting.
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Yes, they are clearly missed in the picture. I was a little eager to see if it would sew and rushed through that part. LOL
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This is a lovely, old machine and you should be proud of it. DH says one of these will wear out 4 ladies and he is probably right. They were built for the millennium, at least one. The motor caps are a primitive form of plastic and it wasn't as good as today's plastic. Any sewing machine shop, in business for quite a while, should have some in their archives. The most important thing: just tighten them hand tight, not tighter. Over tightening with a screwdriver causes them to break.
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Tammi I think her cost for this part has risen. 5 years ago she sold them for around $3, and she was cheaper than anyone else back then. Now, on Ebay and other places I've seen them for much higher than what Jenny sells them for. I don't know why this particular part has gone up so much, it's not like it's just a FW part.
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