DKuehn

I just got this 15-91 home today. I think it is going to be a bit of a challenge to get it going. Won't move at all and I plugged it in and nothing happens when using the knee control. I'll work on freeing it up and then investigate the wiring. The $20 I spent will be well worth the fun of getting it working again.

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Stitchnripper

Nifty find. Keep us posted on your progress

Cari-in-Oly

You scored!

Cari

Tink's Mom

Lovely machine! Mine was in the same cabinet when I got it! but cabinet was in much worse shape. I still have the little flip out drawers.

DKuehn

Well, I found out one weird thing. One of the motor brushes was put in upside down, the spring to the inside. I found the spring when I took the motor cover off, then while further dismantling the motor I found one of the carbon brushes upside down. I guessing it didn't work very well that way.

On a related note, does anyone know a good place to buy the motor brush screw caps for the potted motors? The one with the upside down brush was in pretty bad shape.

Cari-in-Oly

http://shop.sew-classic.com/Carbon-B...1-2-SCE514.htm

Price seems high but she's the cheapest I know of.

Cari

deedum

love my singer 15's. Stay with it,she is worth the effort. They are a real work horse. My dh brought me one 40 yrs ago for $20 in a cabinet. Still love her today!

tessagin

$20.00 Yep worth every bit. Love the cabinet. Cosmetic wise machine doesn't look bad at all. Good luck!!

amcatanzaro

Brush caps are most expensive little part I have found. I was given the advice to be gentle with all of them, the originals and the replacements.

DKuehn

Thanks for the comments and the link to the caps, I'll be ordering 2, I have another machine with a broken one.

I oiled it pretty heavy last night and worked it this morning and got it moving again. I threaded it and it sews! Now I just got to get the motor cleaned up and put back and look into the knee controller.

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