Cecilia S.

By the way, in foufy's diagrams, it is hard to see clearly what 3, 4, and C, D, E really are. Is there indeed something I am missing about threading?

Mrs. SewNSew

Neither am I! The only reason I noticed it, it because I have always just caught the thread in the spring and recently actually read a manual and saw it mentioned to catch the thread there! I say do what works!

ThayerRags

Keep in mind, that the expired Singer patents that the Japanese HA-1 (clone) was designed from, had the second thread guide on the face plate for bobbin winding. Specifically, the Singer 15-30 had the second thread guide, and I don’t know for sure, but I suspect that the 15-30 patent was the one used by the Japanese. If not, it was a Singer model very close to the 15-30. While the Singer model 15-80 had a spool pin down on the deck, it still had the second thread guide on the face plate. By the early 1940s, Singer had completely re-designed the model 15, including a completely different hook assembly, and the face plate bobbin winder thread guide was not present on the model 15-88.

CD in Oklahoma

BuzzinBumble

What you all have to say is fascinating!

Momala24

I just got a singer 15 and need a few parts for her. Where do I start looking? Someone on here had a link to a reference book and cd for sale so we could service our own old machines a few weeks ago. Anyone still have that link?

FroggyinTexas

This is a beautiful machine. However the threading guide reinforces my conviction that for me, I want the simplest and newest model of everything. If I could have it, all my appliances would be stainless steel mounted on wheels and most of my other furniture would be mounted on wheels and weigh less than 50 lbs. I love the vintage machine section read it every day: I love seeing your machines and reading your problems--but I am glad they are yours and not mine! froggyintexas

mlmack

I use to own this machine, that had 2 spool pins on top, and 2 thread guides:

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