WIChix

The thrift store was open, I picked up the Singer 56 cabinet. I planned to mount my 301 into it, as it came with the cradle (but not the front brackets!) Researching online today, I realized a) front brackets are hard to come by and b) the cabinet has the protruding lip on the front hinged surface. A blog I ran across says it can't be done.

I think the cabinet could be adapted, if I can find the front brackets.

Has anyone done this? Anyone have a spare set of front brackets to sell?

Thanks!

Macybaby

you have to trim down that front lip, then put on the brackets.

I've got some around here somewhere . . . right now finding things is a bit of a challenge!

WIChix

Thanks, Cathy. Trimming we can do. I was worried that trimming might make the opening too wide. I hadn't measured it, yet, as I was holding the 301 over the opening in my left, holding down the right side spacer mechanism for snaller machines with my right, and trying to explain/ask DH what he thought. He did suggest I buy a different machine for that cabinet, however I detected a bit of sarcasm in that comment! And if I did, with my luck, I'd still end up with a pair that doesn't work together!

Cari-in-Oly

Lori, if you look for a cabinet that held a 400/500 series Singer, it will have the front clips and the front flap will be right for putting a 301 cradle in it.

Cari

Hummer Lady

I don't have any extra clips, but I have done this on a cabinet. I had bought a cradle with the clips off Ebay a few years back and adapted a cabinet for my 301. I am also trimming off part of the existing lip on another cabinet that held once held a 66 to accommodate a 403. Hopefully Macybaby will locate her extra clips.

WIChix

Thanks, Cari & Hummer. Cabinets aren't easy to come by up here, rest assured I will keep looking, though. Hummer, I'm glad to hear your conversion worked!

Cari-in-Oly

We have an over abundance of cabinets here. There's always several empty cabinets in CL and they show up fairly often in the thrift stores.

Cari