Singer 648
#21
When I read "probably new in the 1980s" I thought they might be a bit fragile but all of them crumbling to bits is shocking. They must have been stored in a lit oven since the '80s: Even in a T+S they'll usually last 40 years.
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Yesterday I started cleaning, oiling and testing the machine. I didn't get far. Looks like some touch and sews came with rubber feed dogs. Mine is one of them, which explains the dried goo I found stuck to the feed dogs and needle plate. It was what was left of the rubber.
I found replacement rubber ones here: http://tandtrepair.com/SingerFeedDogs.html so I can fix it but what I would really like are the metal ones. Does anyone know if the metal ones shown will work (or can be easily modified to fit) on this machine?
Rodney
I found replacement rubber ones here: http://tandtrepair.com/SingerFeedDogs.html so I can fix it but what I would really like are the metal ones. Does anyone know if the metal ones shown will work (or can be easily modified to fit) on this machine?
Rodney
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Yesterday I started cleaning, oiling and testing the machine. I didn't get far. Looks like some touch and sews came with rubber feed dogs. Mine is one of them, which explains the dried goo I found stuck to the feed dogs and needle plate. It was what was left of the rubber.
I found replacement rubber ones here: http://tandtrepair.com/SingerFeedDogs.html so I can fix it but what I would really like are the metal ones. Does anyone know if the metal ones shown will work (or can be easily modified to fit) on this machine?
Rodney
I found replacement rubber ones here: http://tandtrepair.com/SingerFeedDogs.html so I can fix it but what I would really like are the metal ones. Does anyone know if the metal ones shown will work (or can be easily modified to fit) on this machine?
Rodney
As for the metal ones in that link, it says they "Will be modified for proper fit before shipping".
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I just checked and TandT Repair is closed for the time being. Looks like the owner was involved in a car accident and is unable to do any business right now. So the question on the metal feed dogs is still open.
Rodney
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Back in the day, I had a Touch n Sew with the rubber feet dogs, replaced once with rubber and again with metal.
So you should be able to find some that fit. Mine looked like Macybaby's but with a gold face - I still remember the setting for straight stitch was A K 3 LOL!
So you should be able to find some that fit. Mine looked like Macybaby's but with a gold face - I still remember the setting for straight stitch was A K 3 LOL!
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