Originally Posted by lee231

Mpeters1200

Yes, that triangle thing is a thread cutter, have the same thing on mine. Lee

Originally Posted by Lostn51

Wow You guys have been posting away!! I just hopped on and I had to read 20 something pages....

I will be glad when I can come in here and spend some time with you guys I really miss being in here. But I have to take care of business first before I can play. :|

Billy

Originally Posted by SewExtreme

Nice to hear from you again. But, did you have to make it so plain that we are 'playing'???

I say that because I have been spending sewwww much time on here, "I" haven't been getting anything done.

Well, that is... as soon as I get my FW up and running again. That will be for another post.
:-D

Originally Posted by Lostn51

Okay here is something pretty interesting, I worked on a 66-1 last week and when I polished out the badge I noticed something different about it. The badge was made of Copper! Out of more than 200+ Singers I have worked on I have never seen a copper badge. I really liked the different color of the badge and now I am on the lookout for one as we speak.

So I am wondering how many of you have machines with the copper badges on them and if yours has one what model and year is it?
Hi Billy, Can you tell us how to tell if the badge is copper? Jan
Billy

Originally Posted by Kitzone

SnowQuilt, Although I've not done this on a Necchi, I don't know why you couldn't perform a motorectomy.... Depending


Judy

Originally Posted by miriam

Miriam, is your sister's machine the little 158.104? I took the machine to Girls' Night Out last night to clean and use the machine. It will sew, it was pretty clean, but I can't get the needle out of the right hand position. I found a manual on-line last night that mentions nothing about being able to change the needle position so I think the needle is stuck in the right zig of the zig zag. The machine will stitch a straight stitch with the needle on the right side, but it won't do a zig zag. Nothing appears broken, the machine looks really good, but I know that needle should move over to the middle. There is a single hole needle plate with the machine and a straight stitch foot -- neither can be used now - needle would hit. I have the zig zag foot and zig zag plate on now. I also can't get the clutch to disengage to wind a bobbin. I wound the bobbin with the needle going ninety miles an hour, but I can't turn the wheel to disengage the needle so the bobbin winder can wind. In the manual I printed out, some of the 158's had the push in wheel to disengage the needle, some had the wheel that turns! Mine does not push in, should turn, but does neither? Any suggestions? I am not familiar with the Kenmore machines!

Nancy

When I work on one I find... the first thing I do is tear it down and clean old dead oil out of any moving part with kerosene - careful of anything plastic, belts, wires & motors - OLD DEAD OIL is probably a lot of the problem - don't force anything to move until you do that - any rust? Go over it as many times as it takes. Then reassemble and new SEWING MACHINE oil only. I don't know if that machine has any plastic parts but always look and see if they are broken and be careful when cleaning them. Are the belts ok?