peevypat

Lostn51,
In have just aquired a Brother Opus 681 B serial #H7758630and have not been able to find out anything about
the machine, There were no parts or instructional booklet with it, however it does have a bobbin case. I need help
finding a source of information for this machine and any thoughts or opinions you have on it.
Thank you for your help.
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miriam

Moma Pat
Please post a picture of your machine. Billy hasn't been around in a while but one of the gang here might be able to help you figure it out from a picture.
Where is the tension on that machine? Is it on the front or on the side?
Does it do zig zag?
Is the machine body made of metal or plastic?
What color is your machine?

buslady

OMG!! I didn't think I would ever catch up! Somehow I got a couple hundred pages behind. I don't like to post when that far behind. Got myself a Nook tablet, so now better internet. Some beautiful machines acquired lately. I'm going north for a week in a couple weeks and will spend some time junkin' hope to see some beauties out in the wild. Been using my 301 a lot lately, what a great machine.
How'd furbaby do? Hate to think of any pet going through surgery, but he will be much better after.
That Pfaff is gorgeous!
Can't wait to see that cabinet when you are finished with it, Joe.
Glen, glad the storm missed you, TV shows some pretty bad destruction.
Charlee, Vintage, Cathy, Purple, ALL YOU GUYS, I would like to meet any and all of you and see your collections!

DonnaQuilts

I just obtained a Singer 201. Ordered thread spindles. They don't fit and fall over. They are slightly pointed on the end that goes in the machine. I looked to see if they should be threaded. Thought you would know if they should be threaded or not. I can have them threaded, but can't tell if the machine is threaded to receive them. That seems to be all the machine needs. This is really a quiet machine. So far, I like it a lot. It is a 1935 and clean.
DonnaQuilts

purplefiend

If I remember right, it should just go in the center hole on the top. I also have a Singer 201, circa 1936.

miriam

Are the pins you bought nylon? If so you need to tap them in just a bit.

vintagemotif

Donna, Sharon is correct that the pin goes in the center hole. You are going to love that machine!! Singer 201 is my quietest machine and moves so smoothly.

Mizkaki

Donna,
These spoolpins are officially called "drive in" for a reason.
You have to drive them in by tapping them in with a hammer.
Sometimes it takes some force.

Cathy

J Miller

Help!

Yesterday I reassembled my HOTHER machines case bottom. I thought it was right until today when I tested it with a machine nearby. Some how the center piece of the box shifted and now the machine will not fit. It is glued on both ends, the corner supports and all across the bottom. Fresh wood to freshly sanded old wood and using Elmer's Carpenter glue.
It sat from about 9:00PM ish last night till about 1:30 this afternoon clamped together.

HOW in the world do I break this bond so I can reposition that part?

Joe

J Miller

I had to replace the spool pin in my SEWMOR and it is a tap in. I hate really beating on these pins so at first I just tapped it in. Couple days later it fell out. Grrrrrrrr...

I tapped it back in a little harder.
It fell out again. GRRRRRRRR

Then I stuck it in my drill and using a file I altered the rather steep taper on the end to a slightly less steep taper and drove it back in.

So far, so good.

Sometimes you gotta outsmart these things, or get a bigger hammer ........

Joe