Originally Posted by Candace

Different tasks require different feet and different needles, like Melinda said.

Originally Posted by Glenn

Hi all, just returned from Miriam and Phil's we spent three days with them and had the most wonderful time. I spent an entire day with Miriam and rewired about three or four motors(potted and standard). I think we got seven or eight machines running. In return we hit all the antique and thrift stores in Indy. Shopping with Miriam is a ruthless ordeal she is a shopper!!!!. I found a pink machine that is in demand and she pushed me aside and bought it out from under me and then had the gall to have me carry it until she paid for it. What a lady. But I got even at the last shop I found a MOP Singer 12 in a folding cabinet(like a puzzle box) and loaded in her car along side the the little pink thing. We had a great time hitting almost all the shops in Indy. Pat and I are looking forward to Miriam and Phil to visit us so we can do the same here. Well if they don't come in Jan we will plan another trip to Indy. She may get tired of us. That is okay I will rewire more machines for her.

Skip

Originally Posted by melinda1962

There is information about this in the yahoo group for vintage japanese machines.

Originally Posted by Candace

Yes, there are wicks. You can use Triflow oil on the machine, it's great. Follow your manual's directions for oiling locations. But use regular sewing machine oil on the wicks. And don't use Triflow on the motor if it has grease ports. And use grease on the gears only. I use Triflow grease, but you can use Singer grease if you have that. I typically just try to remove as much dried grease as possible by hand and then the Triflow grease pretty much eats away the junky, dried grease so it comes off really easy.

Originally Posted by mauigirl

Candace, thank you! One more question...... When applying the grease to the gears, how much do you put on and do you just put it on one place or all over the gear? (I warned you.....I'm totally clueless!!)

Appreciate your input and thanks again!

Originally Posted by Candace

A little goes a long way, so you don't need to use too much. I generally squeeze out approx. 1/4" from the tube of grease and just put that on the gear. Then I rotate the handwheel a few times to make sure it doesn't fling off. Triflow will stick pretty well.

Originally Posted by J Miller

Candace, melinda1962,
I have some different feet, matter of fact a complete set of attachments. A "Q" foot would be a quilting foot?

As for the needles I'm kinda stuck there. This machine originally used a Kenmore #49 or Boye 2 1/2 needle.
Those are all but extinct. As per the advice from Kevin Pinkerton from ISMAC, I've got some DCx1F serger needles for it. All they come in is sharp, in sizes 11, 14, 16, 18. I'm using size 14s.

Could the presser foot tension have something to do with this? I'm not sure where it's set, works good on regular type materials so I left it alone. For fleece should it tighter or looser?

Joe

Originally Posted by Glenn

Hi all, just returned from Miriam and Phil's we spent three days with them and had the most wonderful time. I spent an entire day with Miriam and rewired about three or four motors(potted and standard). I think we got seven or eight machines running. In return we hit all the antique and thrift stores in Indy. Shopping with Miriam is a ruthless ordeal she is a shopper!!!!. I found a pink machine that is in demand and she pushed me aside and bought it out from under me and then had the gall to have me carry it until she paid for it. What a lady. But I got even at the last shop I found a MOP Singer 12 in a folding cabinet(like a puzzle box) and loaded in her car along side the the little pink thing. We had a great time hitting almost all the shops in Indy. Pat and I are looking forward to Miriam and Phil to visit us so we can do the same here. Well if they don't come in Jan we will plan another trip to Indy. She may get tired of us. That is okay I will rewire more machines for her.

Skip

Originally Posted by Candace

Try the quilting foot. Unfortunately sharps are not good for knits. For fleece, I don't think you'll see a problem, but maybe....sharps can leave holes in many knits and actually cause some of the material to make runs and ruin the fabric. I've done that myself:< The pressure may need to be tweaked. I would try using a larger needle and increase the pressure and see how that goes? You may just have to sew fleece on a machine that you can get the proper needle for.