Miz Johnny

Why are you removing presser foot bar? Unless it's bent, there's no reason to do so. If it's twisted (foot appears "crooked") there's a screw to loosen to straighten it.
The knob above the bobbin winder is to adjust stitch length.
If the plates and knobs are rusted, Evaporust will remove it quickly. If they're dirty, try an Oxyclean solution. To shine, a metal polish usually works.

Lostn51

Hello and welcome to the shop!!

A model 27 is a great machine and that is the machine that I cut my teeth into when I started collecting.

The presserfoot bar will come out from the top of the machine. make sure that the thread cutter is removed from the presserfoot bar and then there is a grub screw on the guide that the presserfootbar goes through that needs to be removed. Take the thumbscrew that holds the tension on the presserfoot bar completely out then you should be able to remove the bar. The spring, guide and a small washer should all come out too and you are good to go. Now if it is hard to get the bar out of the guide shoot it with some WD40 and twist it around to get it out.

I hope it helps, if you want go look at this tutorial and look at the photos and it might help you also.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-45816-1.htm

Billy

Lostn51

If your restoring the machine then you need to pull it out to get the presserfootbar lever out to polish it. Also you need to be sure the screw is snug holding the lever in anyway and the bar has to be out of the way to do it.

Plus it makes it easier to clean and detail the machine if it is out of the way.

Billy

Lostn51

Oh and I forgot there were three different finishes for the plated parts.

The parts were all nickle plated and they will not have the deep luster that chrome has but it will have a good shine if that is how the machine was optioned.

But the finishes are as follows: Satin, Polished and Blackside. The Satin was just that a dull non polished nickle plate the finish looks just like a nickle. The polished is the shiny pretty finish that favors chrome, and the last is a Blackside finish which were done two different ways. one is a bluing like you would have on guns. It was done by creating a iron oxide finish basically boiling it in salt water and gently wiping off the piece. This was done repeatedly until the color or finish reached the desired look. The second was just a painted finish or japan depending on the year it was manufactured.

Word of caution if you have the Blued version of a blackside finish never clean with a metal polish it will clean the bluing right off of the piece. you have to be gentle and wipe with a soft cloth or baby wipe.

Billy

Miz Johnny

Ah--I guess the key word there is "restore"!! Makes sense.

Charlee

[quote=Icandothat]No, it's another product...I buy it at Home Depot, and I think Ace Hardware carries it too! :) (Lowe's doesn't)

merryhare

Mr. Fornby's first name is Homer.......

dunster

Charlee, are you sure you mean Homer's and not Howard's?

Kas

Ok. Just bought a new, used power plug for my 301. The rubber on the outside of the wires is kind of sticky. Is that normal? should I just return it and try to rewire the plug that came with it? The outside plastic covering the wires was cracked, but the part that connects to the machine is the original bakelite and the insulation on the wires themselves seem uncracked. What do ya think?

laura59

Okay, I did it again. Lol. Yesterday, we went to a car show. They had a nice flea market with it. The ladies and I had to check out the flea market and guess what followed me home? A Singer, #AL476361. Audrey said that pretty soon Bob will stop taking me along to car shows. This is the 2nd machine I've picked up at a car show. It is not in a cabinet, just the head. When I asked the guy how much it was, he said $50. Whoaaaaa!!! I turned around and started to walk away, then he said, $10. It nicely followed me back to the car. It came with a book and some attachements. The book says 15-125, but, when I look at the machine, the model number is in the wrong place. Could someone tell me what model this is and what year it was made? Also, where can I lookup Singers to find out for myself what year a machine was made and what model it is for future reference? I love this group. I am now totally addicted to collecting vintage machines. If I'm lucky, I might get dh to go back to an antique shop. I saw a white treadle for $75. The cabinet was in good shape, not sure about the machine yet, that's why I want to go back.