Help with Singer 503 Special
#12
That's what I'd be aiming for too, but if you need to wind a bobbin you don't have to stop the needle to do it. For example, you might want to give the Tri-flow time to work its way into threads but not let it stop you from using the winder. It also shows the machine that its tantrum doesn't bother you
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I thought I'd add to this thread the same comment I'd made when you asked on a website I'm not allowed to mention here:
Strap wrenches can also help in this situation. Typically they're non-marking. I had forgotten that the 503 doesn't look like it has a set screw - it's been a while since I had one here.
Strap wrenches can also help in this situation. Typically they're non-marking. I had forgotten that the 503 doesn't look like it has a set screw - it's been a while since I had one here.
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I thought I'd add to this thread the same comment I'd made when you asked on a website I'm not allowed to mention here:
Strap wrenches can also help in this situation. Typically they're non-marking. I had forgotten that the 503 doesn't look like it has a set screw - it's been a while since I had one here.
Strap wrenches can also help in this situation. Typically they're non-marking. I had forgotten that the 503 doesn't look like it has a set screw - it's been a while since I had one here.
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#16
LOL! You're welcome!
I didn't see the set screw in a few pictures I'd looked at so I thought it might be missing. In retrospect that doesn't make a lot of sense. Oil the dickens out of the set screw, then remove it, then use the strap wrench. That one might be a little challenging with the slope of the hand wheel, but I think a strap wrench can do it.
I didn't see the set screw in a few pictures I'd looked at so I thought it might be missing. In retrospect that doesn't make a lot of sense. Oil the dickens out of the set screw, then remove it, then use the strap wrench. That one might be a little challenging with the slope of the hand wheel, but I think a strap wrench can do it.
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Update! Update! Hubby applied man hands to the stop motion knob & got it to turn! Yip, yip, yahoo! I like to think it turned at least in part because of all the lubricating i've done. Anyway. Unfortunately, when I run the machine it still makes kind of a grindy noise that seems to be coming from the gear I can see looking down into the machine that's attached to the flywheel & stop motion knob. Should I try to take off both those knobs and find more things to oil there? Will I destroy the machine if I take those off? If I can get them off. Thanks so much for all your help!
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Do not remove those knobs. Ask me how I know. What is making your noise could be two things or more. One could be the motor bearing. Put a little drop of oil on the shaft. The other thing could be it needs oil under the bobbin holder and under that. I had one one time gave me fits until I oiled that area real good and ran it a bit. I have a rip roaring ear infection or I would do some photos. Maybe someone knows what I mean and can add to this.
#20
Joking aside your lube probably really did do the trick.
Well done Jane.
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