Totallynew

Hello, I inherited a machine that belonged to my great grandmother and I have not been able to find much information on it so I'm reaching out for some help. I have never sewn a stitch but I am eager to learn on this machine any leads for some info would be much appreciated.

The machine is in a table, heavy, says BelAir 600 on the side and has a gold colored emblem that says made in occupied Japan.

AZ Jane

Does this help, from 2012?
Bel Air 600 sewing machine (1952) - picture heavy

Macybaby

It's neat to get one that says "occupied Japan" on it.

leonf

I may have one or three? Does it look like one of these?

leonf

The bantam is a 99 clone, middle one is a 66 clone. Some bantams were made of cast Aluminum, alas, not mine..

Hooligan

Some info HERE

Totallynew

yes! The 2nd picture is the exact one I believe ! I cant fir the life of me figure out how to make my needle pick up the bobbin thread but then again I have never sewed so there is that. Any info on this machine or where to buy oueces to replace? The metal plate that goes over the bobbin is there but my grandmother had it taped down

Totallynew

Thank you everyone for the replies, I will be doing some research from the links this weekend.

OurWorkbench

I have lots of machines, but no Sewmor's, but it looks like it should be threaded like a 66. A manual for the 66-16 can be found at https://res.cloudinary.com/singer-se...ng_Machine.pdf
It looks to me that the flat of the needle should be on the right side and that one would thread from left to right. I'm not sure, but it looks like the bobbin would be threaded the same way as is shown in the above manual.

Here again, the manual may help regarding the bobbin slide plate. But I'm wondering if the tape is to the right of the needle and is going across what I call the needle plate. If so, there is probably nothing wrong with the plate. Unfortunately a lot of people would leave tape on the right side to mark the seam line. It would stay there over many years and is difficult to remove. If you soak with sewing machine oil and let it set a while it may be easier to remove without messing up the paint. Some have had luck with other products, but some that I have tried, have not worked. I think after soaking I have tried to gently scrape either with my fingernail or one of those plastic kitchen scrapers like https://www.amazon.com/Pampered-Chef...19389155&psc=1 or https://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Scraper.../dp/B0039UU9UO

A picture would help, plus we like pictures. The instructions on how to post can be found at Including Images and Attachments (as of 24 Jan 2020) or https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf

In case you just skim the pdf, a couple of things that I believe are particularly note worthy are that one must scroll over to the far right to find the "Upload" button to click and that I believe the picture maximum size may be incorrect, I think that the pictures need to be smaller than 1.9MB. Another thing that I noticed is that one can choose up to five images (if so desired) before clicking the "Upload" button. I also found that if you want to insert the image somewhere actually within the post, it takes a while for it to show the images that are available to choose (by clicking on the paper clip icon) then you can click on which one you want and where.

I hope this helps.

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leonf

totallynew. The back screw to get the needle plate down is a bear if you do not have an offset screwdriver. ( or a scout knife)That may be why she taped it.
many parts are interchangeable with the 66 and 66s are everywhere.