Originally Posted by Kitzone
I have been working on cleaning my 1907 Singer 27 and have a question .... or more : )
1.) How the heck do you take out the presser foot bar? I've tried several different things but for the life of me I can't figure it out.
2.) What is the purpose of the knob above the bobbin winder?
3.) How do you get the plates and knobs to look like polished chrome?
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