Originally Posted by Lucky Patsy's "Mom"
Excuse me for interrupting, but I have a vintage featherweight question. I bought a 1936 model yesterday, and took the bottom cover off to look. One of the wires (?) is covered with some sort of cream colored insulation which is flaking off. Does anyone know what this stuff is and why only one wire is covered? Is the flaking a sign that it should be replaced? Thanks in advance for any info you can give me!
Its not uncommon for the stuff to flake off, just brush it off. Your machine is 75 years old, stuff is bound to come off. I would check the wiring to make sure that its all intact.
Take a look at this webpage and you'll see what I mean.
http://www.singer-featherweight.com/...tdisaster.html
Sharon W.