Originally Posted by
MrsBoats
Nice to know it's a sturdy little machine! I hate to pass it on to someone and have it crap out on them.
Well, keep in mind that the gears in it may all be original, and therefore subject to deterioration like most of the machines of this type. Most of the gears in these machines are made of fiber, and gear breakage is common. Some folks call them “plastic gears” and others call them “Nylon Gears”. I’m not sure what material it is, but it’s not metal. It may get a broken gear tomorrow, so I’m certainly not saying that it won’t crap out the first time it’s used. I was just saying that replacement gears for your 7057 may be available from the Singer Stylist line of parts.
Originally Posted by
MrsBoats
Question: What/where is the "fiber feed gear"? That's not a term I'm familiar with.
The feed gears drive the feed dogs. The feed gears in my Singer 538 and JC Penney 7057 are made of fiber.
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