Old 03-21-2012, 09:44 AM
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J Miller
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Janice, Yes it is. I own two Singer 66-1 that most likely need the wick added. I cleaned up the bobbin area on those machines two years ago when I first started collecting, but never got into that area of the bobbin race. To be honest, I didn't even know what a race was at the time of cleaning or that the machine needs a wick.

I figured others here most likely didn't know either; so, we all learn together!!
Got a question for you. What is the little felt wick for, and how bad is it to the machine if it's not there? I too have a couple with that part missing.

Joe
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